Having sat out the God of Thunder’s last solo outing, Jaimie Alexander’s Lady Sif is set to make her Marvel Cinematic Universe return in the next instalment of the Thor franchise, Thor: Love and Thunder.Deadline reports that Alexander has officially signed on to reprise her role as the Asgardian warrior Sif in the Taika Waititi-directed […]
Christopher Nolan opens about loving the Fast and Furious franchise, Tokyo Drift specifically
In a bit of movie news that no one saw coming after Christopher Nolan’s explosive comments on the state of cinema over this past year, it seems like the Tenet filmmaker has a soft spot for movies about fast cars. In a recent interview with Happy Sad Confused podcast to plug Tenet’s home release, Nolan […]
Marvel announces characters for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
During Disney’s Investor Day event, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige confirmed that filming has wrapped on the Destin Daniel Cretton-directed Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, as well as revealing that cast are characters that are set to feature alongside Simu Liu (Kim’s Convenience) as Shang-Chi and Tony Leung (Infernal Affairs) as The […]
The BBC’s Terry Pratchett adaptation The Watch gets a new trailer
BBC America has released a new poster and trailer for The Watch, the upcoming fantasy series inspired by Terry Pratchett’s bestselling Discworld novels… the first trailer went down like a lead balloon, so will this second look inspire any confidence among fans?Set in a fictional city where crime has been legalised, The Watch is a […]
Emma Stone set for Safdie Brothers comedy series The Curse
THR is reporting that Emma Stone is heading to Showtime to star in The Curse, a comedy series from the Safdie Brothers, the filmmaking duo behind Good Times and Uncut Gems.Co-created by Benny Safdie and Nathan Fielder (Nathan For You), both of whom will also star, the series is described as “genre-bending scripted comedy that […]
ITV developing The Ipcress File series with Joe Cole, Lucy Boynton and more
Just last month, Tom Jolliffe posted a feature here on Flickering Myth calling for the return of Harry Palmer, and now comes word that the iconic Cold War spy is indeed set for a resurrection courtesy of ITV.As reported by Deadline, the British broadcaster has tapped writer John Hodge (Trainspotting) for an adaptation of Len […]
Dune director Denis Villeneuve blasts HBO Max deal, says AT&T “hijacked” Warner Bros
Dune and Blade Runner 2049 filmmaker Denis Villeneuve is joining the long list of filmmakers who are not happy with the on-going drama concerning AT&T’s bold decision last week that all of Warner Bros’ films from 2021 would debut on HBO Max at the same time as premiering in theaters.In an article penned for Variety, […]
DreamWorks developing animated superhero movie Dog Man
THR is reporting that DreamWorks Animation is developing a feature adaptation of the hugely popular children’s superhero graphic novel series Dog Man from Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants. According to the trade, former Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain writer Peter Hastings is set to direct the movie, which follows “the madcap adventures of […]
Chip N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers, Sister Act 3 and Hocus Pocus 2 movies set as Disney+ Originals
During Disney’s Investor Day presentation this week, the Mouse House revealed that it would be bringing the live-action Pinocchio and Peter Pan and Wendy straight to Disney+, but those aren’t the only Disney+ Originals that subscribers have to look forward to as we also got word on three new projects.First up is a live-action/CG-animated hybrid […]
Free Guy, Death on the Nile and The King’s Man get new release dates, Antlers pulled from schedule
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc with regards to scheduling, Disney has shuffled release dates for its upcoming slate of 20th Century Studios releases.The Ryan Reynolds-led Free Guy and Kenneth Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express sequel Death on the Nile were pulled from the 2020 release schedule earlier this year, and will […]
