With Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice just a few short months away from release, Ben Affleck has been speaking to Variety about Warner Bros.’ plans for a fully-fledged DC movie universe, admitting that there’s a “ton of pressure” on on the film to succeed. “I think there is a ton of pressure on it,” states […]
Memorable Star Wars Moments – Binary Sunset
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. First up is Gary Collinson with the Binary Sunset… There was a time, around the Blu-ray release of The Complete Saga, that I was ready to give up on Star Wars. For […]
Marvel Missteps: The problem with ‘Event Comic’ movies
Anghus Houvouras on the problem with Marvel’s ‘event comic’ movies… Finally, we get our first pristine footage of Captain America: Civil War. Arguably the second or third most anticipated geek film of 2016. The movie that finally gives Marvel fans what they’ve been waiting for: the watered down, truncated version of the acclaimed mini-series from […]
Ryan Gosling circling Neil Armstrong role in Damien Chazelle’s biopic First Man
Ryan Gosling (Only God Forgives) is in talks to play the iconic astronaut Neil Armstrong in upcoming biopic First Man, which is being directed by Damien Chazelle (Whiplash), according to Deadline. SEE ALSO: Ryan Gosling confirms he’s starring in the Blade Runner sequel SEE ALSO: Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone rumoured for Damien Chazelle’s La […]
Bill Murray, Sean Penn and Chris Hemsworth lead 2015’s box office flops
They may be some of Hollywood’s biggest male stars but the likes of Bill Murray, Sean Penn, Chris Hemsworth and Zac Efron also led this year’s biggest box office flops. Forbes has published its list of 2015’s least profitable films. The rankings are based on global ticket sales for wide releases up to November against […]
Movie Review – Bridge of Spies (2015)
Bridge of Spies, 2015. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, Austin Stowell, Jesse Plemons, Sebastian Koch and Alan Alda. SYNOPSIS: During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the […]
Tom Cruise in talks to star in The Mummy reboot
It appears as though Universal are not messing about when it comes to casting their upcoming Monsters Universe. Following the news that they’re looking to cast Angelina Jolie (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider) as The Bride of Frankenstein and Scarlett Johansson in Creature From the Black Lagoon, Variety are reporting that they’re in talks with Tom […]
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 dethrones Spectre at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 20th November to Sunday 22nd November 2015… As expected, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 opened atop the UK box office chart this past weekend, pulling in £11,255,566, including almost £2 million of preview screenings. While it’s certainly an impressive bow, Mockingjay – Part 2 […]
Kevin Bacon to star in Tremors TV series
Back in May, Kevin Bacon revealed that he was keen on returning to the Tremors franchise, and now that is set to become a reality, with Deadline reporting that Bacon will reprise his role for a TV adaptation of the cult 1990 film. The series will take place 25 years after the original movie, with […]
Movie Review – Victor Frankenstein (2015)
Victor Frankenstein, 2015. Directed by Paul McGuigan. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott, Freddie Fox, Mark Gatiss, and Charles Dance. SYNOPSIS: Told from Igor’s perspective, we see the troubled young assistant’s dark origins, his redemptive friendship with the young medical student Viktor Von Frankenstein, and become eyewitnesses to the emergence of […]
