Following the news that Star Wars: The Force Awakens has become the first film in history to pass $800 million domestically, it can now lay claim to being the third biggest film of all-time. With its weekend takings of $41.6 million domestically, Star Wars: The Force Awakens also brought its worldwide total to $921 million – […]
Jared Leto is the “king of Planet Joker”, says Suicide Squad director
The highly-anticipated anti-hero addition to the DC Extended Universe is get closer with a new trailer set to be released very soon. One topic that was always going to over-shadow the conversation, however, was Jared Leto’s portrayal of The Joker – which has already split the Geek Community. Suicide Squad director David Ayer, on the […]
The Hateful Eight bombs in its second week
It faced stiff competition from Golden Globe winner and Oscar contender The Revenant as well as the box office giant Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but Quentin Tarantino’s latest film The Hateful Eight has fallen way below expectations. Now in its second week of nationwide release, The Hateful Eight has dropped a whopping 62% from […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens becomes the first film to cross $800 million in North America
J.J. Abrams’s sci-fi epic in a galaxy far, far away continues to smash records as Star Wars: The Force Awakens becomes the first film in history to cross $800 million domestically. The film ended the weekend at the top of the US box office for the fourth week in a row, battling stiff competition from […]
R.I.P. David Bowie (1947 – 2016)
There’s a star man, waiting in the sky. Flickering Myth would like to pay respects to legendary musician David Bowie, who has passed away in the early hours of the morning following an 18-month battle with cancer. Below is an official release by his family from his Facebook page. “January 10 2016 – David Bowie died peacefully […]
And the winners of the 73rd Golden Globes are…
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association never ceases to surprise and go against the grain. Only a select few categories in film lined up with the predictions of professional analysts, while all of television was completely out of left field. That’s not to say anything here isn’t well deserved. Except for The Martian anyway, which was […]
Greg Berlanti says deadline is looming for Supergirl / The Flash crossover this year
From the moment that it was announced Arrow and The Flash producer Greg Berlanti was tackling Supergirl, there’s been speculation that the CBS series could cross over with one of the two Arrowverse shows on The CW. However, if the big DC crossover is going to happen this year, then the two networks are going […]
CW Seed renews Vixen animated series for second season, more live-action appearances planned
Coinciding with the news that Kevin Smith is set to direct an episode of The Flash, The CW has announced that CW Seed has renewed the Arrowverse animated series Vixen for a second season. The CW President Mark Pedowitz revealed at the Television Critics Association press tour that season two will run for six or […]
Kevin Smith to direct an episode of The Flash
It looks like Kevin Smith is set to join the DC universe, with The CW announcing today at the Television Critics Association press tour that Smith is set to direct an episode of The Flash. No further details were given, but Deadline is reporting that Smith’s episode will air in May. This won’t be the first […]
Nina Dobrev and Ruby Rose join xXx: The Return of Xander Cage
The cast of Vin Diesel’s xXx: The Return of Xander Cage continues to come together, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Nina Dobrev (The Vampire Diaries) and Ruby Rose (Orange Is the New Black) are both in talks to appear in the upcoming action sequel. The film, which is now in production under director D.J. Caruso […]
