New Line Cinema has come out victorious in a hotly-contested bidding war for the rights to the English-language remake of the hit South Korean zombie movie Train to Busan.The film is being produced by James Wan through his Atomic Monster banner, with Gary Dauberman (The Nun) penning the script. New Line snapped up right rights […]
Why Joker could be the best DC movie since The Dark Knight Rises
Samuel Brace on why he think Joker could be the best DC movie since The Dark Knight Rises…There’s little room to deny the dearth of quality found in recent DC movie offerings. For the most part it’s been lifeless, corny, directionless, and haphazard. The last six years have been a sorry state of affairs, to […]
Spidey dons his new black suit in Spider-Man: Far From Home set video
Last week a photo emerged from the set of Spider-Man: Far From Home which showed Tom Holland’s Peter Parker wearing a new black costume, and now we’ve got a spy video which shows Spidey in action in his latest outfit; check it out here…SEE ALSO: Tom Holland and Zendaya featured in latest Spider-Man: Far From […]
An Intervention: Superheroes, Snobbery and Liking What You Like
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 Guardian wrote […]
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 9The synopsis for Room 9 reads: “Life altering sins of the past revisit lost souls in a small […]
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 lord […]
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 part of […]
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, the […]
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_BSWBkFrom acclaimed director Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars, Wolf Children) and Japan’s Studio Chizu comes MIRAI, a daringly […]
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 21st. […]
