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Chris Evans: “If the Avengers were real, I’d be on Team Iron Man”

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With the release of Marvel’s latest superhero extravaganza Captain America: Civil War just days away (you can listen to our spoiler-free early verdict here), Flickering Myth has been gearing up to the film’s release by attending the UK press conference in London earlier today. Scott J. Davis was lucky enough to be in attendance at today’s […]

Marvel vs. DC: Brand Loyalty is Killing Comic Book Movie Discussion

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Luke Owen looks at brand loyalty… As one would expect, we’ve posted a lot about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Captain America: Civil War over the last few months. We’re not even halfway through 2016 and already we’ve had three big superhero movies with a lot said about all of them. However the discussions that strike […]

The Week in Star Wars “May The Fourth Be With You” Edition – Mads Mikkelsen’s role in Rogue One revealed, possible cameos, Episode VIII behind the scenes images and set photos, James Cameron avoiding Star Wars and more

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May the Fourth Be With You! After a week break to go to a wedding (not my own) and deciding to captalise on the May the Fourth gimmick, this edition of The Week in Star Wars is slightly late but brings news of Mads Mikkelsen’s role in Rogue One, Episode VII behind the scenes images, possible […]

The Nice Guys UK Press Conference Report – “German Spank films” were Ryan Gosling’s comedy tool

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To celebrate the upcoming release of their new film The Nice Guys, the cast and filmmakers were in London this week to discuss the action-comedy, which stars Russell Crowe (Les Miserables) and Ryan Gosling (The Big Short) as mismatched detective duo in 1970’s Los Angeles. In attendance for the film were stars Crowe and Matt […]

Arrow’s Willa Holland says it’s “upsetting” that there’s no crossover between DC’s films and TV shows

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We reported from MCM London Comic Con last year that Willa Holland was a little bit annoyed that their plans to introduce Harley Quinn into Arrow were scrapped once Warner Bros greenlit Suicide Squad and cast Margot Robbie in the role. The character had a cameo in season two, and Holland revealed she was originally […]

Aquaman’s James Wan gives his thoughts on the critical backlash to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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It was a film that critics hated and certainly left a bad taste in many movie goer’s mouths, but everyone had an opinion on Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Over the weekend we heard from Jeremy Irons – who wasn’t a fan – and now Aquaman director James Wan has given his […]

Namor is back at Marvel Studios, apparently

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Well, this one is far from confirmed, but a rather important person is claiming that Sub-Mariner is back at Marvel Studios and can now be a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Speaking on Kevin Smith’s Fat Man on Batman podcast, Marvel’s Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada was asked if Namor was at the studio and he […]

The Week in Star Wars – Everything you need to know about the Rogue One reshoots, Han Solo movie update and more

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It’s been a big week for Star Wars this week – and not all of its good. We’ve got the latest on those Rogue One reshoots, an update on the Han Solo spin-off movie and more… Blimey, we know what we’re kicking things off with this week don’t we? It was reported by Page Six […]

Warcraft earns the second biggest opening in China ever with $46 million; passes $100 million worldwide

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Following the weekend’s box office, we reported that Duncan Jones’ Warcraft (or Warcraft: The Beginning) had worked its way up to $70 million worldwide. Although some are theorising a pretty poor run domestically, it has performed exceptionally well in China. After a whopping $7.6 million from midnight screenings, Warcraft brought home $46 million from its […]

Exclusive Interview – Jesse Eisenberg and Dave Franco talk Now You See Me 2, sequels and learning magic

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After the huge success of the first film, it was almost inevitable that Now You See Me 2 was going to appear and as if by magic, the sequel has now arrived on UK cinemas (Read our review here). And to celebrate the release, Flickering Myth’s Scott J. Davis got to sit down and chat […]