Despite a hearty nine nominations, Birdman only took home one award last night at the 68th British Academy Awards in Central London for Cinematography. The movie was beaten out for Best Film by Richard Linklater’s Boyhood while Michael Keaton was pipped to the post for Leading Actor by Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything. Before […]
And the 68th British Academy Film Awards winners are…
The stars were out for the 68th British Academy Film Awards in Central London here in the UK. Check out the winners below! SEE ALSO – BAFTAS 2015: Flickering Myth attends the 2015 EE British Academy Film Awards OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM: ’71 The Imitation Game Paddington Pride The Theory of Everything Under the Skin ORIGINAL MUSIC: […]
BAFTAS 2015: J.K. Simmons talks topping his performance in Whiplash and “his tempo”
Congratulations to the wonderful J.K. Simmons on picking up the Best Supporting Actor award at last night’s 68th British Academy Film Awards for his role in Whiplash! Before he went in to collect his award, Flickering Myth caught up with him on the red carpet to discuss the movie, topping that performance and what exactly […]
Lionsgate exploring “prequel and sequel possibilities” for The Hunger Games
Yesterday, Lionsgate announced that The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 is set for an IMAX release, describing it in the official press release as “the ‘next‘ chapter in the Hunger Games franchise, as opposed to the ‘final‘ chapter. There has been speculation that Lionsgate would look to extend The Hunger Games beyond its trilogy […]
The Week in Spandex – Daredevil, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Deadpool, Spider-Man, Suicide Squad, Legion of Superheroes, Green Lantern, LEGO Batman and more
Our weekly round up of all the news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes… Last week I promised to revert back to the usual format of the Week in Spandex following some technical issues with the site, but unfortunately they’ve continued into this week, so again time has been very limited as […]
The Fantastic Four trailer breaks records, Simon Kinberg comments on reboot
Last week 20th Century Fox gave us our first look at director Josh Trank’s upcoming reboot The Fantastic Four, and despite – or should that be because of? – all the negativity from fans towards the film, the studio is touting a whopping 42 million views for the trailer, setting a record for Fox. SEE […]
Simon Kinberg talks X-Men: Apocalypse, confirms Rose Byrne return as Moira MacTaggert
Last week the actors who will play the young versions of Jean Grey, Storm and Cyclops were announced for X-Men: Apocalypse, and now it has been confirmed that another character will be returning to the franchise, with Rose Byrne, who played Moira MacTaggert in X-Men: First Class, set to return for the latest movie. In […]
The Week in Spandex – The Fantastic Four, Avengers: Age of Ultron, X-Men: Apocalypse, Captain America: Civil War, Suicide Squad, Aquaman, Supergirl and more
Our weekly round-up of the latest news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes, including X-Men: Apocalypse, Deadpool, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Captain Marvel, Avengers: Infinity War, Daredevil, A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Agent Carter, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers Assemble, Big Hero […]
Joss Whedon clarifies his “sexism” comments about Marvel
Last year, Digital Spy interviewed director Joss Whedon on the set of Avengers: Age of Ultron about his thoughts on the Marvel Cinematic Universe and its lack of diversity. In the interview, Whedon said that it was “sexism” and “quiet misogyny” that was holding Marvel back from pulling the trigger on female-led superhero movies in […]
Miles Teller says we will see the traditional Fantastic Four costumes in the reboot
Before we saw any footage from 20th Century Fox’s upcoming reboot of The Fantastic Four, star Michael B. Jordan spoke about the costumes for Marvel’s First Family, stating that they’d be getting a “new look” and describing the outfits as “containment suits”. Since then, we have of course seen the first trailer, and sure enough […]
