DreamWorks’ Ghost in the Shell movie has added Japanese actress Rila Fukushima (The Wolverine, Arrow) to its cast, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. The film, which is being directed by Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman), has come in for criticism for “whitewashing”, having cast Scarlett Johansson (Captain America: Civil War) and other white actors […]
Director Roland Emmerich says Independence Day 3 would be “an intergalactic journey”
Be warned. The following post contains spoilers for Independence Day: Resurgence… After a disappointing weekend at the US box office, a sequel to Independence Day: Resurgence is already looking unlikely, but, if the international numbers come in stronger than expected, all hope is not lost yet. At the very least, one person is preparing for that scenario, as […]
Roland Emmerich’s next sci-fi Moonfall lands at Universal
Fresh from destroying the world again with Independence Day: Resurgence, Roland Emmerich will be at it once more with next project Moonfall, with Deadline reporting that Universal has snapped up his spec script for a seven-figure sum. Written by Emmerich, his regular collaborator and destroyer of worlds Harald Kloser, and Spencer Cohen (Extinction), Moonfall “is […]
Roland Emmerich shares unused plot for Independence Day sequel
It’s taken director Roland Emmerich and producer Dean Devlin two decades to get their Independence Day sequel off the ground, and with the release of Independence Day: Resurgence fast approaching, Emmerich has shared an unused plot for the follow-up during an interview with Empire. “It was after 9/11 and Dean and I wanted to make […]
Independence Day: Resurgence underwhelms at the box office
It may have had a positive review from us here at Flickering Myth, but the domestic performance of Roland Emmerich’s big budget sci-fi sequel Independence Day: Resurgence is nothing to boast about. Opening on over 4,000 screens, Independece Day: Resurgence earned an estimated $41.6 million, placing it second behind the animated behemoth Finding Dory. With a […]
Michael Fassbender on reuniting with Ridley Scott for Alien: Covenant
With Ridley Scott deep in post-production on Alien: Covenant, star Michael Fassbender has been talking to Collider about working with the legendary filmmaker and reuniting with the Prometheus director on the latest chapter in the Alien franchise. “I just love Ridley,” states Fassbender. “You know, he’s become a really good friend, and he’s just a natural, he’s one […]
Adam Sandler writing, producing and starring in new animated movie
Adam Sandler is teaming up with STX Entertainment to write, produce and star in a new animated feature film, Variety is reporting. Plot details for the project are being kept under wraps. “As we continue to grow our company, the family arena is of critical importance to STX Entertainment and we are tremendously excited to […]
Neve Campbell joins House of Cards season 4 as series regular
Deadline is reporting that Neve Campbell (Party of Five, Scream) has signed on for a series regular role in the upcoming fourth season of Netflix’s acclaimed political drama House of Cards, although details of her character are being kept under wraps for the time being. Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright are set to return as […]
Dwayne Johnson to headline Shane Black’s Doc Savage movie
Back in 2013 it was announced that Shane Black (Iron Man 3, The Nice Guys) was developing a movie based around the classic pulp adventurer Doc Savage, and now he’s found his lead in the insanely busy Dwayne Johnson. “For all comic book fans you already know the world’s first superhero (pre-dating Superman) is the […]
Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 now on indefinite hold due to Ridley Scott’s Alien: Paradise Lost
The Internet was abuzz last year when it was announced that District 9 and Chappie director Neill Blomkamp was working with 20th Century Fox on a new sequel to Alien starring Sigourney Weaver and Micheal Biehn, but it now looks like that movie is in trouble. Following the announcement that Ridley Scott was making three sequels […]