A quick note from everyone here at Flickering Myth to wish all of our readers a very Merry Christmas, and a prosperous 2016! While we’re here, we’d also like to say a huge thank you for your continued support of the site. 2015 has been a great year for Flickering Myth, and we’ve got some […]
R.I.P. Milos Forman (1932 – 2018)
Oscar-winning filmmaker Milos Forman has passed away aged 86, his agent Dennis Aspland has revealed. Born in Caslav, Czechoslovakia in 1932, Forman emerged as one of he leading figures of the Czechoslovak New Wave during the late 1950s and early 1960s, where his credits included Loves of a Blonde (1964) and The Fireman’s Ball (1967), […]
Trainspotting 2 officially a go at Sony with original cast returning
The Sony-owned TriStar Pictures has snapped up the worldwide rights to Trainspotting 2, the long-awaited follow-up to Danny Boyle’s classic 1996 British film. The original principal cast are all confirmed to return, including Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Robert Carlyle. Danny Boyle will once again direct, with John Hodge returning to write the […]
Peter Capaldi suggests 2016 could be his final year on Doctor Who
It seems like the BBC may have to start planning for another regeneration on Doctor Who, as Peter Capaldi has suggested to The Telegraph that 2016 may be his final year as The Doctor. “This could be my final year – it’s terrifying,” states Capaldi, who plays the Twelfth incarnation of the Time Lord. “I love […]
Star Wars Rebels renewed for a third season
Good news for fans of Star Wars Rebels, as Disney XD has announced that it has ordered a third season of the animated show, which is now in production and will premiere in 2016. “We are proud to bring our audience a third season of Star Wars Rebels, a series that has resonated across generations.” […]
Nominations for the 31st Film Independent Spirit Awards
Film Independent has announced the nominations for the 31st annual Spirit Awards, which celebrates the very best in American independent film. Leading the pack with six nominations is Todd Haynes’ Carol, which will contest the Best Picture award against Anomalisa, Beasts of No Nation, Spotlight and Tangerine. Check out a full list of the nominees […]
SDCC: Joss Whedon announces Twist, a new comic book series about a “Victorian female Batman”
During his Hall H panel at the San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, Joss Whedon announced that he’s teaming with Dark Horse comics to create a new six-issue series entitled Twist. Speaking about the upcoming project, Whedon revealed that, “[Twist] deals with the most important moral question facing us, which is: why isn’t there a Victorian […]
SDCC: Sam Raimi on the new Spider-Man reboot
Over the weekend we heard the first comments from The Amazing Spider-Man director Marc Webb about Sony’s decision to reboot the franchise alongside Marvel Studios – with Webb admitting that he’s “sad to surrender” the series – and now another former Spidey filmmaker has shared his opinion on the latest take on the wall-crawler. “It’s […]
SDCC: The Flash and Aquaman getting Earth One graphic novels
Yesterday during the DC Entertainment: Meet the Co-Publishers panel at the San Diego Comic-Con International, Jim Lee and Dan DiDio announced that The Flash and Aquaman are both set to receive the Earth One graphic novel treatment next year. Flash: Earth One is set to be penned by J. Michael Straczynski (Superman: Earth One), while […]
Denis Leary says The Amazing Spider-Man 3 could have seen Spidey resurrecting the dead
Yes, you did read that headline correctly… If you needed another reason to be thankful that Sony is rebooting the Spider-Man franchise with Marvel Studios, then The Amazing Spider-Man star Denis Leary has it for you. According to the actor, who played Captain George Stacy in the two Marc Webb directed movies, The Amazing Spider-Man […]
