With the eagerly anticipated release this week of I Saw The Light, the biopic of legendary country musician Hank Williams, Flickering Myth’s Scott J. Davis sat down with its director Marc Abraham to talk about the film and all things Tom Hiddleston. I Saw The Light marks the sophomore directorial effort from Abraham, who is […]
The Week in Spandex – Captain America: Civil War box office, Avengers: Infinity War characters, Doctor Strange “whitewashing” controversy, Black Widow movie, DCEU in crisis, X-Men: Apocalypse marketing blitz, Wolverine 3 casting news, Supergirl to The CW and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, The Defenders Captain Marvel, Namor, Doctor Strange, Black Widow, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Marvel’s Most Wanted, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, New Mutants, Deadpool, Irredeemable, Justice League, Aquaman, Batman, Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: […]
Marvel’s Continuity Problem: Will we accept a reboot?
Tony Black on Marvel’s continuity problem, and whether fans will accept a reboot… What seems like a ton of new quotes and interviews with various major Marvel players have been floating around this week as Captain America: Civil War opens in the US, and head honcho Kevin Feige has been particularly vocal. After admitting they […]
The Craft reboot is actually a sequel set 20 years later
Back in May of last year Sony announced a remake of the 1996 cult classic The Craft, but it seems the new film won’t be a reboot after all, with producer Douglas Wick telling HitFix will serve as a quasi-sequel picking up 20 years after the original. “There will be callbacks to the original movie, […]
Second Opinion – Demolition (2016)
Demolition, 2016. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper and Judah Lewis. SYNOPSIS: As an investment banker struggles after losing his wife in a tragic car crash, his increasingly confessional series of letters to a vending machine company catch the attention of a customer service rep with whom he forms an […]
Bryan Cranston and Mila Kunis set to hit the Jackpot
In news from the Cannes Film Festival, Deadline is reporting that Bryan Cranston (Trumbo) and Mila Kunis (Bad Moms) are set to join the cast of Jackpot. Directed by Will Gluck (Annie, Easy A), Jackpot is a remake of a 2011 Norwegian film based on a story by acclaimed author Jo Nesbo, the man behind Headhunters. The […]
Anne Hathaway to star in drone thriller Grounded
Variety is reporting that Anne Hathaway (The Dark Knight Rises, The Intern) is set to star in an adaptation of the acclaimed stage play Grounded. Grounded “tells the story of a conflicted American Air Force pilot tasked with operating an unmanned drone.” Hathaway will star in and produce the film after appearing in a New York production of the play […]
Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem to star in Escobar
In casting news coming out of Cannes, Deadline is reporting that Javier Bardem (Skyfall) and Penelope Cruz (Zoolander 2) are set to star in upcoming film Escobar. Based on a true story, Escobar will be directed by Fernando Leon de Aranoa (A Perfect Day) who has also written the script for the film. The story tells of […]
Elizabeth Debicki joins Bad Robot’s God Particle
Variety is reporting that The Night Manager star Elizabeth Debicki is joining the cast of Bad Robot Productions’ new sci-fi film God Particle. Debicki joins an ensemble that already includes David Oyelowo (Interstellar), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Concussion) and John Krasinski (13 Hours). However, Krasinki’s involvement is now in doubt after the actor signed on to play Jack Ryan […]
Julia Roberts to play Jacob Tremblay’s mother in Wonder
Julia Roberts (Money Monster) is set to star in Wonder, the film adaptation of the acclaimed novel by author R.J. Palacio, The Hollywood Reporter. has revealed. Room actor Jacob Tremblay is starring in the film as Auggie Pullman, “a young boy who was born with a facial deformity. For the first time, Auggie is going to a mainstream […]
