The Directors Guild of America has announced the nominees for the 2016 DGA Awards, with last year’s winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu once again in contention for The Revenant alongside Tom McCarthy (Spotlight), Adam McKay (The Big Short), George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road) and Ridley Scott (The Martian). For the first time, the DGA has […]
Alejandro G. Inarritu wins DGA Award for The Revenant, full list of winners here
For the second year in a row (and the first time they’ve ever handed out back-to-back awards), the Directors Guild of America has honoured Alejandro G. Inarritu with the top prize at the Directors Guild of America Awards, with Inarittu collecting Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for The Revenant. Inarritu won the DGA Award last […]
Marvel developing second comedy series, Damage Control to air this year
Back in October it was revealed that ABC is developing a new sitcom based around the Marvel property Damage Control, and now ABC president Paul Lee has revealed that a second Marvel comedy series is in the works. “In the long term, we’d love [the new series] to be [on ABC],” said Lee. “We definitely want […]
Gravity composer Steven Price to score Suicide Squad
Fresh from yesterday’s trailer [watch it here], Film Music Reporter has revealed that Oscar-winning composer Steven Price (Gravity) has signed on to compose the score for Warner Bros.’ DC supervillain team-up Suicide Squad. British composer Price has previously collaborated with Suicide Squad director David Ayer on 2014’s World War II movie Fury, while his other credits […]
R.I.P. David Bowie (1947 – 2016)
There’s a star man, waiting in the sky. Flickering Myth would like to pay respects to legendary musician David Bowie, who has passed away in the early hours of the morning following an 18-month battle with cancer. Below is an official release by his family from his Facebook page. “January 10 2016 – David Bowie died peacefully […]
Ridley Scott in talks to direct The Prisoner
Deadline is reporting that Ridley Scott is in talks to direct the long-gestating big screen remake of the classic British TV series The Prisoner. Universal Pictures has been trying to get the project off the ground for several years, with the likes of Christopher McQuarrie (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) and William Monahan (The Departed) […]
DVD Review – Hell or High Water (2016)
Hell or High Water (2016). Directed by David Mackenzie Starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster and Jeff Bridges. SYNOPSIS: A divorced father and his ex-con older brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family’s ranch in West Texas. There is nothing like a modern-day Western. Westerns are a genre that continually get […]
Spider-Man will form a relationship with someone in Captain America: Civil War
Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are still very much in the dark on Spider-Man’s role in Captain America: Civil War, but a new feature on the movie in Empire claims that he will form a relationship with someone over the course of the film. The magazine suggests that Spider-Man won’t be introduced in the movie […]
Daisy Ridley reportedly wanted for Tomb Raider reboot
Having been plucked from obscurity to play Rey in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it looks like actress Daisy Ridley could be getting another iconic role in the near future, with Deadline reporting that Ridley is the number one choice to play Lara Croft in the reboot of the Tomb Raider film franchise. The new movie is said to be […]
J.J. Abrams says it’s “preposterous” that Rey is under-represented in Star Wars: The Force Awakens merchandising
Warning. Star Wars: The Force Awakens spoilers follow… Star Wars: The Force Awakens ran into some controversy earlier this week over Hasbro’s decision to omit Daisy Ridley’s Rey from its Star Wars Monopoly set, despite her being the main protagonist of the movie. Hasbro claimed it was to “to avoid revealing a key plot line that […]
