After more than a decade in development, Steve Niles’ horror comic Aleister Arcane looks set to hit the big screen, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Amblin Entertainment has picked up a package which has Eli Roth (The Green Inferno) directing, Jim Carrey (Dumb and Dumber To) starring, and Jon Croker (The Woman in Black […]
Exclusive Interview: Jessie Usher talks Independence Day: Resurgence
With mere hours to go until the two decade wait is finally over, Flickering Myth has been getting ready for the new alien invasion by speaking to the cast and filmmakers behind Independence Day: Resurgence. Scott J. Davis got to chat to new recruit Jessie Usher about the film, his memories of the first film […]
Steven Spielberg says George Lucas will be involved with Indiana Jones 5
We already knew that director Steven Spielberg, star Harrison Ford and composer John Williams are all returning for Indiana Jones 5, and now we can add George Lucas to that list too, with Spielberg confirming that his longtime friend will remain involved as an executive producer.“George is going to be an executive producer on it with […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story character details revealed
Following their cover reveal [see here], Entertainment Weekly has now shared a selection of character portraits from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, giving us some insight into the characters inhabiting the world of Disney and Lucasfilm’s first Anthology movie.Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) A streetwise delinquent who has been on her own since 15, she […]
John Boyega joins Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit riots film
Earlier this year it was revealed that Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal are reuniting for a new film exploring the 1967 Detroit race riots, and now Star Wars: The Force Awakens star John Boyega has taken to Twitter to announce that he’s joined the cast of the project.https://twitter.com/JohnBoyega/status/745324400078106626https://twitter.com/JohnBoyega/status/745327661971542020The film will tell the […]
Bryan Cranston to play Zordon in the Power Rangers movie
The official Twitter account for Lionsgate and Saban’s upcoming Power Rangers movie has announced that Bryan Cranston has signed on to appear in the film, with the Breaking Bad and Trumbo star set to play Zordon, the nemesis of the evil Rita Repulsa, creator of the Power Morphers and the Dinozords, and mentor to the […]
Chad L. Coleman joins Arrow as new villain Tobias Church
Fresh from the casting of Madison McLaughlin as Artemis, IGN is reporting that The Wire and The Walking Dead star Chad L. Coleman has joined the fifth season of Arrow.Coleman is set to play the new villain Tobias Church, who will be aiming to unite Star City’s various criminal organisations. He will make his debut […]
Exclusive: IDW’s John Barber responds to the fan criticism of Revolution and how it affects The Transformers
Earlier this month, IDW announced a Hasbro shared universe comic titled Revolution (not tying into the Paramount movie one) which would bring The Transformers, G.I. Joe, M.A.S.K., Micronauts, Action Man and more. The announcement led to several IDW readers – particularly Transformers fans – to take editor Chris Ryall to task by asking questions about […]
Spider-Man: Homecoming adds Beasts of No Nation star Abraham Attah
The cast of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming just can’t seem to stop growing, as Deadline reports that young Beasts of No Nation star Abraham Attah has signed on to the film in an unknown role.Attah’s performance in last year’s Beasts of No Nation earned him an enormous amount of praise, with many viewers labeling him as a […]
Supergirl casts former Wonder Woman star Lynda Carter
Supergirl’s second season has just cast a DC veteran in the role of the President of the United States and it is rather, ahem, wonderful.Lynda Carter, the Wonder Woman of the 1970s series based on the Amazon Princess, has been cast and will make her introduction in the third episode of the season before appearing […]