Darth Vader’s castle is a concept that can be traced back to the late 1970s, when Ralph McQuarrie was producing concept artwork for 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back, and we finally got to see it on screen last month in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story courtesy of director Gareth Edwards, who took us back […]
The Week in Star Wars – Carrie Fisher obituary, Rogue One passes $700 million, original ending revealed and more
On December 23rd, Carrie Fisher boarded an aeroplane from London to Los Angeles and suffered from a heart attack. She had just completed the European tour of her book. Four days later, she passed away at the age of 60. Fisher was raised into the Hollywood industry. Her mother, Debbie Reynolds, was the star of screen having […]
The Week in Spandex – Deadpool/Wolverine, Logan, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange 2, The Punisher, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Captain Underpants and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Deadpool/Wolverine, Logan, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Animated, Doctor Strange 2, Black Panther, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Punisher, Luke Cage, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Shazam, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham, The LEGO […]
Kathleen Kennedy teases bigger future plans for Rogue One’s Saw Gerrera
Of all the characters featured in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Forest Whitaker’s Rebel extremist Saw Gerrera seems to be the one that will act as connective tissue between the standalone anthology film and the rest of the Star Wars universe. Originally appearing in several episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Gerrera will next pop up in Star Wars […]
Ranking the Star Wars Universe (2016 Edition)
Flickering Myth ranks the Star Wars Universe… This article is dedicated to the memories of Carrie Fisher and Kenny Baker. May the Force be with you both. For 40 years, we’ve enjoyed the adventures and battles between the Jedi and Sith, in a galaxy far, far away. We’ve seen the fall of the Jedi Order, the […]
The Highest Grossing Movies of 2016
Luke Owen charts the highest grossing movies of 2016… The box office battle of 2016 is now in the books, and Disney are the ones wearing the king’s crown. Their domestic totals are very impressive, and their worldwide takings are even better. As with the opening weekends, The House of Mouse holds six of the […]
ILM’s John Knoll on digitally recreating a key character for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
One of the big talking points coming out of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was the return of Grand Moff Tarkin, with Industrial Light & Magic digitally recreating the likeness of Peter Cushing, some 22 years after his death. Given Tarkin’s ties to the Death Star, it was perhaps inevitable that the character would […]
The Biggest Opening Weekends of 2016
Luke Owen charts the biggest opening weekends of 2016… It’s fair to say that 2016 has been rather disappointing in terms of the quality of movie delivered, and the biggest opening weekend for 2016 would have been fourth last year behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Jurassic World and Avengers: Age of Ultron. With that […]
A Festive Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, X-Men: The New Mutants, Justice League, Wonder Woman, The Batman and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Slingshot, The Punisher, Legion, Logan, X-Men: The New Mutants, Justice League, Wonder Woman, The Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, The LEGO Batman Movie, Justice League Dark, […]
Liam Neeson rules out a fourth Taken movie
Fans of the Taken franchise hoping to see Liam Neeson’s Bryan Mills putting his very particular set of skills to use again will likely be disappointed to hear that the Irish actor has ruled out the possibility of a fourth entry in the series. Appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote his […]
