Legendary Japanese actor Takeshi ‘Beat’ Kitano has joined the cast of Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks’ Ghost in the Shell adaptation, where he will play Daisuke Aramaki, the founder and leader of the elite unit Section 9 tasked with protecting the world from the most dangerous technological threats. “This film tells the story of mankind in […]
Disney Animation lands biggest ever opening with Zootopia
Furry animals, an anti-bigotry message and the vocal talents of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman and Idris Elba proved to be a winning formula for Walt Disney Animation Studios this weekend. Its latest offering, Zootopia (called Zootropolis in the UK), raced straight to the top of the North American box office, raking in a whopping $73.7 […]
Video game franchise Thief heading to the big screen
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Straight Up Films has snapped up the big screen rights to the Square Enix video game franchise Thief and are partnering up with Roy Lee’s Vertigo Entertainment and Prime Universe for a feature film adaptation. The screenwriting team of Adam Mason and Simon Boyes (Misconduct, Not Safe For Work) […]
Keanu Reeves talks John Wick: Chapter 2
With filming having wrapped on John Wick: Chapter 2, the follow-up to the hit 2014 action thriller, star Keanu Reeves has been chatting to IGN about the sequel and where it is heading. “For us it was just, what is the next chapter? What is the continuation of this story?” states Reeves. “Opening up the […]
Second Opinion – London Has Fallen (2016)
London Has Fallen, 2016. Directed by Babak Najafi. Starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Alon Aboutboul, Radha Mitchell, Colin Salmon and Charlotte Riley. SYNOPSIS: In London for the Prime Minister’s funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders. A sequel to Antoine Fuqua’s 2013 actioner Olympus Has […]
Assassin’s Creed sequel already in development with Michael Fassbender returning
The first movie doesn’t arrive until December, but it seems Ubisoft and New Regency are confident that they have a hit on their hands with the Assassin’s Creed movie, as The Tracking Board is reporting that a sequel is already in development with Michael Fassbender once again on board to star and produce. SEE ALSO: […]
The new Ghostbusters film will disappoint, and it’s all your fault
This week, Neil Calloway argues that toying with classics only leads to disappointment… This week the much-anticipated first trailer for the much-anticipated Ghostbusters remake debuted, to a lukewarm reaction (from the Flickering Myth team here at least). Now, you can’t judge films on trailers, and this might come back to haunt me when the film […]
Movie Review – Hitchcock/Truffaut (2016)
Hitchcock/Truffaut, 2016. Directed by Kent Jones. Starring Mathieu Amalric, Wes Anderson, Olivier Assayas, Peter Bogdanovich, Arnaud Desplechin, David Fincher, James Gray, Alfred Hitchcock, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Richard Linklater, Paul Schrader, Martin Scorsese, Francois Truffaut. SYNOPSIS: Filmmakers look at the impact Francois Truffaut’s 1966 book ‘Cinema According to Hitchcock’ had on Hitchcock’s reputation, and their own films. […]
Joseph Gordon-Levitt exits Sandman adaptation, New Line adds new screenwriter
Joseph Gordon-Levitt has announced that he’s departed the adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed comic book series The Sandman, posting the following message to Facebook: So, as you might know if you like to follow these sorts of things, a while back, David Goyer and I made a producing deal with Warner Brothers to develop a […]
The Week in Star Wars – Rumoured Episode VIII titles, more Blu-ray details, Luke Skywalker’s sexuality and more
Pre-order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US In this edition of The Week in Star Wars, we’ve got some rumoured titles of Star Wars: Episode VIII, details of the Blu-Ray (Blu-Rey) release, some original trilogy news and more… With Star Wars: Episode VIII now in production, it’s high time […]
