Bill Skarsgard (It) and Maika Monroe (It Follows) have signed on for leads roles in the upcoming dark comedy thriller Villains, which is being directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen (The Stakelander) from their 2016 Black List script. Villains tells the story of a pair of amateur criminals who break into a suburban home, […]
Why Black Panther Shouldn’t Be Nominated for Best Picture
Pim Razenberg on the over-praising of Black Panther and the need for true equality… Over the course of the past month, we’ve heard them all: every critic and every columnist shared their opinion of Marvel Studio’s new smash hit, Black Panther. They shouted out that diversity finally rules the box office; that Black Panther is […]
Steven Spielberg may direct Leonard Bernstein biopic, but Indiana Jones 5 is next
With his latest film Ready Player One gearing up for release, Steven Spielberg has been turning his attention to his next picture, with reports suggesting that it will be a toss-up between Indiana Jones 5 and West Side Story. However, it seems that the legendary filmmaker has another project up his sleeve, with Spielberg holding […]
Anya Taylor-Joy says delay of X-Men spinoff The New Mutants is “frustrating”
In January, it was announced that 20th Century Fox has decided to push back the release of the X-Men spinoff The New Mutants from this coming April to February 2019. The official reason given was to move it out of the way of Deadpool 2, but rumours suggested that the film – marketed heavily as […]
Exclusive Interviews – Director Roar Uthaug and producer Graham King talk Tomb Raider and video game movies
Ahead of its release this coming week, Flickering Myth’s Jack Gracie got a chance to speak with Roar Uthaug and Graham King, director and producer of the latest big screen adaptation of the classic video game series Tomb Raider, starring Alicia Vikander as the iconic adventurer Lara Croft. We discuss how the story for the […]
La La Land and The Greatest Showman songwriters working with Alan Menken on live-action Aladdin
Oscar-winning lyricists Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (La La Land, The Greatest Showman) have revealed to Variety that they are working with legendary Disney composer Alan Menken on two new songs for next year’s live-action remake of the animated classic Aladdin. “We got to collaborate with one of our heroes, Alan Menken, and we collaborated with him and wrote […]
Movie Review – You Were Never Really Here (2017)
You Were Never Really Here, 2017. Directed by Lynne Ramsay Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Judith Roberts, John Doman, Alex Manette, and Ekaterina Samsonov. SYNOPSIS: A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe’s nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what […]
Ava DuVernay isn’t interested in directing a Star Wars movie
As the calls for Lucasfilm to bring in a female filmmaker for a Star Wars movie continue, one name that tops many people’s wishlist is that of Ava DuVernay, director of Selma and the newly-released A Wrinkle of Time. Given that she already has an established relationship with Disney through A Wrinkle in Time, and […]
The Star Wars TV Series Could Be The Boost The Franchise Needs
Neil Calloway says the new series might save the galaxy… It’s been rumoured and planned for a long time, but this week finally brought the news that Jon Favreau will write and produce a live action Star Wars TV series. It’s news that will make Disney’s shareholder’s happy – countless people will sign up for […]
Robert Downey Jr. still hoping to make Sherlock Holmes 3
For a time in 2016, it looked as though Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law and director Guy Ritchie would be reuniting for a third instalment of the Sherlock Holmes movie series, only for the project to seemingly fizzle out. While we’ve had nothing in the way of updates since, Downey has now revealed to Entertainment […]
