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John Carpenter discusses his involvement with the new Halloween movie

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Last week, production kicked off on the latest instalment in the Halloween franchise, which not only sees the return of Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode and Nick Castle as Michael Myers, but also brings back John Carpenter to the franchise he created 40 years ago. Carpenter is serving as executive producer on the new movie, […]

Thanos’ Black Order joins the Avengers and Guardians on Avengers: Infinity War promo poster

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Following on from yesterday’s Super Bowl spot for Avengers: Infinity War [watch it here], we’ve got a look at a promo poster for the upcoming Marvel blockbuster featuring a look at Thanos and his Black Order alongside Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and the Guardians of the Galaxy; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Paul Bettany says the […]

Jordan Peele says he quit acting because of The Emoji Movie

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Last month, comedian-turned-actor-turned director Jordan Peele announced that he was quitting acting, preferring instead to focus on his career behind the camera after enjoying huge critical success with his feature directorial debut Get Out. Attending the Directors Guild of America Awards this past weekend, where he was honoured with the First Time Feature Award for Get […]

Shane Black’s The Predator to undergo two weeks of reshoots in March

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Having originally been pushed back from its planned March 2nd release date to August, Shane Black’s The Predator is set to undergo a brief round of reshoots in Vancouver this March, with Black reassembling his cast for two weeks. Details on the reshoots are scarce, but there are a few unsubstantiated rumours – potentially pure […]

Second Opinion – Peter Rabbit (2018)

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Peter Rabbit. 2018. Directed by Will Gluck. Starring James Corden, Domhnall Gleeson, Colin Moody, Sia, Sam Neill, Margot Robbie, Elizabeth Debicki, Daisy Ridley, Rose Byrne, Marianne Jean-Baptiste. SYNOPSIS: Feature adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s classic tale of a rebellious rabbit trying to sneak into a farmer’s vegetable garden. Will Gluck’s Peter Rabbit is far from the […]

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle set to become Dwayne Johnson’s biggest ever domestic hit

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Although it came in for a lot of flak when the project was first announced, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has proven to be a firm favourite both with critics and audiences alike. This past weekend it topped the U.S. box office, becoming the first December release to hit #1 in February since James Cameron’s […]

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom gets a second trailer

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It’s fair to say that the first trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom was divisive. It certainly split the team at Flickering Myth. Now Universal have released a second look at J.A. Bayona’s blockbuster sequel, which you can watch right here… SEE ALSO: LEGO’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom sets revealed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQG8Npuv9zU Apparently riffing on Executive […]

Watch the official Solo: A Star Wars Story teaser trailer

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After the Super Bowl aired a brief TV spot for the next Star Wars spin-off Solo: A Star Wars Story, Good Morning America has now revealed the first full official teaser trailer for the film! Directed by Ron Howard, the film stars Alden Ehrenreich as everyone’s favourite smuggler as it traces his origin to become one […]

Is the future of film original screenplays or franchise continuations?

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George Chrysostomou on original screenplays vs. franchises… After watching Edgar Wright’s critically and commercially successful Baby Driver, it struck me that this was the first movie I had watched in a while that was not only imaginative and unique, but was not based on any source material such as a novel or comic series, not a […]