Although it was originally announced as a spinoff movie set within the Michael Bay universe, Hasbro has now officially confirmed that December’s Bumblebee is being regarded as a reboot of the Transformers franchise. Hasbro made the announcement at New York Toy Fair, with Transformers fan site TFW2005 reporting that the Travis Knight-directed film is the […]
Scott Z. Burns to “overhaul” Bond 25 screenplay
Following on from the news that Bond 25 has been pushed back again and will now open in April 2020, The Playlist is reporting that screenwriter Scott Z. Burns (The Bourne Ultimatum, Contagion) has been brought in to work on the script. According to the site, Burns will be “overhauling” the original screenplay penned by […]
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot will start production this month, reveals Kevin Smith
After spending several years trying unsuccessfully to get Clerks III and Mallrats II off the ground, Kevin Smith is now set to make his grand return to the View Askewniverse with Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, a follow-up to 2001’s Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and the filmmaker has taken to social media to […]
Watch Neill Blomkamp’s Anthem short film Conviction
With BioWare and EA’s hotly-anticipated video game Anthem set for release this month, District 9 and Elysium director Neill Blomkamp has unveiled his latest OATS Studios short film, Conviction: An Anthem Story. The live-action short takes place decades before the game, and introduced the city of Fort Tarsis, the game’s hub world, where freelancers don […]
Movie Review – Happy Death Day 2U (2019)
Happy Death Day 2U, 2019. Directed by Christopher Landon. Starring Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Phi Vu, Suraj Sharma, Sarah Yarkin, Rachel Matthews, Ruby Modine, Steve Zissis and Charles Aitken. SYNOPSIS: Tree Gelbman discovers that dying over and over was surprisingly easier than the dangers that lie ahead. The first instalment of Happy Death Day was […]
First poster for Wounds starring Armie Hammer
Following its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival last month, a poster has arrived online for writer-director Babak Anvari’s upcoming mystery thriller Wounds featuring Armie Hammer; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Armie Hammer is the bookmakers’ favourite to replace Ben Affleck as Batman Disturbing and mysterious things begin to happen to a bartender in […]
Road to the Oscars 2019 – Can Black Panther win Best Picture?
In the week before the 91st Academy Awards are handed out, Tom Beasley takes a look at each Best Picture nominee and its chances of Oscars victory. First up, superhero surprise package Black Panther… Ever since Black Panther was released a year ago, awards discussion has surrounded it. Many people suggested that Ryan Coogler’s wildly […]
Funko’s Spider-Man: Far From Home Pop! Vinyl figures revealed
Funko has unveiled its upcoming wave of Pop! Movies vinyl figures for the Marvel and Sony superhero sequel Spider-Man: Far From Home at the New York Toy Fair which includes Spidey in his stealth suit, regular suit, and upgraded suit, along with MJ and Happy Hogan; check them out here… Peter Parker (Tom Holland) and […]
Wes Craven’s Swamp Thing to receive UK Blu-ray release
With DC and Aquaman director James Wan currently working on a new live-action series for the DC Universe streaming service, distributor 88 Films has announced that it is set to bring Wes Craven’s original 1982 comic book adaptation Swamp Thing to Blu-ray in the UK this March! SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon UK Long […]
Exclusive Interview – Composer Graham Reynolds talks Sister Aimee, synthesizers, and Jimi Hendrix
Red Stewart chats with Graham Reynolds about Sister Aimee…. Graham Reynolds is an American composer who has been working in the film and television industries since the early 2000s. He is best known for his scores for movies like A Scanner Darkly, Bernie, and Before Midnight. Flickering Myth had the chance to interview him about […]
