Henry Bevan on superhero movies, snobbery, and liking what you like… When Marvel released the Captain Marvel trailer, the predictable happened. Most of the internet loved it (we at Flickering Myth were lukewarm) and the rest of the internet questioned why people are excited about a new movie churned out by the blockbuster machine. The […]
First poster for Room 9 starring Kane Hodder and Michael Berryman
PhilaDreams Films has released the first poster for Room 9, the upcoming horror starring genre icons Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th) and Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes). SEE ALSO: First look images of Kane Hodder in Room 9 The synopsis for Room 9 reads: “Life altering sins of the past revisit lost souls in […]
Rumour: DC’s Birds of Prey movie will address Batman’s absence
Earlier this week it was announced that Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Fargo) and Jurnee Smollett-Bell (Underground) have been cast as Huntress and Black Canary in the upcoming DCEU movie Birds of Prey. As revealed in the official announcement, the movie will see Huntress and Black Canary teaming with Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn to take on a crime […]
DC’s Birds of Prey finds its Huntress and Black Canary
Following on from yesterday’s release date announcement, we now have some major casting news on Warner Bros. and DC Films’ girl gang movie Birds of Prey. As revealed by Deadline, Warner and director Cathy Yan have found their Huntress in Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Fargo), while Jurnee Smollett-Bell (Underground) will portray the Black Canary. Both actresses were […]
The faulty logic of “You’re not the intended audience”
Anghus Houvouras on the faulty logic of “you’re not the intended audience”… In nearly two decades of writing about movies, the motivating factor has always been the joy of discussing film with others. Whether that cinematic discussion was happening at a bar after the movie, a chat room or the toxic bowels of social media, […]
Mamoru Hosoda’s anime feature Mirai gets a U.S. trailer
GKIDS and Fathom Events have unveiled a U.S. trailer for Mirai, the Japanese animated adventure from acclaimed director Mamoru Hosoda (Wolf Children), which will be released in both its original language along with an English dub; watch it here… https://youtu.be/8kMrG_BSWBk From acclaimed director Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars, Wolf Children) and Japan’s Studio Chizu comes MIRAI, […]
Alita: Battle Angel pushed back to 2019
It looks like we’re going to have to wait a little longer to see producer James Cameron and director Robert Rodriguez’s Alita: Battle Angel, as 20th Century Fox has pushed back the release of the manga adaptation. Alita was originally set to open on July 20th of this year, before being pushed back to December […]
Universal sets Valentine’s Day 2019 release date for Happy Death Day 2U
Universal Pictures has announced that it has set a February 14th 2019 release date for the Blumhouse Productions horror sequel Happy Death Day 2U. The follow-up to last year’s Happy Death Day – which grossed $123 million worldwide from a budget of just $4.8 million – will reunite writer-director Christopher Landon with stars Jessica Rothe and […]
Jessica Rothe and Israel Broussard return for Happy Death Day 2
Blumhouse Productions scored another hit last year with its slasher film Happy Death Day, which grossed over $120 million from a budget of just $4.8 million, leading to the announcement that a sequel was being fast-tracked into production. Well, with filming set to get underway next week, Deadline is reporting that Jessica Rothe and Israel […]
The X-Men assemble in new Dark Phoenix image
Following the arrival of the first trailer for X-Men: Dark Phoenix (and the news that Fox has now pushed the film back four months to the summer of 2019), Empire has unveiled a new image from the superhero sequel featuring Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Storm (Alexandra Shipp), Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), and Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) in their new X-uniforms […]
