According to Collider, veteran TV director Mike Barker (Fargo, Broadchurch, The Handmaid’s Tale) is set to direct a big screen adaptation of the 1984 fantasy novel The Talisman from Stephen King and Peter Straub, which is being produced by Amblin Partners and The Kennedy/Marshall Company. The Talisman follows a young boy who embarks on a […]
Movie Review – Book of Monsters (2019)
Book Of Monsters, 2019. Directed by Stewart Sparke. Starring Lyndsey Craine, Michaela Longden, Lizzie Aaryn-Stanton, Anna Dawson, Rose Muirhead, Steph Mossman, Nicholas Vince, Arron Dennis, and Daniel Thrace. SYNOPSIS: Six kickass women must fight off a horde of terrifying monsters at an 18th birthday party. Stewart Sparke’s Book of Monsters is the horror equivalent of a […]
Disney reinstates James Gunn on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Having been fired from the project back in July in response to old tweets making jokes about topics such as rape and paedophilia, Deadline is reporting that Disney has now had a change of heart and has reinstated James Gunn as director of the Marvel threequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. According to the […]
Wonder Woman 1984 is a “standalone film” like Bond
During last year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot had fans scratching their heads somewhat when she stated that 2020’s Wonder Woman 1984 is “not a sequel” to the 2017 box office smash, and now producer Charles Roven has echoed that sentiment, reportedly describing it as a “stand-alone film in the same way that […]
Taylor Schilling stars in trailer for comedy Family
The Film Arcade has released a trailer for Family, the feature directorial debut of writer-director Laura Steinel, which sees Orange Is the New Black’s Taylor Schilling starring as a career-focussed, overworked businesswoman who finds herself caring for her socially awkward young niece. Check it out here… Kate Stone (Taylor Schilling) is career-focused, and enjoys her […]
Shazam! gets day-and-date China release, early U.S. screenings
In some good news for Shazam! and itsbox office prospects, Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. has managed to secure a day-and-date release for the DC superhero action-comedy in China. As the site notes, April 5th is the beginning of the Qingming Festival, a lucrative time for the box office, as Warner Bros. discovered last […]
Movie Review – Fisherman’s Friends (2019)
Fisherman’s Friends, 2019. Directed by Chris Foggin. Starring Daniel Mays, James Purefoy, Tuppence Middleton, David Hayman, Noel Clarke, Dave Johns, Sam Swainsbury and Christopher Villiers.
The Flickering Myth Reaction to the new Avengers: Endgame trailer
The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on the new Avengers: Endgame trailer… Marvel Studios dropped a big surprise yesterday with the release of the second trailer for next month’s Avengers: Infinity War follow-up Avengers: Endgame. And, just like the rest of the world, the Flickering Myth writing team was pretty excited about what […]
Medieval fantasy horror The Head Hunter gets a poster and trailer
With just three weeks to go until the release of The Head Hunter, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the upcoming fantasy horror, which is directed by Jordan Downey and stars Christopher Rygh as a medieval warrior who is in pursuit of of the monster that killed his daughter (Cora Kaufman); take a […]
Movie Review – Triple Frontier (2019)
Triple Frontier, 2019. Directed by J.C. Chandor. Starring Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Pedro Pascal, Garrett Hedlund, Adria Arjona, Sheila Vand and Reynaldo Gallegos. SYNOPSIS: Struggling to make ends meet, former special ops soldiers reunite for a high-stakes heist: stealing $75 million from a South American drug lord. The fourth film from J.C. Chandor (All […]
