Having appeared briefly in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as Thomas Wayne, Jeffrey Dean Morgan has revealed to CinemaBlend that he’s hoping for a return to the DC Extended Universe, should Warner Bros. decide to adapt the Flashpoint storyline in a future movie. “Maybe when [Zack Snyder] cast me that was kind of the […]
Rebecca Thomas to direct Chloe Grace Moretz in The Little Mermaid
According to The Wrap, Rebecca Thomas (Electrick Children) is in talks to direct Universal and Working Title’s live-action The Little Mermaid adaptation, which is set to star Chloe Grace Moretz in the title role. Sofia Coppola was previously attached to The Little Mermaid, which is being penned by Richard Curtis, although she pulled out of […]
Chloe Grace Moretz to star in The Little Mermaid live-action movie
Variety is reporting that Chloe Grace Moretz is set to star in the title role in The Little Mermaid, Universal Pictures and Working Title’s upcoming live-action retealling of the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, which will be scripted by Richard Curtis (Love Actually). The project originally had Sofia Coppola attached to direct, although the […]
Exclusive: Daniel Radcliffe on Victor Frankenstein
Thanks to the Red Bulletin, we’ve got an exclusive excerpt of an interview with Victor Frankenstein star Daniel Radcliffe… After 10 years and eight movies as the young hero of the multibillion dollar grossing Harry Potter franchise, Daniel Radcliffe said goodbye to wizardry in 2011. But rather than veering off the rails like so many […]
Evan Peters says Quicksilver will be searching for his father in X-Men: Apocalypse
Following his scene-stealing turn in X-Men: Days of Future Past, Evan Peters is set to return to the X-Men universe next year in what’s thought to be an expanded role in X-Men: Apocalypse, and speaking to Details, the American Horror Story star has given a brief insight into what Quicksilver will be up to. “The […]
Exclusive Interview with Trolls directors Mike Mitchell and Walt Dohrn
DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls is set to open in UK cinemas this week, and Flickering Myth’s Scott Davis caught up with directors Mike Mitchell and Walt Dohrn to discuss the film, which features the voice talents of Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake. Check out the interview here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Trolls here From […]
MTV bringing The War of the Worlds to the small screen
MTV has tapped Teen Wolf creator Jeff Davis and writer Andrew Cochran for a TV adaptation of H.G. Wells’ sci-fi classic The War of the Worlds, THR is reporting. Published in 1897, the book is one of the earliest to explore the conflict between humans and extraterrestrials, as Earth is invaded by Martians. It has […]
Dancing Ledge and HarperCollins bringing Alistair MacLean’s novels to TV as event series
Deadline is reporting that Dancing Ledge Productions and publisher HarperCollins are partnering up for a series of TV adaptations of the novels of legendary British thriller writer Alistair MacLean. The site reports that each project will be structured as a four or six-part even series, beginning with San Andreas, his 1984 book set on board […]
Disney developing Don Quixote movie
With Terry Gilliam’s long-gestating Don Quixote project stalling yet again, THR is reporting that Disney is now readying its own adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra’s classic 1605 novel courtesy of screenwriter Billy Ray (The Hunger Games, Captain Phillips). The Spanish novel tells the story of an aristocrat called Alanso Quixano, “who, after reading too […]
Coen Brothers to pen Silk Road thriller Dark Web for Fox
THR is reporting that Joel and Ethan Coen have signed on to pen the screenplay for Dark Web, a thriller from 20th Century Fox which has previously been scripted by Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Shutter Island. Formerly titled Silk Road, Dark Web is based on a Wired magazine article from Joshuah Bearman, […]
