The life of WWE Chairman and sports entertainment legend Vince McMahon is heading to the big screen, with THR reporting that Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (Crazy, Stupid, Love) are set to direct the biopic Pandemonium for TriStar Pictures. The script by Craig A. Williams has been generating interest since last year, although studios were […]
Writers Guild members vote to authorise strike
Members of the Writers Guild of America have voted to authorise a strike with 95% support. There hasn’t been a writers strike since back in 2007 which lasted for 100 days. That strike affected many properties and caused many a hit show to stumble and ultimately never recover. The dispute is between the writers and […]
Brie Larson says Captain Marvel is “a symbol I wished I would’ve had growing up”
With development heating up for Marvel Studios Captain Marvel, following the recent hiring of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck in the directors chairs, actress Brie Larson is busy prepping for the anticipated role. In a lengthy interview with Vanity Fair, Larson spoke about why she decided to take on the role and said the main reason was […]
UPDATE: DC sitcom Powerless pulled from NBC schedule, cancellation likely
It looks like it may be the end of the road for NBC’s DC sitcom Powerless, with the network pulling the remaining three episodes of the single-camera comedy from its schedule. It’s unclear if and when NBC will air the final three episodes, and at the time of writing there’s been no official word as to […]
Lucasfilm has no plans to restore the unaltered cuts of the original Star Wars trilogy
Although George Lucas has made numerous changes to the original Star Wars trilogy over the years, with those versions having been released on Blu-ray and other such formats, there is still plenty of fan demand for the unaltered versions of the Original Trilogy to see a restored home entertainment release. There were rumors earlier this year […]
Plot details for video game movie Rampage revealed
There are currently two major video game movies in production at the moment, with Alicia Vikander taking on the iconic Lara Croft in Tomb Raider and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson battling giant monsters in the adaptation of classic arcade game Rampage. While we’ve heard about the impressive cast the latter has amassed – including Academy […]
SPOILERS: And the post-credit scenes in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 are…
WARNING: OBVIOUS SPOILERS AHEAD INCLUDING PLOT POINTS FROM THE MOVIE… Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 hits cinemas this coming weekend, but Flickering Myth were lucky enough to see it in person last night in London’s Hammersmith Apollo. Unlike most screenings, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was set up like an actual gig, promoting […]
Chris Pratt thinks Suicide Squad introduced too many characters
With the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 just a few days away, Chris Pratt has been out and about on the press tour, fielding a range of questions, including his thoughts on Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe. Speaking to io9 about what he’s made of the DCEU films so far, Pratt replied that: “I really […]
Fast & Furious Spinoff: Dwayne Johnson says he and Jason Statham will deliver “the greatest fight in the history of movies”
Although reviews for The Fate of the Furious have been mixed leading toward positive, one unanimously agreed upon high point is the camaraderie and banter between the characters of Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. They’re so good that apparently, Vin Diesel got a post-credits scene centered on the two cut from the final version of […]
Steven Soderbergh explains why he came out of retirement for Logan Lucky
Despite announcing his retirement from feature directing following 2013’s Side Effects and Behind the Candelabra, filmmaker Steven Soderbergh is back behind the camera this year for the heist caper Logan Lucky, and during an interview with Entertainment Weekly he has explained what drew him to this latest film. “I was sitting there on [The Knick] set, […]
