Henry Bevan on whether the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is having a negative effect on cinema…We are in the middle of the superhero smorgasbord that is 2016. Three down, three to go. Captain America: Civil War has been a huge success and that is a problem. The more successful the Marvel Cinematic Universe becomes, […]
Exclusive Interview: Asa Butterfield talks Tim Burton, Eva Green and superheroes
In the second of our exclusive interviews with some of the cast of Tim Burton’s new film, Miss Peregrine’s School for Peculiar Children, Flickering Myth’s Scott J. Davis sits down with Asa Butterfield to talk about the film, working with Tim Burton and all that Spider-Man talk…When did you first hear about the film?I first […]
Blu-ray Review – Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016)
Justice League vs. Teen Titans, 2016. Directed by Sam Liu. Featuring the voice talents of Jon Bernthal, Taissa Farmiga, Jason O’Mara, Jerry O’Connell, Rosario Dawson, Christopher Gorham, Shemar Moore, Sean Maher, Stuart Allan, Brandon Soo Hoo, Jake T. Austin, Kari Wahlgren, Laura Bailey, Steven Blum, Terrence C. Carson and Rick D. Wasserman. SYNOPSIS: Robin is […]
Jerrod Carmichael in negotiations to join Transformers 5 cast
Jerrod Carmichael, one of the most successful young comedians working in the business today, is reportedly in negotiations to join the cast of Michael Bay’s Transformers 5. The Wrap learned of the casting from “individuals familiar” with the project, similar to their scoop from around a week ago about Nickelodeon star Isabela Moner being sought after to play […]
Exclusive interview with Bastille Day director James Watkins
With the release of Bastille Day only a day away, Flickering Myth’s Scott J. Davis was lucky enough to sit down with the film’s director James Watkins to discuss the action thriller.Watkins, who made his name with dark thrillers such as The Woman in Black and Eden Lake, was always keen to do an action […]
Movie Review – Friend Request (2016)
Friend Request, 2016. Directed by Simon Verhoeven. Starring Alycia Debnam-Carey, William Moseley, Connor Paolo, Brit Morgan, Brooke Markham, Sean Marquette, and Liesl Ahlers. SYNOPSIS: Enjoying college life as a popular student, Laura shares everything with her more than 800 friends on Facebook. But one day, after accepting a friend request from a social outcast named Marina, […]
Jennifer Connelly joins Alita: Battle Angel
THR is reporting that Jennifer Connelly has joined the cast of Alita: Battle Angel, the upcoming manga adaptation from director Robert Rodriguez and producer James Cameron.Based on the Battle Angel Alita series of graphic novels, the film follows an amnesiac cyborg (Rosa Salazar) who is discovered by a scientist (Christoph Waltz) in a junk yard. […]
Eva Green and Gemma Arterton set for Virginia Woolf love story Vita and Virginia
Eva Green (Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children) and Gemma Arterton (The Girl With All The Gifts) have been set to play Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West in an upcoming drama exploring the love affair between the two authors.THR reports that the film, titled Vita and Verginia, will explore the sexual relationship between the two, […]
Michael Sheen and Michelle Monaghan set for The Price of Admission
Deadline has revealed that Michael Sheen (Passengers) and Michelle Monaghan (The Path) have signed on to star in writer-director Peter Glanz’s (The Longest Week) next project, the dramedy-thriller The Price of Admission.The film will centre on “a middling playwright (Sheen) amidst a mid-life crisis and failing marriage. His wife (Monaghan) is tired of being second-fiddle […]
Shailene Woodley to get lost at sea in Adrift
STX Films has snapped up the rights to the sea survival tale Adrift, which will see Baltasar Kormakur (Everest) directing Shailene Woodley (Divergent) in what is being described as “Gravity on the high seas.”The film will tell the true story of Tami Oldham, a woman who sets off on a sailing trip with her fiance […]
