Sideshow has unveiled the 1:6 scale Lando Calrissian in his Skiff Guard disguise which is based on the appearance of Billy Dee Williams in Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $245.00; check out the promotional images here…SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow CollectiblesThe Lando […]
Masaaki Yuasa’s new anime feature Ride Your Wave gets a trailer
Ahead of its US release next month, a trailer has been released for director Masaaki Yuasa’s (Night Is Short, Walk on Girl) upcoming anime feature Ride Your Wave; watch it here…Hinako is a surf-loving college student who has just moved to a small seaside town. When a sudden fire breaks out at her apartment building, […]
Sony pulls Masters of the Universe from release schedule, delays Uncharted again
Sony Pictures has just announced a shake-up to its upcoming release schedule, which includes changes to two projects that have spent much of the past decade in development hell.Firstly, the long-gestating Masters of the Universe reboot has been pulled from Sony’s release schedule completely, while its March 5th 2021 date will now be filled with […]
Mean Girls returning to the big screen with musical adaptation
Mean Girls is returning to the big screen, albeit not with the sequel that Lindsay Lohan has been trying to get off the ground for the past few years, but rather a feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical inspired by the 2004 cult classic.“I’m very excited to bring Mean Girls back to the big screen,” […]
Disney’s Bambi to get The Lion King treatment with photorealistic CG remake
After scoring a huge success with its ‘live action’ remake of The Lion King last year, Disney has now identified the 1942 classic Bambi as the next of its beloved animated properties to receive a photorealistic CG-animated makeover.As revealed by THR, Disney has tapped Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Captain Marvel) and Lindsey Beer (Chaos Walking) to write […]
Chernobyl’s Alex Ferns and Con O’Neill join The Batman
It looks like Matt Reeves is filling out the Gotham City Police Department for The Batman, with reports this week revealing that Chernobyl actors Alex Ferns (EastEnders) and Con O’Neill (Ordinary Lies) have been cast as Commissioner Pete Savage and Chief Mackenzie Bock respectively.Pete Savage appears to be a newly-created character in the Batman universe […]
Mann, Refn and the Safdies: Mastering Neo-Noir
Tom Jolliffe looks at a few examples of classic neo-noirs… Dark tales in rain sodden streets with the glistening neons of a big City. There comes that inevitable moment. A wrong choice, the self-destructive move to an inescapable corner. The neo-noir, the resurrection of the classic film noir genre that typified much of 30’s-50’s cinema. There […]
UPDATE: Robert Zemeckis confirmed to direct Disney’s live-action Pinocchio remake
UPDATE: It is now being reported that Robert Zemeckis has closed his deal to direct and co-write the live-action Pinocchio for Walt Disney Pictures, with the studio hoping to begin production at the end of the year. Original story follows…It looks like Walt Disney Pictures has found a new director for the live-action Pinocchio remake, […]
Sci-fi thriller Alien Outbreak gets a poster and trailer
Ahead of its home entertainment release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the upcoming sci-fi thriller Alien Outbreak. Written and directed by Neil Rowe, the film follows two police officers (Katherine Drake and Ritchie Crane) as they battle to take control of their small rural town when it becomes quarantined by […]
Bill Murray confirms his Peter Venkman return for Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Although his return had already been teased by Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray has now officially confirmed that he’ll be back in the role of Peter Venkman this summer in director Jason Reitman’s hotly-anticipated sequel Ghostbusters: Afterlife.“Well, we are a man down,” Murray told Variety, referring to the absence of the late Harold Ramis (Egon Spengler) […]
