Benedict Cumerbatch was a popular choice for the role of Doctor Strange when he was announced last year, but Marvel head-honco Kevin Feige has said that the actor’s popularity nearly cost him the role. “He was someone that we were very interested in for a very long time,” Feige told EW. “[But] he kept getting […]
Jeff Goldblum returns to Jurassic Park, Unbreakable/Split sequel announced, Mad Max sequels and more – Daily News Roundup
MORE MAX With the great critical success of Mad Max: Fury Road, it came as no surprise that there was a lot of talk of more adventures from George Miller’s universe. However, since then, we’ve not heard much else. In a recent interview Miller has revealed that there are plans in place for a trilogy saying, […]
Adam Driver compares Star Wars: Episode VIII to The Empire Strikes Back
With many comparing Star Wars: The Force Awakens to George Lucas’ A New Hope, it would make sense that one of the movie’s stars is comparing the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VIII to The Empire Strikes Back. “It’s similar to how The Empire Strikes Back has a different tone,” Adam Driver told Collider. “For that people […]
Aquaman’s Jason Momoa joins video game adaptation Just Cause from Hitman: Agent 47 producer
The video game movie train keeps rolling off the successes of Warcraft and The Angry Birds Movie (though not so much Assassin’s Creed), and it’s been announced that Adrian Askeriah’s long-gestating Just Cause adaptation has found its star. The Wrap has revealed that Game of Thrones and Aquaman star Jason Momoa has boarded the project […]
UPDATED: The Highest Grossing Movies of 2015
The year of 2015 is done and dusted, and the smoke has cleared on the battle for box office supremacy. There has been a couple of shockers this year, and the overall winner of both the domestic and worldwide title was far from expected. Similarly, there have been a few movies released this year that […]
Men’s Rights Activists claim their boycott cost Star Wars: The Force Awakens millions
Prior to the release of one of the trailers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the hashtag #BoycottEpisodeVII began to trend worldwide by Men’s Rights Activists who were upset over the film’s casting. They claim that the characters of Rey and Finn took central roles away from white actors and the most prominent website for Men’s […]
Spoilers: J.J. Abrams talks Rey’s backstory in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Warning: some minor spoilers from Star Wars: The Force Awakens in this post… We’ve heard from J.J. Abrams and the rest of the writing crew from Star Wars: The Force Awakens talk about R2-D2’s role in the movie, and now the group have also been giving some details about Rey’s story. If you’ve seen the […]
Season’s Greetings from Flickering Myth
A quick note from everyone here at Flickering Myth to wish all of our readers a very Merry Christmas, and a prosperous 2016! While we’re here, we’d also like to say a huge thank you for your continued support of the site. 2015 has been a great year for Flickering Myth, and we’ve got some […]
The Biggest Opening Weekends of 2015
Looking at the totals for 2015, it’s been a good year for movie studios at the box office. We’ve had a couple of record-breaking opening weekends, and a certain movie from a galaxy far, far away smashed the December opening weekend record. Last year, the biggest opening weekend was $121 million, and this year is […]
Spoilers: More cameos revealed in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Warning: this post does contain spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens… Many of the original Star Wars cast – including Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels and Tim Rose – returned to their roles in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but it was revealed over the weekend that there was a prequel […]
