In the wake of the box office success of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, which grossed $1.264 billion earlier this year, Disney executive Sean Bailey revealed that while a sequel had been ruled out, the studio would be exploring “possible spinoff and prequel scenarios”. Well, it seems the original plan was for the live-action movie […]
Breaking Down Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Anghus Houvouras on the Star Wars: Episode VIII title reveal and what it could mean for the movie… It’s funny how little it takes to get people excited these days. The anticipation for the eighth episode of the Star Wars is high. So much so that it was named Flickering Myth’s most anticipated film of 2017. […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will delve into Nebula’s relationship with Thanos and Gamora
Karen Gillan will be reprising her role as Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and recently took part in an interview with The Wrap to discuss how the sequel (which is arguably the most anticipated comic book movie of the year) will develop the character. “What I love about the second movie for […]
Flickering Myth’s most anticipated movies of 2017
Flickering Myth get excited for the year ahead of us… After a fairly below-average year at the cinema last year, we here at Flickering Myth are feeling rather hopeful for 2017. There are some fantastic films lined up; including a load of comic book movies, the return of Christopher Nolan and King Kong, a new […]
Kong: Skull Island tracking $135 million global opening
Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures unleashes the Eighth Wonder of the World this week as Kong: Skull Island rolls out in 65 markets, and Deadline is reporting that the second instalment of the MonsterVerse shared universe is tracking a global opening of between $110 and $135 million. Domestically, projections for Skull Island place in the the […]
Ben Affleck says he took on Batman role as he hated Daredevil
Ben Affleck’s casting as The Dark Knight in Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice caused quite the uproar online, with Affleck’s previous superhero outing – the 2003 Daredevil movie from 20th Century Fox – still having left a bad taste in the mouths of many comic book movie fans. Affleck did of course […]
Patrick Wilson excited to work with James Wan and Jason Momoa on Aquaman
Earlier this week, Watchmen actor Patrick Wilson was cast as Ocean Master – the half-brother of Arthur Curry – in the upcoming Aquaman solo film. His casting reunites him not only with the DC Extended Universe (he was the voice of the President of the United States in this year’s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice), but with The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2 director […]
Movie Review – John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
John Wick: Chapter 2, 2017. Directed by Chad Stahelski. Starring:Keanu Reeves, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ruby Rose, Common, Claudia Gerini, Lance Reddick, Tobias Segal, Ian McShane, Bridget Moynahan, John Leguizamo, Peter Stormare, Laurence Fishburne, and Franco Nero. SYNOPSIS: John Wick returns to the underworld to pay off a debt but soon discovers a large bounty has been put on his […]
Scarlett Johansson says a Black Widow movie is “just a case of timing at this point”
Scarlett Johansson is starting to make her way through the interview rounds for the upcoming live-action film adaptation of the popular manga/anime Ghost in the Shell, and naturally the actress was asked about the possibility – and potential – of a solo Black Widow movie. Speaking to Total Film Magazine (via ComicBookMovie.com) Johansson stated: “We’re creatively […]
Kevin Feige discusses Marvel villain criticisms and Thanos’ role in Avengers: Infinity War
If you read any reviews for a Marvel Cinematic Universe blockbuster, the one criticism they are likely to have in common is a gripe that the big bad villain is underdeveloped with one-dimensional motivations. MCU architect Kevin Feige spoke about these criticisms at a press junket for Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 and noted how Avengers: Infinity […]
