Back in October it was rumoured that Marvel had identified Fruitvale Station and Creed director Ryan Coogler to tackle their upcoming Phase Three release Black Panther. Well, Birth.Movies.Death is now reporting that Coogler is deep in talks with Marvel about boarding the project, which will see Chadwick Boseman taking on the lead role following his debut […]
R.I.P. Robert Loggia (1930 – 2015)
Academy Award-nominated American actor Robert Loggia has passed away aged 85, having battled Alzheimer’s Disease for the past five years. Beginning his career on television in the 1950s, the prolific supporting actor would earn a host of credits throughout his career, including notable roles in the likes of An Officer and a Gentlemen, Scarface, Prizzi’s Honor, […]
Carrie Fisher says the Slave Leia Star Wars controversy is “stupid”
Back in July, a father complained that his local Target store was selling an action figure of Princess Leia in her slave outfit from Return of the Jedi, which was then followed by rumours that Disney plans on retiring ‘Slave Leia’ from all upcoming Star Wars products and merchandise. Speaking about the ‘controversy’ ahead of […]
Captain America: Civil War beats Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in trailer views
On Wednesday evening, Warner Bros. unleashed the latest trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, giving fans our latest peek (well, it was a little more than a peek) of the big DC superhero epic. According to Variety, the new trailer pulled in 23.2 million views in its first 24 hours on Facebook and […]
Memorable Star Wars Moments – Luke vs Darth Vader on the Second Death Star
Flickering Myth’s writing team are counting down to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens by discussing their most memorable Star Wars moments. Next up is Chris Cooper with Luke vs Vader from Return of the Jedi… My name is Chris Cooper and Return of the Jedi is my favourite Star Wars film. Sometimes you’d […]
Watch Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista screen test for Guardians of the Galaxy
Marvel has given us another sneak peek at the special features for the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two Blu-ray box set by debuting a video of Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista screen testing together for the roles of Star-Lord and Drax the Destroyer in last year’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Check it out here courtesy of Yahoo! […]
The Week in Disappointment – Batman v Superman Edition
Anghus Houvouras with a special Batman v Superman edition of The Week in Disappointment… Sometimes there’s a movie that captures everyone’s attention. One special movie that taps into the cultural zeitgeist and harnesses it like a scantily clad Zeus wielding bolts of electricity in his massive, calloused hands. A film that is talked about on […]
Movie Review – The Revenant (2015)
The Revenant, 2015. Directed by Alejandro G. Inarritu. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, Domhnall Gleeson, Paul Anderson, Lukas Haas, Brendan Fletcher, Forrest Goodluck, and Grace Dove. SYNOPSIS: In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling. Production […]
Scarlett Johansson talks Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Age of Ultron criticism
During an interview with Entertainment Weekly as part of its Captain America: Civil War coverage, Scarlett Johansson has been discussing Black Widow’s involvement in the Phase Three threequel, and how she’s torn between both sides of the conflict. “You know, I think she understands where everyone is coming from,” states Johansson. “And none of it […]
Tom Holland wants to see Spider-Man exploring his superhero connections in solo movie, Iron Man and Captain America may appear
Now that he’s been officially confirmed for Captain America: Civil War, we can all look forward to our first glimpse of the Marvel Cinematic Universe incarnation of Spider-Man, and Tom Holland has been speaking to Collider about his excitement for taking on the role of the wall-crawler, and what he’d like to see explored in […]