Back around the release of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, artist Patrick Schoenmaker was commissioned by Lucasfilm and ACME Archives to create a special print which envisioned the adventurer and archaeologist as an animated cartoon. This sparked Schoenmaker’s imagination, and he’s spent the past five years working on an unofficial animated […]
Duncan Jones’ Mute picked up by Netflix, will be related to Moon
With production now underway on Warcraft hemer Duncan Jones’ long-gestating sci-fi project Mute, star Alexander Skarsgard has revealed on the Empire podcast that the film is set to be distributed by Netflix.“I think they’ll do what they did with Beasts Of No Nation,” where they do a theatrical simultaneously to a Netflix release,” said Skarsgard. “I’ve […]
Marvel’s Doctor Strange hits $325 million worldwide
With early estimates for this weekend’s box office takings coming in, it’s being reported that Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster Doctor Strange has enjoyed an $85 million opening at the North American box office, falling just short of Thor: The Dark World’s $85.7 million November debut back in 2013. Internationally, Doctor Strange has added $118.7 million […]
Doctor Strange tracking $55-$75 million domestic opening weekend, new characters featurette released
There’s less than a fortnight to go until Doctor Strange opens here in the UK, but our friends across the Pond will have to wait until November 4th before they get to see Benedict Cumberbatch as the Sorcerer Supreme in Marvel’s latest superhero franchise.Deadline is reporting that with advance tickets going on sale this past […]
Angelina Jolie to Shoot Like a Girl
Deadline is reporting that Angelina Jolie is in talks to star in TriStar’s upcoming war drama Shoot Like a Girl, which is based upon the upcoming memoir of U.S. Air Force Major Mary Jennings Hegar, a Purple Heart recipient who served as a helicopter pilot during three tours of Afghanistan. The project will follow Hegar […]
Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote delayed again
In what is probably the least surprising piece of news this century, Terry Gilliam has revealed that his latest attempt at bringing The Man Who Killed Don Quixote to the screen has been delayed, just days before production was set to begin.“I was supposed to start to be shooting it starting next Monday,” Gilliam told […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story character descriptions for Moroff, Pao and two new Stormtroopers
Thanks to the folks at Making Star Wars, we’ve got a few new character descriptions for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, featuring two of the film’s alien supporting characters, along with a couple of Imperial Stormtrooper classes; take a look…Moroff (Gigoran species)Moroff seeks out combat zones to sell his brawn and firepower to anyone who […]
Interview with Simon Barrett, screenwriter of Blair Witch
Flickering Myth’s Mark Bartlett chats with screenwriter Simon Barrett about Blair Witch… Director Adam Wingard’s surprise sequel Blair Witch is terrifying and something of a rebirth for the found footage format. It’s a welcome surprise and an excellent continuation of the lore established in the original Blair Witch Project. In this interview, writer Simon Barrett […]
Stanley Tucci cast in A Private War
Variety has reported that Stanley Tucci (The Hunger Games) will be joining Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl), Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades Freed) and Tom Hollander (The Night Manager) in the independent journalism biopic A Private War.The film is being directed by Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land, City of Ghosts) and stars Pike as American-born British war reporter Marie Colvin, exploring her […]
Tim Burton’s Batman Returns was originally very different
The original vision for Tim Burton’s Batman Returns was much different in plot and tone to the final film.After the success of Burton’s first Batman film where Michael Keaton’s Caped Crusader did battle with Jack Nicholson’s Joker, Burton was tempted into returning for a sequel.And, as explained in the video below, the 1992 film was […]
