It’s been quite the tumultuous production for Paramount’s Friday the 13th. Since they got the rights from Warner Bros. in a deal over Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, the movie has been pushed back several times (see here, here and here) and recently lost its director. David Bruckner (The Signal), who was attached for over a year, has […]
Mad Max: Fury Road’s Abbey Lee to play female lead in The Dark Tower, Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey also confirmed
Deadline is reporting that Abbey Lee (Mad Max: Fury Road) has signed on to play the female lead in director Nikolaj Arcel’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. The actress will play Tirana, with Deadline stating that: “Readers are questioning the name of the character that Lee plays. That’s what I heard they were calling […]
Emily Blunt to play Mary Poppins in Disney’s sequel
Having been rumoured back in September, Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Emily Blunt (Edge of Tomorrow, Into the Woods) is now in talks with Disney about portraying the magical nanny Mary Poppins in Disney’s upcoming sequel. The project will reunite Blunt with Into the Woods director Rob Marshall, and is said to be set in […]
Blu-ray Review – The Mutilator (1984)
The Mutilator, 1984. Written and directed by Buddy Cooper. Starring Matt Mitler, Ruth Martinez, Bill Hitchcock, Connie Rogers, Frances Raines, Morey Lampley and Jack Chatham. SYNOPSIS: A group of teenagers head off to a beach condo for the winter for a few days of alcohol fueled partying. However, before too much fun is had, they […]
Keira Knightley to star in Barbra Streisand’s Catherine the Great biopic
According to The Wrap, Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game) is in talks to star as Catherine the Great in director Barbra Streisand’s upcoming biopic of the Russian empress. Based on a Black List script from Kristina Lauren Anderson, the film “will follow young Catherine, who was trapped in an abusive marriage with the heir of […]
Movie Review – The Road Within (2016)
The Road Within, 2016. Directed by Gren Wells. Starring Dev Patel, Zoë Kravitz, Robert Sheehan, Robert Patrick and Kyra Sedgwick. SYNOPSIS: After his mother passes away, Vincent (Robert Sheehan) is sent to an experimental treatment centre for his Tourette’s. While there, he befriends an anorexic girl called Marie (Zoë Kravitz) and together, the two steal a car […]
Exclusive interview with British actress Nita Mistry
Senior Writer Scott J. Davis chats to British actress Nita Mistry about her career, her new projects and her recent signing with Bohemia Group…. Thank you for taking the time to speak to me for Flickering Myth and congratulations on all your successes! SJD: I understand you went to drama school at Mountview. How was […]
Saoirse Ronan to star in On Chesil Beach
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Brooklyn star Saoirse Ronan has signed to to appear in an adaptation of Ian McEwan’s On Chesil Beach, where she’ll play the female lead Florence. McEwan’s novel is set in England in 1962 and “tells the story of Florence and husband, Edward, starting with the unspoken expectation of their marital […]
Jeremie Harris joins X-Men series Legion
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Jeremie Harris (The Get Down) has signed on to appear in FX’s X-Men TV series Legion, where he will play Ptonomy, “an outsider by nature, stand-offish and sardonic, who is a former child prodigy who feels trapped in the past”. Legion centres on David Haller, played by Dan Stevens […]
‘The Red Capes Are Coming’ in new Batman v Superman soundtrack sample
We’ve already heard a sample of Junkie XL’s Batman theme from the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice score [listen to it here], and now we have a preview of another track, ‘The Red Capes Are Coming’. Check it out… SEE ALSO: New images from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice showcase Batman’s gadgets and […]
