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Independence Day: Resurgence underwhelms at the box office

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It may have had a positive review from us here at Flickering Myth, but the domestic performance of Roland Emmerich’s big budget sci-fi sequel Independence Day: Resurgence is nothing to boast about. Opening on over 4,000 screens, Independece Day: Resurgence earned an estimated $41.6 million, placing it second behind the animated behemoth Finding Dory. With a […]

The Shallows surprises audiences and scares up a $16 million opening

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Shark movie The Shallows opened domestically over the weekend [read our review here], and while it was never going to compete with giants like Finding Dory and Independence Day: Resurgence, it performed very well. Opening on just under 3,000 screens, the Blake Lively-starring film brought home an estimated $16.7 million (an average of $5,500 per screening). […]

Genndy Tartakovsky returning for Hotel Transylvania 3

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Last October, director Genndy Tartakovsky revealed that he had no plans to return for Sony’s Hotel Transylvania 3, stating that “two is enough” and he was looking to move on to other projects, including the revived Samurai Jack, which is set to return to Cartoon Network this year. Well, it seems he has now had […]

Blu-ray Review – Return of the Killer Tomatoes (1988)

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Return of the Killer Tomatoes, 1988. Directed by John De Bello. Starring Anthony Starke, George Clooney, Karen Mistal, John Astin, Steve Lundquist, Michael Villani, Rick Rockwell, J. Stephen Peace and Charlie Jones. SYNOPSIS: Mad scientist Professor Gangreen is at it again as he prepares a new tomato army disguised as humans to take over the […]

Nicolas Winding Refn would like to direct a Batgirl movie

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It looks like Nicolas Winding Refn is keen to go from female-led horror to female-led superheroes, with The Neon Demon director revealing to Business Insider that he’d like to direct a Batgirl movie. “God, I would love to make [a superhero movie], it would probably be great fun,” said Refn. “I just don’t know when […]

Director Roland Emmerich says Independence Day 3 would be “an intergalactic journey”

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Be warned. The following post contains spoilers for Independence Day: Resurgence… After a disappointing weekend at the US box office, a sequel to Independence Day: Resurgence is already looking unlikely, but, if the international numbers come in stronger than expected, all hope is not lost yet. At the very least, one person is preparing for that scenario, as […]

King Kong will be 100 feet tall in Kong: Skull Island

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Back in October of last year, Legendary Pictures announced that its upcoming Kong: Skull Island and Godzilla 2 movies would be followed in 2020 by the ultimate monster showdown in Godzilla vs. Kong. Given the enormity of Godzilla in Gareth Edwards’ reboot, there had been some discussion as to how King Kong could stand up to […]

The LEGO Ninjago Movie voice cast reportedly revealed

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In the wake of The LEGO Movie’s success, Warner Bros. wasted no time in announcing a sequel to the animated movie, along with a couple of spinoffs for 2017 in The LEGO Batman Movie and The LEGO Ninjago Movie. While we’ve already seen a couple of teaser trailers for LEGO Batman [watch them here and here], […]

Taika Waititi gives an update on What We Do in the Shadows sequel We’re Wolves

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Back in August of last year it was announced that a spinoff sequel to the vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows is in the works, which will focus on the werewolf characters from the New Zealand comedy. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly to promote his new film Hunt for the Wilderpeople [read our […]