Sherlock and The Hobbit star Martin Freeman is set to join the cast of upcoming zombie thriller Cargo, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. The film is based on a short made by directors Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling which was a viral hit back in 2013. In the feature version, Freeman is set to play “a father […]
Shane Black discusses The Predator
Ever since it was announced that Shane Black would be director a Predator sequel, news has been sparse regarding the project. We know that it’s co-written by his old buddy and Monster Squad co-scribe/director Fred Dekker, and Black promised that would be an “event movie.” We also learned that it would be called The Predator […]
Centipede and Missile Command are the latest video games to be adapted for the big screen
As we’ve been talking about on the Flickering Myth Podcast for the last few weeks, with four movies being released this year based on video game movies it will only take one of them to be successful to create an influx of adaptations. Well, even though Ratchet & Clank didn’t do all that well at […]
Joe and Anthony Russo to produce The Thomas Crown Affair remake with Michael B. Jordan
Joe and Anthony Russo, whose latest film Captain America: Civil War is currently atop the global box office, are keeping themselves busy outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with news that they are to produce the upcoming remake of The Thomas Crown Affair. The new version of the film will see Michael B. Jordan (Creed) taking the […]
ABC cancels Agent Carter and passes on Marvel’s Most Wanted
We’ve been hearing for a while now that the future of two Marvel television shows – Agent Carter and Marvel’s Most Wanted – were grim. And now it’s been confirmed. At the television upfronts presentation today, ABC announced its various renewals and cancellations (via THR), and both of the aforementioned Marvel series didn’t make the cut. Agent Carter has officially been cancelled after two […]
Colin Farrell to reteam with The Lobster director Yorgos Lanthimos
Variety is reporting news from Cannes that Colin Farrell is set to reteam with director Yorgos Lanthimos for The Killing of a Sacred Deer. Farrell and Lanthimos had previously collaborated together on last year’s The Lobster and the two will reunite on the new film, which is set to go into production this summer. Ed Guiney and […]
The original Wasp spotted during Ant-Man’s sub-atomic sequence
Spoilers for Ant-Man In last year’s Ant-Man, it was revealed at the end of the movie that Hope Van Dyne would follow in her mother’s footsteps and become The Wasp. We caught a glimpse of the original Wasp during the sequence where she and Ant-Man disarm a missile, but it seems the character was also featured […]
Jack O’Connell to headline Netflix’s new show Godless
Jack O’Connell (Money Monster, Unbroken) is set to lead the cast of Godless, the new Western drama series from Netflix. Steven Soderbergh (Behind the Candelabra) and Scott Frank are behind the new show which is reportedly set in 1884 and “centers on Frank Griffin, a menacing outlaw who is terrorizing the West as he hunts […]
Cecily Strong to join Jessica Chastain in Plus One
Saturday Night Live star Cecily Strong is in talks to join Jessica Chastain (The Huntsman: Winter’s War, The Martian) in the upcoming comedy Plus One. Patrick Brice (The Overnight) is directing the film which follows “a single woman (Chastain) who realizes she has limited choices in girlfriends who can join her on the singles scene because […]
The CW picks up live-action Archie series Riverdale for full season
Fresh from the news that Supergirl is joining The CW, it has now been announced that the network has added another comic book-based show, having placed a series order for the live-action Archie Comics pilot Riverdale. “This is a historic moment for Archie Comics – and I couldn’t be more proud,” said Archie Comics Publisher […]
