Beauty and the Beast, 2017 Directed by Bill Condon Starring Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Ewan McGregor, Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Kevin Kline, Sonoya Mizuno, Hattie Morahan, Audra McDonald SYNOPSIS: An adaptation of the Disney fairy tale about a monstrous-looking prince and a young woman who fall in love. […]
Resident Evil: In praise (and defence) of Paul W.S. Anderson’s billion dollar video game movie franchise
Luke Owen looks back at the Resident Evil franchise… NOTE: Comments from Paul W.S. Anderson are taken from Lights, Camera, GAME OVER!: How Video Game Movies Get Made, which is available for pre-order now. Regular listeners to the Flickering Myth Podcast will know that my movie tastes aren’t the norm when it comes to being […]
Movie Review – Blind Sun (2015)
Blind Sun, 2015 Written and directed by Joyce A. Nashawati Starring Zaid Bakri, Mini Denissi, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Yannis Stankoglou, Laurène Brun and Gwendoline Hamon SYNOPSIS: Greece. Sometime in the near future. A seaside resort struck by a heavy heat wave. Water is rare and violence is mounting. Ashraf, a solitary immigrant, is looking after […]
Ben Affleck’s Batman: The already troubled history of The Batman
Luke Owen looks at the already troubled history of Ben Affleck’s The Batman… It was news that concerned fans of the faltering DCEU when it was confirmed that Ben Affleck will no longer direct The Batman, which is still supposed to be released next year. This bad news about The Batman follows rumours that Justice League is […]
Millie Bobby Brown is “really excited” for first movie role in Godzilla: King of Monsters
Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Browns is incredibly game for the transition between television and blockbuster cinema for her role in Godzilla: King of Monsters. SEE ALSO: NECA unleashes its Shin Godzilla figure During the red carpet before the SAG Awards she told ET “I just had a really incredible connection with the director. I had a […]
The Week in Star Wars – Episode VIII gets a title, what does it mean?, Rogue One passes $1 billion and more
Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars features the reveal of the new title for Star Wars: Episode VIII and the thoughts behind it, Rogue One box office news and more… The biggest story of the week is, of course, the title reveal of Star Wars: Episode VIII – which will now only […]
Josh Gad continues pestering Daisy Ridley for Star Wars: The Last Jedi spoilers
It didn’t take long for Josh Gad to try and squeeze out some Star Wars spoilers from his Murder on the Orient Express co-star Daisy Ridley regarding the mystery surrounding the newly revealed title, Star Wars: The Last Jedi. He was quickly shut down, but well, that’s not stopping him from trying again. Check out the […]
The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War and Black Panther start shooting, Groot solo movie “inevitable”, David Ayer on Suicide Squad criticism, DCEU rumours, Unbreakable 2 and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, The Inhumans, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Doctor Strange 2, Fantastic Four, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Cloak and Dagger, The Defenders, The Punisher, Iron Fist, Avengers: Ultron Revolution, Legion, Logan, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Aquaman, The Flash, […]
Exclusive Interview: Director Chris McKay and Producer Dan Lin on The LEGO Batman Movie
Thomas Harris chats with Chris McKay and Dan Lin about The LEGO Batman Movie (some minor spoilers follow)… I had the pleasure to talk to Chris McKay and producer Dan Lin about the rather brilliant The LEGO Batman Movie. A quick note on director McKay who, looking like a Williamsburg hipster, had Batman and Marvel […]
Karen Gillan starts filming Avengers: Infinity War
With production wrapped on her directorial debut Tupperware Party, Karen Gillan has now shared an Instagram post confirming that she has now commenced filming her scenes as Nebula for Avengers: Infinity War. SEE ALSO: Karen Gillan on Nebula’s role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Avengers: Infinity War https://www.instagram.com/p/BP2H_BdgyBy/ A number of characters from Guardians […]
