Disney and Lucasfilm were hoping for a big opening in China if it was going to reach the lofty heights of James Cameron’s Avatar, which is still the biggest movie of all-time with $2.7 billion. Well, it opened strong, but possibly not strong enough. The film opened on Saturday (and was the first film to […]
Zack Snyder and Ben Affleck explain why their Batman is different from other versions
It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly three years since we found out that Ben Affleck was going to be taking on the iconic Dark Knight for Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The casting was very controversial amongst comic book fans, but the actor has turned a few heads following the […]
UPDATE: Leaked hoodie for Captain America: Civil War may hint towards Spider-Man costume design
Over the weekend it was reported that a first look at a Spider-Man hoodie from Captain America: Civil War is set to be unveiled this coming Friday, January 15th, suggesting that this week may bring us our first look at Tom Holland’s wall-crawler from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Well, it seems said hoodie has now leaked […]
Batman: The Killing Joke animated movie “will add a lot more story”
During last year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment announced that they’d given the go-ahead to the long-awaited animated adaptation of Alan Moore’s classic Batman: The Killing Joke, with DC animation legend Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series) serving as executive producer. Speaking to Comic Book, Timm has now given an update on […]
Mark Ruffalo confirms Cate Blanchett is in the running for Thor: Ragnarok villain role
It was reported last December that Cate Blanchett was in the running for a role in Thor: Ragnarok, and this has now been confirmed by her possible co-star Mark Ruffalo, who will be reprising his role of Bruce Banner/The Hulk. Not only that, but he also dropped in the line that Blanchett could be up for […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens passes Jurassic World to become the third biggest movie of all-time
Following the news that Star Wars: The Force Awakens has become the first film in history to pass $800 million domestically, it can now lay claim to being the third biggest film of all-time. With its weekend takings of $41.6 million domestically, Star Wars: The Force Awakens also brought its worldwide total to $921 million – […]
Jared Leto is the “king of Planet Joker”, says Suicide Squad director
The highly-anticipated anti-hero addition to the DC Extended Universe is get closer with a new trailer set to be released very soon. One topic that was always going to over-shadow the conversation, however, was Jared Leto’s portrayal of The Joker – which has already split the Geek Community. Suicide Squad director David Ayer, on the […]
The Hateful Eight bombs in its second week
It faced stiff competition from Golden Globe winner and Oscar contender The Revenant as well as the box office giant Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but Quentin Tarantino’s latest film The Hateful Eight has fallen way below expectations. Now in its second week of nationwide release, The Hateful Eight has dropped a whopping 62% from […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens becomes the first film to cross $800 million in North America
J.J. Abrams’s sci-fi epic in a galaxy far, far away continues to smash records as Star Wars: The Force Awakens becomes the first film in history to cross $800 million domestically. The film ended the weekend at the top of the US box office for the fourth week in a row, battling stiff competition from […]
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 […]
