Entertainment Weekly has revealed three new tie-in toys for the upcoming DC blockbuster Justice League from Mattel, which includes a Steppenwolf Build-A-Figure constructed by collecting the six individual pieces that come with each member of the Justice League, as well as a Toys ‘R’ Us exclusive six inch Parademon figure, and a 30 inch replica of […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi behind-the-scenes sizzle reel rumoured for D23
With the news that a new trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been classified, and word that Lucasfilm are skipping Comic-Con in favour of D23, there’s been a lot of expectation that we’ll be getting our second look at December’s hotly-anticipated Episode VIII during the Disney Expo next weekend. Well, according to rumours […]
Warcraft 2 plot revealed, new Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer, Han Solo loses directors and more – Daily News Roundup
WARCRAFT 2 It’s no secret that Duncan Jones had issues directing last year’s Warcraft, and the man himself held a Q&A screening of the movie on Monday night in London. During the session, Jones spoke about what he would have done with Warcraft 2, which likely won’t happen now. “This first film is about establishing […]
Power Rangers director believes PG-13 rating hurt its box office
Lionsgate and Saban certainly had big plans for their Power Rangers reboot, hoping to use the movie as the launching point for a franchise of up to seven instalments. Unfortunately, the film disappointed at the box office, grossing just $140 million worldwide, leaving a second instalment looking very unlikely (although there has been some talk […]
Flash Thompson isn’t a bully in Spider-Man: Homecoming
Contradicting some earlier reports that described the Spider-Man: Homecoming interpretation of Flash Thompson (this time played by Tony Revolori of The Grand Budapest Hotel fame), Tom Holland says that this time around the character is not a bully as traditionally depicted, but rather a rival to Peter Parker. On A Fan’s Guide to Spider-Man: Homecoming [which […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 reaches $800 million at the global box office
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is rocketing up the box office ranks, as the movie has now reached a figure of $800 million worldwide. Having only been in cinemas for less than a month, this number is quite impressive, and means that the film is now the fifth MCU entry to cross the $800 […]
The Week in Star Wars – Rogue One’s original ending, Yoda and The Last Jedi, Darth Vader vs Darth Maul and more
In this edition of The Week in Star Wars, Gareth Edwards has been talking about the original Rogue One ending, Frank Oz has seemingly let slip Yoda’s inclusion in The Last Jedi, and Dave Filoni has revealed that Darth Vader and Darth Maul were going to go head-to-head in Star Wars Rebels… With the home-entertainment […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens expected to shift $5 billion of merchandise in first year
We all know that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is going to rake it in at the worldwide box office, with predictions of a $600 million + global opening weekend, and now analyst Tim Nollen has told The Hollywood Reporter that tie-in products for the hotly-anticipated blockbuster could pull in around $5 billion in sales […]
Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite and Greta Gerwig’s Little Women upstage films from legendary veterans Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese with four 2019 CFCA Awards apiece
Last night, my colleagues and friends of the Chicago Film Critics Association got together to announce the lucky winners and, well, they let me down. Adam Sandler lost Best Actor to some other Adam that most definitely will not be seen in any other movies for the rest of the year – an all-around inferior […]
The Cinematic 12 Days of Christmas
Matt Rodgers on the Cinematic 12 Days of Christmas… Tis the season, you know the one, no matter your own belief system you’re going to be exposed to seasonal songs being pumped into your every waking hour by supermarkets, cinemas, and family members. Here at Flickering Myth we’re not going to be a pre-ghosted Ebenezer […]