Tony Black on the DC Extended Universe… Another day, another reshuffle at DC Comics in terms of their burgeoning DC Films department (or the DCU). Not a fortnight after Geoff Johns was drafted in on the creative side, alongside Jeff Berg working the corporate end, now it appears Warner Bros are taking more steps to […]
Hayley Atwell shares her thoughts on Captain America and Sharon Carter kiss
During an appearance at Dallas Comic Con Fan Expo, Hayley Atwell was asked what Peggy Carter would have made of the kiss between Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) and Peggy’s niece Sharon Carter (Emily VanCamp) in Captain America: Civil War, with the Agent Carter star offering up a rather light-hearted response. “Well, first of all she’d be […]
Cate Blanchett in talks for female-led Ocean’s Eleven reboot
The Playlist is reporting that Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett (Carol) may be about to join Warner Bros. Pictures’ all-female reboot of Ocean’s Eleven. Blanchett, who has recently signed on to play the villain in Thor: Ragnarok, is in talks to join the cast of the film, which already has fellow Oscar winner Sandra Bullock (The […]
John Boyega joins Pacific Rim 2, will also co-produce
It looks like Pacific Rim 2 is finally cranking up to go before the camera after a few years of waiting, with news today that Star Wars: The Force Awakens star John Boyega has signed on to appear in the sequel. Boyega, who played Finn in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars sequel, is set to play the son […]
Spider-Man: Homecoming casts Michael Barbieri
Spider-Man: Homecoming has cast young actor Michael Barbieri in an unknown role. This news makes it the first new official announcement since Robert Downey Jr. revealed he will appear in the new Spider-Man film and rumours of Michael Keaton’s negotiations. While his role has not been stated yet, given his age it would be no […]
Exclusive Interview: Legendary director Garry Marshall on Mother’s Day, holiday films and memories of Robin Williams
With his new film Mother’s Day set for release in the UK this Friday (June 10th), Flickering Myth’s Scott J. Davis sat down (well, on the phone at least) to chat with legendary director Garry Marshall (Overboard, Pretty Woman) to discuss his latest effort, some of his most famous projects, and working with the late Robin Williams. […]
Blu-ray Review – Dragnet (1987)
Dragnet, 1987. Directed by Tom Mankiewicz. Starring Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Christopher Plummer, Alexandra Paul, Jack O’Halloran, Harry Morgan, Elizabeth Ashley and Debney Coleman. SYNOPSIS: Police Sergeant Joe Friday and his new partner Pep Streebeck investigate a pagan cult causing havoc in Los Angeles. It was the 1980s and buddy cop movies were coming at you […]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows opens to $69 million
It’s Turtle Power once again as the Heroes in a Half-Shell have topped the US box office, but it’s not pizzas all round. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows [read our reviews here, here and here] opened against romance flick Me Before You and comedy Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping to earn an estimated […]
International screenings save X-Men: Apocalypse at the box office as it crosses $400 million worldwide
Among a sea of mediocre reviews [read ours here, here and here], Bryan Singer’s mutant movie X-Men: Apocalypse has not been performing too well in its domestic release. However its international screenings are really helping push the movie further up the success chart. Now in its second week, X-Men: Apocalypse dropped 66% to $22 million, […]
DVD Review – Stone Cold (1991)
Stone Cold, 1991. Directed by Craig R. Baxley Starring Brian Bosworth, William Forsythe, Sam McMurray, Richard Gant and Lance Henriksen. SYNOPSIS: Joe Huff, a suspended, tough guy cop, is recruited by the FBI to infiltrate the Brotherhood, a white supremacist biker gang planning revenge after one of their crew is sentenced to life in […]
