This morning at BAFTA HQ in Piccadilly, the Nominations for this year’s BAFTAS were announced by Stephen Fry and The Hunger Games star Sam Clafin. No huge surprises in many of the nominations, as many of the big hitters throughout this year’s award season are present and correct, with The Grand Budapest Hotel receiving the […]
Chris Pratt calls Ghostbusters rumours “bulls**t”
Late last year, during the Sony Email Hack, there was an email chain that suggested that the studio wanted to do create a Ghostbusters Cinematic Universe alongside Paul Feig’s all-female reboot. One of those films would feature Chris Pratt (Jurassic World) and Channing Tatum (Magic Mike XXL) before the duo team-up with the girls for a crossover […]
Sony looking to make a Ghostbusters Cinematic Universe with four movies; Channing Tatum and Chris Pratt set to star
The news broke last night that Sony had put together a “Ghostbusters Brain Trust” that would develop all Ghostbusters movies moving forward. The plan? To create a shared universe, similar to Marvel’s Cinematic Universe.While this may seem like shocking news, Flickering Myth actually reported this news story last year, when original writer and star Dan […]
We Don’t Need A Female Bond – We Need A Female 00 Agent
Eddy Gardiner doesn’t want to see a female Bond, but he does want to see a female-led 00 movie…Nope, I’m not trying to be controversial here. I just want to present an idea that I think could actually work pretty well.In a recent interview with GQ, the excellent Michael Fassbender ended up discussing his potential casting as […]
Star Wars writer Gary Whitta trying to get The Last Starfighter remake off the ground
Star Wars spin-off writer Gary Whitta is currently in demand as a filmmaker, but the one thing he is keen on is getting a remake of The Last Starfighter off the ground.Now Whitta isn’t the first man to attempt this. Seth Rogen was looking to get a remake of the 1984 cult movie written by Jonathan […]
Netflix withdraws from Cannes after competition ban
Having debuted Okja and The Meyerowitz Stories at last years Cannes Film Festival, it appears that audiences won’t get a chance to boo the Netflix logo this year, with the streaming giants announcing that they won’t be attending the festival in the wake of their competition ban.Coming fresh off the back of the news that […]
Kick-Ass 2 director discusses his original X-Force movie plans
X-Force is set to make its big screen debut next month as Ryan Reynolds’ Merc with a Mouth assembles his mercenary buddies in Deadpool 2, paving the way for their very own X-Force movie from writer-director Drew Goddard.However, Fox did intend on unleashing X-Force much sooner, tapping Kick-Ass 2 helmer Jeff Wadlow to write and […]
Second Opinion – Logan (2017)
Logan, 2017.Directed by James Mangold. Starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Boyd Holbrook, Richard E. Grant, Stephen Merchant, Dafne Keen, Eriq La Salle, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Daniel Bernhardt and Elise Neal.SYNOPSIS:In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan’s attempts to hide from the […]
Hulu lands exclusive deal to stream Disney classics
Those who resorted to Netflix to stream Disney classics will have to rethink their subscription choice, as Variety reports that a new licensing deal has been struck between Hulu and the House of Mouse.The new deal grants Hulu exclusive streaming rights to Disney classics like Mulan, Pocahontas, and The Nightmare Before Christmas (all of which have now been taken off of […]
Denis Villeneuve in talks to direct Dune reboot
Last month, news broke that Legendary had closed a deal for the television and film rights to Frank Herbert’s seminal science fiction novel, Dune. Now, it appears that the studio has found a director for a film reboot of the project, and it’s someone with a history of rebooting beloved and enigmatic science fiction tales: Blade Runner […]
