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 Ricky Church with Darth Vader’s confrontation with Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back… I was about six years old when I first saw Star Wars: The Empire Strikes […]
Will Smith turned down Django Unchained as he wanted “a love story, not a vengeance story”
During an interview with THR to promote his latest film Concussion, Will Smith has been talking about his decision to turn down the lead role in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, which of course then went to Jamie Foxx. Previously, Smith has stated that he passed on the project as he felt Christoph Waltz’s character Dr. […]
The Russos talk Captain America: Civil War
Yesterday Marvel Studios gave us our first look at Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the release of the first trailer for Captain America: Civil War [watch it here], and Empire caught up with directors Joe and Anthony Russo to get some details on the upcoming movie, and how they’re adapting the classic comic […]
Second Opinion – The Good Dinosaur (2015)
The Good Dinosaur, 2015. Directed by Peter Sohn. Featuring the voice talent of Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Marcus Scribner, Raymond Ochoa, Jack Bright, Steve Zahn, Mandy Freund, Steven Clay Hunter, Anna Paquin and Sam Elliott SYNOPSIS: An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. “I thought […]
Captain America: Civil War Trailer #1 – Flickering Myth Reaction
The Flickering Myth writing staff react… After revealing the first bit of footage at Disney’s D23 (watch our breakdown of that footage here), Marvel dropped the first official trailer for Captain America: Civil War. You can watch the trailer here, and read the thoughts of the Flickering Myth writing staff below: Chris Cooper: ‘He’s my […]
29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – Black Mass (2015)
Black Mass, 2015. Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rory Cochrane, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons, Corey Stoll, Peter Sarsgaard and Dakota Johnson. SYNOPSIS: The true story of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, the notorious gangster who used his status as a FBI informant under John Connolly to take over South Boston. In Scott Cooper’s Black Mass, there is no protagonist. […]
Black Mass director Scott Cooper in talks for spy thriller White Knight
It looks like Black Mass director Scott Cooper may have lined up his next project, with Deadline revealing that he’s in talks with Warner Bros. about directing the spy thriller White Knight, as well as rewriting the original script from Bill Dubuque (The Judge). White Knight follows a disgraced Secret Service agent who takes a job […]
Paramount wants Martin Scorsese for Evel Knievel biopic
Deadline is reporting that Paramount Pictures has set William Monahan to pen the script for a biopic of the iconic daredevil Evel Knievel, and is hoping to reunite Monahan with The Departed director Martin Scorsese on the project. The film will be based upon Evel Knievel On Tour, a book by Knievel’s ex-manager Sheldon Saltman, which included allegations […]
Chris Hemsworth wants Guardians of the Galaxy-esque humour for Thor: Ragnarok
During an interview with Cinema Blend to promote his upcoming film In the Heart of the Sea, Chris Hemsworth spoke briefly about his next outing as the God of Thunder in Thor: Ragnarok, stating that he’d like to see an injection of Guardians of the Galaxy-esque humour into the threequel. “I think [Thor 3] needs […]
Charles Roven gives brief update on Aquaman development, villain rumour emerges
During an interview with Collider, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice producer Charles Roven has given a brief update on the Aquaman movie, revealing that it is still “very early days” on development on the Jason Momoa-headlined solo movie. “We’re very early days. We’re just starting with the screenplay. He’s making The Conjuring 2 now, so […]
