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Toho to release animated Godzilla movie next year

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Fresh from the Japanese release of Godzilla: Resurgence (a.k.a. Shin Godzilla), Toho has announced that it is developing a feature length animated movie of the King of the Monsters, titled Godzilla. “We’re aiming to make a big-scale animation entertainment that people who love Godzilla and people who know nothing about him can both enjoy,” said Kobun […]

The Lost Boys heading to The CW for TV adaptation

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Deadline is reporting that The CW is looking replace the concluding The Vampire Diaries by snapping up the rights to a TV series based upon Joel Schumacher’s 1987 cult classic The Lost Boys. The series has been developed by Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars, iZombie) and is envisioned for a seven-season anthology style run, with each […]

The Week in Spandex – Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Arrowverse, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, The Defenders, Deadpool 2, Fantastic Four 2 and more

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Here’s an abridged version of The Week in Spandex…It’s been a bit of a busy week behind-the-scenes here at Flickering Myth, so much so that there just hasn’t been time to put together the regular Week in Spandex round-up. I apologise, and hope that normal service will be resumed next weekend. In the meantime, if […]

Grey Damon cast as Mirror Master in The Flash

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Comic Book Resources is reporting that Grey Damon (Aquarius) has joined the cast of The Flash season three in the role of the villain Mirror Master.The character description reads: “One of the Flash’s most infamous Rogues, Sam Scudder — aka Mirror Master — is a smooth criminal with a huge ego. Upon discovering he now has […]

Kylo Ren reacts to the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer

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Last week Disney and Lucasfilm released the new trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story; our writing team were very impressed by what we saw [read our reaction here], but what did the Master of the Knights of Ren make of this new look at December’s Anthology movie? Well, thanks to YouTube channel Auralnauts, […]

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards discusses the planet Jedha, a “holy land” for followers of the Force

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With a new trailer set to arrive this week, Gareth Edwards has been speaking to Entertainment Weekly about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, with the director offering up some insight into the planet Jedha, which is set to feature heavily in the film and is described as a “holy land” for those who follow […]

Jared Leto says there are enough deleted scenes from Suicide Squad for a Joker movie

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Jared Leto seems to have spent the majority of the press tour for Suicide Squad bemoaning the amount of his scenes as the Joker which ended up on the cutting room floor, and he’s been at it again during an interview with the BBC, stating that there’s enough for an entire Joker movie.“I think that […]

Magic in Doctor Strange will not be “explained away scientifically”

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Back in 2011, Marvel opted to give a scientific explanation for Asgard, positioning Thor and company as an advanced alien civilization as opposed to introducing magic into the grounded world establishing by Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk.However, that’s not going to be the case with Doctor Strange, as director Scott Derrickson has revealed that the film […]