Production is now underway on the seventh entry in the DC Extended Universe, Shazam!, and following yesterday’s glimpse of Zachary Levi in costume as the title character, the actor has now taken to Instagram to tease a possible Batman appearance in the movie…https://instagram.com/p/BftHtXgjVPQ/?utm_source=ig_embed Now, as Ben Affleck is yet to commit to The Batman, it’s unclear […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi novelisation has revealed details of Snoke’s violent past
Details regarding Snoke’s rise have been revealed thanks to the novelisation for Star Wars: The Last Jedi.Supreme Leader Snoke was one of the most intriguing aspects of the sequel trilogy, generating an incredible amount of fan interest and speculation about who he was and where he came from.We didn’t find out much of anything about […]
Trailer for Loving Pablo starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem
A trailer has arrived online for writer-director Fernando León de Aranoa’s upcoming drama Loving Pablo. Based on Virginia Vallejo’s bestselling memoir Loving Pablo, Hating Escobar and stars Penelope Cruz as journalist Vallejo and Javier Bardem as the Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar alongside Peter Sarsgaard, Julieth Restrepo, David Valencia, and Giselle Da Silva; watch the trailer here…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEgl_I6hpMU“Loving […]
Movie Review – They Remain (2018)
They Remain, 2018.Directed by Philip Gelatt. Starring William Jackson Harper and Rebecca Henderson.SYNOPSIS:Two scientists who share a romantic history are tasked with investigating unnatural animal behaviour on the site of a Manson Family-style cult’s compound.One of the most cliché ways to describe a film is “Lovecraftian”. Like using Empire Strikes Back to describe all middle […]
Movie Review – Red Sparrow (2018)
Red Sparrow, 2018.Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Joely Richardson, Charlotte Rampling and Jeremy Irons.SYNOPSIS:After a career-ending injury, a budding prima ballerina finds herself unable to pay for her mother’s life saving medical treatment. Her uncle, a high-ranking government official, recruits her to Russian intelligence as a Sparrow, using charm […]
Chris Hemsworth in talks for Men in Black reboot
Sony has been attempting to figure out how to reignite its Men in Black franchise for a little while now, first with a purported 21 Jump Street/Men in Black crossover titled MIB 23. Now word comes from The Hollywood Reporter that the studio is in talks with Chris Hemsworth (Thor: Ragnarok) to star in a reboot of the franchise which […]
Baby Strollers, Ducks, Planes and Ketchup Stained Walls: The Joys of No Budget Filmmaking
Tom Jolliffe shares his experience of no budget filmmaking…When I’m not writing articles or reviews at Flickering Myth, I’m working full-time and have my 15 month old girl who keeps me very busy too. Beyond that I’m an aspiring screenwriter (and more…) aiming to break Hollywood (actually I’d settle for a Lithuanian DVD release at […]
Benedict Wong joins Ang Lee’s Gemini Man with Will Smith
As production begins on Ang Lee’s Gemini Man, another addition has been made to its cast. Benedict Wong (Doctor Strange) has joined the film starring Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Clive Owen.Gemini Man follows Will Smith as in dual roles as Henry Brogan, an aging assassin who is trying to retire but is marked for death […]
Sky Cinema announces release of sci-fi thriller Anon starring Clive Owen and Amanda Seyfried
Sky Cinema has announced the upcoming release of the Sky Cinema Original Film Anon, a new sci-fi thriller from director Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, In Time) and starring Clive Owen (Children of Men) and Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia).In a modern world where advanced biosyn implants mean everyone is subjected to a relentless visual stream of information […]
New adaptation of Macbeth set for one-night-only theatrical release in March, watch the trailer here
Ahead of its one-night-only theatrical release in the UK this March, CinEvents has released a poster and trailer for director Kit Monkman’s (The Knife That Killed Me) Shakespeare adaptation Macbeth.Shot entirely against a green screen and using background matte painting and computer modelling to generate the world in which the action plays out, the film is […]
