Netflix has announced that Mascots, the new comedy from Christopher Guest (Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show) is set to premiere on the streaming service on October 13th. Mascots takes place in the ultra-competitive world of sports mascots where they compete for the most prestigious award in their field, the Gold Fluffy. Featuring in the cast […]
Details on Suicide Squad’s behind-the-scenes drama and competing cuts
With Suicide Squad set to hit cinemas this Friday, The Hollywood Reporter has posted a rather interesting article detailing the behind-the-scenes drama on the latest chapter of the DC Extended Universe. According to the report, Warner Bros. chief Kevin Tsujihara set an ambitious release date for the film, which left director David Ayer just six […]
Mark Ruffalo wraps filming on Thor: Ragnarok
Mark Ruffalo has taken to Instagram to reveal that he’s completed filming on Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok, with the actor sharing a few photos including a shot of him with his big green alter-ego, as well as director Taika Waititi and a bearded Chris Hemsworth… Ragnarok only started shooting last month, and construction work is still […]
Suicide Squad Gets Bad Reviews! What Does This Mean For The DCEU? | Flickering Myth Podcast #34
Subscribe on iTunes. Support Flickering Myth, buy a t-shirt. Email in your questions: oli@flickeringmyth.com Join Oli and Luke in this week’s Flickering Myth Podcast for… SCOOPERHERO NEWS – Suicide Squad is out this week, and the reviews are in: it ain’t good. And director David Ayer is making it worse with his anti-Marvel joke. All is […]
Why does it always have to be Marvel vs. DC?
Anghus Houvouras asks, ‘why does it always have to be Marvel vs. DC?’… Binary theory. I’ve written about this before at great length. The constantly evolving concept that everything has been reduced to a “1” or a “0”. Famously expressed in thoughts like “You are either for me or against me”. Either something has value […]
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2 release date, writer and director revealed
The expansion of the Harry Potter cinematic universe will continue, as Warner Bros. has announced that a sequel to this year’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is already in the works, ahead of its November release. Fantastic Beasts is, of course, based on the 2001 J.K. Rowling book of the same name, which is […]
Benedict Cumberbatch to produce and star in Rogue Male
Benedict Cumberbatch is set to produce and star in Fox Searchlight’s upcoming adaptation of Geoffrey Household’s 1939 novel Rogue Male, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. “I am thrilled both as an actor and producer to be working on bringing this most treasured of English novels to the big screen,” states Cumberbatch, who will next be […]
Saw executive producer rebooting Pumpkinhead franchise
Entertainment Weekly has revealed that Saw executive producer Peter Block has snapped up the rights to the cult horror franchise Pumpkinhead with a view to relaunching the series with a 2017 reboot. Released in 1988, Pumpkinhead marked the directorial debut of special effects guru Stan Winston and starred Lance Henriksen as a man who summons […]
The Secret Life of Pets 2 gets a 2018 release date
Having blown away all box office expectations, Universal’s The Secret Life of Pets is getting a sequel – to the surprise of absolutely no one. Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment announced that The Secret Life of Pets 2 will hit cinema screens on July 13th, 2018. Chris Renaud will direct once again and Brian Lynch will […]
First TV spot for action thriller Blood Father starring Mel Gibson
Ahead of its release later this month, a new TV spot has arrived online for director Jean-Francois Richet’s upcoming action thriller Blood Father which stars Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna, Michael Parks, William H. Macy and Elisabeth Rohm; check it out below after the official synopsis… SEE ALSO: Watch the latest trailer for Blood Father […]