After reviving the Rocky franchise in 2015 with the acclaimed spinoff Creed, filmmaker Ryan Coogler has opted against a return to the series – and another reunion with his Fruitvale Station and Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan – passing on directing duties on Creed II.The project will instead be helmed by Steven Caple Jr. […]
Director Francis Lawrence provides an update on Battlestar Galactica movie reboot
Back in the summer of 2016 it was announced that The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Mockingjay director Francis Lawrence had signed on to develop a big screen reboot of the classic sci-fi series Battlestar Galactica.Since then, we’ve heard nothing in the way of movement on the project, but speaking to Coming Soon to promote […]
Avengers: Infinity War running time reportedly revealed, new promo art released
We’re now just a couple of months away from the hugely-anticipated release of Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War, and it seems the film’s run time may have been revealed through a listing for the SM Cinema chain.As you might expect given the sheer number of characters involved in the movie, Infinity War looks set to become […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi novel begins with a line about Luke Skywalker’s wife
Since Disney and Lucasfilm decided to ditch the Expanded Universe in favour of a new Star Wars canon, we’ve seen several aspects of the old EU make its way into the new Disney continuity (see Grand Admiral Thrawn, the New Republic / New Jedi Order, Tag & Bink etc.).Recently, Lucasfilm Story Group’s Leland Chee teased […]
UPDATE: The Murrays meet Mrs. Whatsit in A Wrinkle in Time clip
With just two weeks to go until A Wrinkle in Time arrives in US cinemas, Walt Disney Pictures has released a clip from Ava DuVernay’s upcoming big screen adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s fantasy novel which sees The Murrys meeting Reese Witherspoon’s Mrs. Whatsit for the first time; check it out below along with a new IMAX […]
Movie Review – The Chamber (2016)
The Chamber, 2016.Directed by Ben Parker. Starring Johannes Kuhnke, Charlotte Salt, James McArdle, and Elliot Levey.SYNOPSIS:A three-man Special Ops team on a secret recovery mission and a civilian pilot become trapped underwater in a small claustrophobic submersible craft off the coast of North Korea.Given my immense phobia of drowning and distaste for tight spaces, Ben […]
Exclusive Interview – Craig Gillespie and Steven Rogers discuss I, Tonya
Flickering Myth got the chance to sit down with Craig Gillespie and Steven Rogers, director and writer of the Margot Robbie-headlined I, Tonya.In the interview, we asked them about the truth-bending structure of the film and how it was conceived and constructed around two conflicting interviews, as well as how they tackled domestic violence in […]
Synopsis for Gaspar Noe’s new film Psyche
Argentinian filmmaker Gaspar Noe (Irreversible, Enter the Void) is gearing up to shoot his first feature since 2015’s Love with his new project Psyche, and thanks to Les Temps Detruit Toups (via The Playlist), we have a synopsis for the film which is said to take place during the mid-90s:The story will follow twenty urban dancers joined […]
Movie Review – Napping Princess (2017)
Napping Princess, 2017.Directed by Kenji Kamiyama. Featuring the voice talents of Mitsuki Takahata, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Tomoya Maeno, Rie Kugimiya, Arata Furuta, and Hideki Takahashi.SYNOPSIS:Kokone has had dreams of a strange fantasy land full of pirates and machinery since she was a child. However, now in high school, she can’t seem to stop herself from constantly […]
Kiersey Clemons cast in the post-apocalyptic Zorro reboot Z
Variety is reporting that Dope star Kiersey Clemons is set to join Gael Garcia Bernal in the upcoming Zorro reboot Z, which is being written and directed by Jonas Cuaron (Gravity).Described as a reimagining of the classic swashbuckler, Z is said to offer a post-apocalyptic take on the myth of Zorro, set in the near […]
