During an appearance at the Marrakech International Film Festival, director Francis Ford Coppola spoke about his good friend George Lucas, stating that he thinks it is a “pity” George Lucas got “lost” in the world of Star Wars at the expense of smaller, more experimental films. “I think Star Wars, it’s a pity, because George Lucas […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows trailer
The Flickering Myth writing team react to the first trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows… In the early hours of the morning, the first trailer arrived online for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, the follow-up to last year’s Michael Bay-produced reboot. Here’s what our writing team made of […]
Star Wars Memorable Moments – R2-D2 and C-3PO: BFFs
Flickering Myth’s writing team are counting down to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens by discussing their most memorable Star Wars moments. Next up is Jessie Robertson on R2-D2 and C-3PO… Like most kids, Star Wars has always been apart of my youth, whether pretending to be fighting the Empire on Endor with my […]
J.J. Abrams on not directing Star Wars: Episode VIII
Despite relaunching the Star Wars saga with next week’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, director J.J. Abrams will be handing over the reins for the rest of the Sequel Trilogy, with Rian Johnson (Looper) helming Star Wars: Episode VIII and Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World) rounding things out with Star Wars: Episode IX. Chatting with the […]
Rumour: Will Smith’s Deadshot to appear in Batman solo movie
Disclaimer: This rumour comes from Latino-Review, so there’s a very real possibility of this being pure speculation… Still here? Well, according to the site, Suicide Squad star Will Smith is apparently keen on reprising the role of Floyd Lawton – a.k.a. Deadshot – for Warner Bros.’ still-not-officially-announced Batman solo movie. The rumour claims that Smith is keen for […]
Idris Elba frontrunner for lead in Stephen King’s The Dark Tower adaptation
Idris Elba’s name is being tossed around as the potential lead in the big screen adaptation for Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. According to Deadline, he is now being called the frontrunner to play Roland Deschain, a role said to be narrowed down to Elba and Javier Bardem. The Dark Tower will mark the first […]
Golden Globes 2016: Carol leads film nominations as Mad Max: Fury Road surprises
Todd Haynes’ potent romantic drama Carol led the way with five nominations as the shortlists for the 2016 Golden Globes were announced in Hollywood. SEE ALSO: 2015 Awards Race Update: Carol named Best Picture by New York Film Critics Circle SEE ALSO: Straight Outta Compton gets surprise cast nomination at SAG Awards as Oscar favourites […]
Sofia Boutella in talks for title role in The Mummy reboot
It looks like Universal Pictures will be gender-swapping the title role of the upcoming Universal Monster remake The Mummy. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service) is in talks for the title role, while Tom Cruise (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) also remains in negotiations for a role. Following her breakthrough in […]
ABC remaking Dirty Dancing with Abigail Breslin
Deadline is reporting that ABC has given the go ahead to a three-hour TV remake of the hit 1987 movie Dirty Dancing, with Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine, Scream Queens) taking on the role of Baby, played by Jennifer Grey in the original film. The site reports that the production will not be a live […]
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 makes in three in a row at the top of the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 4th December to Sunday 6th December 2015… The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 made it three weeks in a row at the top of the UK box office this past week, leading an unchanged top four with a third weekend haul of £2,240,723 to […]
