With the sequel on release now [read our review here], Sean Wilson casts his mind back to summer 2014 when the original Marvel adventure became the true underdog champ of blockbuster movies… A kindly tree-like creature named Groot illuminates a series of spores, imbuing his superhero misfit buddies with a profound sense of wonderment. Tyler […]
Cliff Curtis joins James Cameron’s Avatar sequels
As director James Cameron begins his work on his ambitious sequels to Avatar, we have our first new casting announcement not just for Avatar 2, but for the rest of the series. Deadline has confirmed Fear the Walking Dead‘s Cliff Curtis has signed on for a lead role in all four sequels as Tonowari, leader of the Metkayina, […]
Tom Cruise says Top Gun 2 is “definitely happening”, could shoot in 2018
Despite the passing of director Tony Scott back in 2012, there have been several comments from producer Jerry Bruckheimer and star Tom Cruise over the past few years suggesting that the long-gestating sequel to Top Gun is still on the cards, and now Cruise has revealed that the project is close to moving forward. Speaking to […]
Flickering Myth Film Class: Using Colour
In this instalment of Flickering Myth’s Film Class, Tom Jolliffe looks at intentional use of colours in film… When it was discovered that film stock could have colour painted onto it, though painstaking and meticulous, it opened up a new dimension in cinema, previously locked into black, white and grey. It allowed a film-maker to […]
Scarface remake loses David Ayer as its director
The remake of Scarface is now without a director once again after losing David Ayer. There was many a puzzled look upon hearing news that the iconic crime thriller Scarface was going to be remade for a second time, and now the film has lost its second director. Due to scheduling issues, David Ayer is […]
Hayley Atwell cast in Disney’s Christopher Robin
Disney’s Christopher Robin film has just gained another cast member. According to Variety, Agent Carter’s Hayley Atwell has joined the project opposite Ewan McGregor. Atwell will star as the wife of McGregor’s Christopher Robin. The film envisions the title character as an adult having lost the joy of life he felt in his youth until his old friend […]
Thor: Ragnarok’s connections to Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Infinity War and Planet Hulk teased
With the embargo for set visits on Thor: Ragnarok lifting, we’ve now got some new details on the upcoming Marvel blockbuster – specifically, it’s connections to Avengers: Infinity War and Guardians of the Galaxy, as well as its Planet Hulk influences. Speaking to Collider, leading man Chris Hemsworth teased how the film will lead into […]
James Gunn says Rocket Raccoon’s “horrible” origin will be explored in a future Marvel movie
In the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie, it is established that Rocket Raccoon has a pretty nasty backstory, having been “torn apart and put back together over and over and turned into some little monster”although details about the experiments that turned him into the gun-toting mercenary we all know and love are kept vague. […]
Gal Gadot to join Bradley Cooper in Deeper
Following on from the news that Gal Gadot is slated to reprise her role as Wonder Woman in Warner Bros.’ Flashpoint movie, Deadline is now reporting that the actress is in talks to join Bradley Cooper in Deeper. The project, which will be directed by Kornel Mundruczo (White God) from a script by Max Landis […]
Little Red Riding Hood featured in new Into the Woods clip
With just two days to go until its Christmas release, Disney has dropped yet another clip from Into the Woods, this time featuring Lilla Crawford’s Little Red Riding Hood alongside The Baker (James Corden) and The Baker’s Wife (Emily Blunt). Check it out below… Into the Woods is a modern twist on several of the […]
