Disney is celebrating today, with the animated feature Zootopia (or Zootropolis, to us here in the UK) reaching the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office this weekend. Zootopia is the second film to hit the milestone this year after fellow Disney release Captain America: Civil War, and is also Disney Animation Studios’ second […]
Movie Review – The Conjuring 2 (2016)
The Conjuring 2, 2016. Directed by James Wan. Starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Frances O’Connor, Madison Wolfe, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Simon Delaney, Franka Potente, Simon McBurney, Lauren Esposito, Patrick McAuley and Benjamin Haigh. SYNOPSIS: Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits. […]
James Franco set to star in adaptation of Stephen King short story Drunken Fireworks
Rabbit Bandini Productions and Rubicon Entertainment are teaming up to produce an adaptation of the Stephen King short story Drunken Fireworks, with Deadline reporting that James Franco (11.22.63) has signed on to star, and may also possibly direct. Drunken Fireworks is featured in King’s short story collection The Bazaar of Bad Dreams and “is set […]
Shane Black defends Mandarin twist in Iron Man 3, but feels bad for fans who were disappointed
The big Mandarin twist in Iron Man 3 certainly upset a number of fans who were excited to see Tony Stark’s nemesis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, rather than a drunken British actor pretending to be Tony Stark’s nemesis. Speaking to IGN, director Shane Black has defended the creative decision, stating that he has no regrets […]
Aidan Turner now reportedly favourite for next James Bond
With Daniel Craig now seemingly all but confirmed as exiting the James Bond franchise, speculation is running wild as to his successor in the role of 007. It’s recently been reported that Tom Hiddleston is in “advanced talks” with Eon Productions about portraying the super spy in Bond 25 (which could potentially reunite him with […]
The Week in Star Wars – Everything you need to know about the Rogue One reshoots, Han Solo movie update and more
It’s been a big week for Star Wars this week – and not all of its good. We’ve got the latest on those Rogue One reshoots, an update on the Han Solo spin-off movie and more… Blimey, we know what we’re kicking things off with this week don’t we? It was reported by Page Six […]
Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Day-Lewis to reunite for 1950s fashion drama
According to Variety, Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Thomas Anderson are in talks to reunite for a new feature film which will take place in 1950s New York and revolve around the world of fashion. Although no deal is yet in place, Day-Lewis is said to have been loosely attached to the project for some time, […]
Exclusive interview with The Nice Guys star Angourie Rice
With Shane Black’s new film The Nice Guys now in UK cinemas [read our review here], Flickering Myth’s Scott J. Davis sat down with Hollywood newcomer Angourie Rice to talk about the film, auditioning with Ryan Gosling and working with fellow Aussie Russell Crowe. Rice has received rave reviews (and rightly so) for her performance in […]
Luc Besson wraps filming on Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Luc Besson has taken to Instagram to announce that he’s wrapped filming on Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, the upcoming big screen adaptation of Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières French comic series, which stars Dane DeHaan (The Amazing Spider-Man 2) and Cara Delevingne (Suicide Squad). SEE ALSO: New images from Luc Besson’s […]
More details on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story reshoots, Tony Gilroy assisting Gareth Edwards
Since it was revealed during the week that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will be undergoing reshoots, there’s been a tonne of rumours and speculation surrounding December’s first Star Wars Anthology movie: Disney execs are extremely unhappy with the first cut, Christopher McQuarrie has been brought in to replace Gareth Edwards (which McQuarrie strongly […]