Flickering Myth sits down with Mark Millar…Out in cinemas at the end of the month, Flickering Myth deputy editor and podcast host Luke Owen sat down with comic book writer and legend Mark Millar to talk about Kingsman: The Secret Service, his favourite James Bond, working with Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman and his thoughts […]
Kick-Ass scribe Jane Goldman to adapt DC/Vertigo comic Fables for Warner Bros.
An adaptation of Bill Willingham’s popular Fables comic book series has been in the works for quite some time now, but never really gained traction. Today, however, the film’s producer offered up an intriguing and encouraging update. We learned back in June of 2013 that A Royal Affair helmer Nikolaj Arcel (who was once on the shortlist for Marvel’s Doctor Strange) […]
Taken 3 fends off American Sniper at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 16th to Sunday 18th January 2015… American Sniper enjoyed a record-breaking January debut over in the States, but despite giving director Clint Eastwood his biggest ever opening here in the UK with £2,530,47, the Bradley Cooper-headlined war drama couldn’t dethrone Bryan Mills from the […]
Exclusive: Matthew Vaughn talks about leaving X-Men: Days of Future Past to work on Kingsman: The Secret Service
Prior to Bryan Singer returning to the X-Men franchise, X-Men: Days of Future Past director Matthew Vaughn was set to direct X-Men: Days of Future Past based on a treatment he’d written with writing partner Jane Goldman. However Vaughn would leave the project allowing for Singer to head back to the franchise he’d created. While on […]
Oscar Isaac teases Apocalypse’s powers for X-Men: Apocalypse
It was announced a few months back Oscar Isaac will play the titular villain in the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse. Filming is set to start in April and ComingSoon.net asked the actor about Apocalypse’s costumes and powers whilst he was promoting his latest movie A Most Violent Year.“[The costume] hasn’t been figured out yet, but one of […]
Rooney Mara, Felicity Jones and Tatiana Maslany testing for Star Wars standalone film
According to THR, Disney and Lucasfilm are currently looking at three actresses for the first Star Wars solo film, which is set to hit theaters in 2016: Academy Award nominees Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything) and Orphan Black‘s Tatiana Maslany.Maslany has reportedly already met with director Gareth Edwards […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice crew shirt reminds us that “giants walk the Earth”
A new image of a Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice crew member shirt has been making waves online today, and for good reason. Not only does it offer up a great illustrated look at an armored Batman facing off with Henry Cavill’s Superman in what’s very reminiscent of Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns, but it uses […]
George Lucas shares his thoughts on Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer, says Disney scrapped his ideas for the Sequel Trilogy
Having retired from the Star Wars franchise, George Lucas has previously stated that he was yet to watch the first trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. However, he has now revealed that he caught the trailer while attending the cinema, telling Page Six: “I saw the trailer. I saw it in a theater because […]
World War Z 2 will be a “clean slate”
It’s fair to say that everyone feared the worst for the adaptation of Max Brooks’ novel World War Z. From the dodgy trailers to the last-minute re-writes and ending changes, it looked like we were heading for a complete disaster. But, remarkably, World War Z turned out alright (if you ignore that it’s based on […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice choreographer talks fight scenes, promises they will be better than The Dark Knight
With rumours floating around the Internet that the first trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice will be hitting the world next month (attached to Jupiter Ascending), the wait to see The Dark Knight and The Man of Steel square off is almost upon us. But how will the fight go down?“Warner Bros., they […]
