Paul Risker chats with Tango One director Sacha Bennett…“My big thrust was not just to make a British gangster and crime London set movie, but open up the world and make this in the shadows of the James Bond world” explains filmmaker Sacha Bennett of his intentions for crime and spy thriller Tango One. An […]
The Bad Guys coming to the big screen courtesy of DreamWorks Animation
DreamWorks Animation has enlisted screenwriter Etan Cohen (Tropic Thunder, Men in Black 3) to pen an adaptation of award-winning author Aaron Blabey’s bestselling Scholastic book series The Bad Guys.Variety reports that the film will revolve around “four “bad guys” — Mr. Wolf, Mr. Shark, Mr. Snake, and Mr. Piranha — who, after growing tired of […]
Lily James in talks to star in Danny Boyle’s new film
Last week it was announced that Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) is teaming with Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral) for an as-yet-untitled comedy for Universal and Working Title, which is described as “a musically-themed film set in the 1960s or 1970s” and reportedly has a Beatles theme.The original report stated that Himesh Patel (EastEnders) […]
Little Nemo in Slumberland getting animated feature adaptation
Variety is reporting that ON Animation Studios (The Little Prince) and Hyrum Osmond (head of animation on Disney’s Moana) are teaming up for a CG-animated feature adaptation of the comic book series Little Nemo in Slumberland.Described as a cross between Alice in Wonderland and Hook, Little Nemo in Slumberland is created by Winsor McCay and […]
Bill Skarsgard and Maika Monroe set for dark comedy thriller Villains
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, only […]
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 to […]
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 a […]
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 a […]
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 film […]
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 the […]
