Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

Wonder Woman 2 officially announced, Geoff Johns writing the script

by

In news that should come as a surprise to no one, Warner Bros. announced during their Hall H presentation that Wonder Woman 2 is officially in the works. Gal Gadot is confirmed to be reprising her role as the titular character, but outside of that, very little is known about the project. Although a deal […]

Fox to “reassess” Alien franchise after Covenant disappointment

by

After the lackluster box office performance of Alien: Covenant, 20th Century Fox isn’t quite ready to give director Ridley Scott’s two proposed sequels the green light. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio will be taking steps to “reassess” the Alien series while Scott returns to the director’s seat for two upcoming feature films, All the […]

SDCC: Legion’s Noah Hawley is developing a Doctor Doom movie at Fox

by

As the San Diego Comic-Con panel for FX’s X-Men series Legion was winding down, showrunner Noah Hawley dropped a massive bombshell that seems to indicate he won’t just be sticking to the small screen to tell stories about comic book characters. Hawley began teasing fans about a movie that he was developing at Fox, and it didn’t […]

Disney’s live-action Aladdin will star Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott and Will Smith

by

During Disney’s live-action movie presentation at D23, president of production Sean Bailey revealed that Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott and Will Smith will star in Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin. Earlier this week, reports surfaced that Disney was having a difficult time finding leads for the live-action remake of the 1992 animated classic, even pushing production back a month as a result, […]

The Shallows director Jaume Collet-Serra emerges as Suicide Squad 2 frontrunner

by

In Warner Bros.’ search for a director to replace David Ayer on Suicide Squad 2, a frontrunner has finally emerged. According to Deadline, Orphan and The Shallows helmer Jaume Collet-Serra is currently the studio’s first choice to take the reins on the upcoming comic book movie sequel. The studio did, in fact, meet with Mel Gibson […]

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom wraps filming

by

Director J.A. Bayona and producer Frank Marshall have taken to Twitter to announce that principal photography on Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the upcoming sequel to 2015’s Jurassic World, has concluded. Bayona celebrated the end of the shoot by posting a gif of star Chris Pratt in full costume as Velociraptor trainer/expert Owen Grady, doing goofy hip […]

Samuel L. Jackson likely to co-star with Brie Larson in Captain Marvel

by

Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been entirely absent of Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury thus far, but it looks like the latter of half of Marvel’s upcoming slate of films will feature the eye-patch-wearing former S.H.I.E.L.D. director more prominently, especially if a new report is to be trusted. While Jackson has already […]

Tom Holland teases the return of Marvel One-Shots

by

What makes the Marvel Cinematic Universe feel like a living, breathing universe isn’t just the 15 (soon to be 16) theatrically released feature films and multiple TV shows with constant references and tie-ins to one another, but the more obscure and less explored corners of the franchise as well. On top of prelude comics and […]

First Spider-Man: Homecoming reactions hit the web, suggest another winner for Marvel Studios

by

Marvel fans can breathe a sigh of relief! The first string of reactions from press members who have seen Spider-Man: Homecoming at an early screening have hit the web (no pun intended), and they claim that the summer blockbuster is a rip-roaring, crowd-pleasing good time. Praise, in particular, is being directed towards the film’s John Hughes-inspired […]

First look at Peter Dinklage and Jamie Dornan in HBO’s My Dinner with Hervé, Mireille Enos and more join cast

by

Game of Thrones isn’t the only project Peter Dinklage is lending his talents to over at HBO, as the network has unveiled a first-look image of the actor in My Dinner With Hervé. The upcoming TV movie takes a look at the life of Fantasy Island and The Man with the Golden Gun star Hervé Villechaize (described as “the world’s most […]