Hasbro and Threezero have announced that it is expanding the Transformers DLX Collectible Series line with a new Optimus Prime figure based on the appearance of the Autobot leader in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Standing at over 11″ tall and with 57 points of articulation Prime is available to pre-order now, priced at $229, […]
Paul Greengrass confirms he had talks with Fox about a Marvel crossover featuring X-Men, Fantastic Four, Deadpool and Daredevil
Last year, X-Men: First Class writer Zack Stentz revealed that 20th Century Fox had plans back in 2011 to bring together all of its Marvel characters – including the X-Men, Fantastic Four, Deadpool and Daredevil – for a Civil War-style crossover movie. Stentz revealed at the time that Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, Green Zone) […]
Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor star in trailer for Locked Down
HBO Max has released a trailer for director Doug Liman’s upcoming comedy drama Locked Down which stars Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor as a couple finding co-habiting a challenge who decide to separate just as a national mandatory lockdown is imposed; watch it here… Just as they decide to separate, Linda (Anne Hathaway) and Paxton […]
James Gunn confirms that The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker are both R-rated
This probably won’t come as much of a surprise given that several of the cast members have already spoken about the mayhem and insanity that director James Gunn has planned for Task Force X in The Suicide Squad, but the filmmaker has now officially confirmed on social media that his DC Extended Universe blockbuster will […]
Kevin Smith reveals Warner Bros.’ original plans for Superman Reborn
After breaking out onto the scene in the mid-1990s with Clerks and Mallrats, Kevin Smith found himself with a dream opportunity for any comic book and superhero fan as Warner Bros. reached out to him about helping to relaunch the Superman movie franchise. The project – originally titled Superman Reborn and retitled Superman Lives by […]
Chloe Zhao opens up about writing Marvel’s Eternals
While cousin Kaz and Ryan Firpo are currently credited as the writers for Marvel Studios’ Eternals, that looks to change according to the film’s director Chloe Zhao. During a recent interview with Margaret Gardiner (via The Playlist), Zhao spoke about tackling the superhero film, which meant taking over the script. “I am the writer on […]
Zack Snyder has “no plans” to make more DC films after his cut of Justice League
Zack Snyder’s long-awaited version of 2017’s Justice League, titled Zack Snyder’s Justice League, is set to debut on the HBO Max streaming service in March after three years of fan petitions. However, the film may be the director’s last contribution to the DC Extended Universe. In an interview with Comic Book Debate, Snyder stated that he […]
Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Movies of 2020
The Flickering Myth writing team share our top ten movies of 2020… And so we come to the end of 2020 – a year which I’m sure virtually everyone is glad to see behind us. The past twelve months been a hugely difficult and trying time for all, what with events that have engulfed the […]
Warner Bros. views Zack Snyder’s Justice League as “a street that leads nowhere”
After more than three years of ‘what might have been’, fans will soon get to see Zack Snyder’s original vision for Justice League playing out as HBO Max releases the ‘Snyder Cut’ of the troubled DC blockbuster. Warner Bros. has pumped around $70 million into additional photography and post-production work, allowing Snyder to put the […]
The Best Independent Films of 2020
EJ Moreno on the best independent films of the year… In a year where cinemas have been closed worldwide, it has been up to independent films to give hungry moviegoers exactly what they wanted. That focus on films in small theatrical runs or straight to video-on-demand platforms really gave way for some wonderful projects to […]
