With her starring role in this year’s hugely successfully Cinderella for Disney, actress Lily James has continued her climb up the Hollywood ladder by joining the WWII drama The Kaiser’s Last Kiss. James will star in the drama alongside Oscar winner Christopher Plummer (Beginners), with five-time Tony nominated director David Leveaux helming the film, which […]
Chris Columbus talks Gremlins reboot, Joe Dante will not be involved
With his first film for five years, Pixels, due for release in the next few months, director Chris Columbus has started doing the press rounds to promote the CGI-action spectacular starring Adam Sandler (Grown Ups 2), Kevin James (Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2), Michelle Monaghan (True Detective) and Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones). But while […]
Gremlins reboot gets screenwriter, Chris Columbus and Steven Spielberg to produce
Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. has hired a new screenwriter to pen the reboot to classic 1980’s horror-comedy Gremlins. Carl Ellsworth, who has written the upcoming Goosebumps film, is a consistent writer in Hollywood and has penned the scripts for films such as Disturbia and the remake to The Last House on the Left. […]
Cinderella opens to $132.4 million worldwide
Opening to mostly mediocre reviews (read ours here), Disney’s Cinderella has had a whopping opening weekend. Showing in just under 3,900 screens, Cinderella has taken $70 million domestically, with an extra $62.4 million from worldwide showings – giving it a grand total of $132.4 million, exceeding all expectations. In terms of Disney’s other live-action reboots/sequels, […]
Back to the Future remake won’t happen while Robert Zemeckis is still alive
Great news movie fans! A remake to beloved 1980’s time travel flick Back To The Future will NEVER happen while original director Robert Zemeckis is still alive. Remakes and reboots are all the craze these days in Hollywood and it’s getting to the point where no movie is sacred or untouchable. In a recent interview […]
Stephanie Vogt joins the cast of The Royals
Flickering Myth has just learned that American actress Stephanie Vogt has joined the cast of Lionsgate Television’s The Royals, which also stars Elizabeth Hurley and William Moseley. The show recently began filming its second season in England, and will introduce Vogt’s plot thickening character in an upcoming episode. Vogt is something of a hot property […]
Mike Colter says Luke Cage is “geared towards an adult audience”
Mike Colter is set to play Luke Cage in A.K.A. Jessica Jones next year before getting his own series shortly thereafter. We’ve already heard that Daredevil will be taking on a “dark and gritty” tone which is unlike the MCU movies, but what can we expect from Luke Cage? “It’s geared towards an adult audience, […]
Jennifer Lawrence to star in Steven Spielberg’s next film
In the news for the wrong reasons last week with a reported on-set bust-up with director David O. Russell (which she has denied as false), Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence is set to star in the new film from Steven Spielberg. Deadline reports that Lawrence is set to star in an adaptation of It’s What I […]
Viola Davis talks playing Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad
It was rumoured for a while, but confirmed by the woman herself, that Viola Davis (How To Get Away With Murder) would be portraying Amanda Waller in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad. While we wait to see what Mr. Ayer has in store with his announcement today, Viola Davis has been talking about taking on the […]
Mark Hamill asks for managed expectations with Star Wars: The Force Awakens: “I’m telling you, it’s just a movie”
If there is one movie released this year that has a lot of hype to live up to, it’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Not only is it the first Star Wars movie in a decade, but it’s the first film to come from Disney without any involvement from George Lucas. Since its announcement, we’ve […]
