Variety is reporting that Shane Meadows is reuniting with This Is England stars Stephen Graham and Helen Behan for The Virtues, a new four-part TV series penned by Jack Thorne. The series will see Graham as Joseph, a man who returns home to Ireland to confront a troubled past after having been brought up in the […]
R.I.P. Martin Landau (1928 – 2017)
Oscar-winning actor Martin Landau has passed away aged 89 after suffering “unexpected complications” following a hospital visit in Los Angeles. Landau began his career as a cartoonist for the New York Daily News before moving into acting, with early roles in the likes of North by Northwest, Cleopatra and The Greatest Story Ever Told. Between […]
Promo images for The Mist Season 1 Episode 4 – ‘Pequod’
A batch of images have arrived online for next week’s fourth episode of The Mist, entitled ‘Pequod’; take a look below… SEE ALSO: The Mist Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘Show and Tell’ Kevin, Mia, Bryan and Adrian leave the sanctity of the church and arrive at an abandoned gas station where they try […]
SDCC: Colin Baker and Sophie Aldred on Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor Who casting
Last weekend it was announced that Jodie Whittaker has been cast as the Thirteenth Doctor in the long-running British sci-fi series Doctor Who, becoming the first female actor to take on the role of the iconic Time Lord. Yesterday at the San Diego Comic-Con International, Flickering Myth’s Tai Freligh caught up with Colin Baker (The […]
Why Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor Is the Hero We Need Right Now
Tony Black on Jodie Whitaker’s casting as the Thirteenth Doctor… So there we go. The 13th (or should that be 14th?) Doctor, hero of legendary British institution Doctor Who, is for the first time in history going to be a woman. More specifically Jodie Whittaker, who just went from being a critically acclaimed British TV […]
13 Questions for the 13th Doctor
With the Thirteenth Doctor in Doctor Who now confirmed as Jodie Whittaker, below are 13 questions that will help you get to know the latest Time Lord that little bit better. 1) What does it feel like to be the Thirteenth Doctor? It’s very nerve-racking, as it’s been so secret! 2) Why did you […]
Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor Who reveal trailer hits 16 million views online
Jodie Whittaker was only revealed to the world two days ago to be the 13th Doctor in Doctor Who, but already the minute-long, specially filmed trailer that appeared after the Wimbledon Final has been viewed sixteen million times online! Included in this sixteen million is the BBC One Facebook channel, where the trailer has so far […]
Game of Thrones Fact Files: Bran Stark
Tony Black counts down to Game of Thrones season 7… “You will never walk again… but you will fly…” These words capped off a four season journey for Brandon Stark, the youngest son of Eddard Stark, Lord of Winterfell, in which he went from crippled young boy to a powerful, magical seer in the making. […]
Marvel’s Inhumans premieres to modest ratings
After a difficult marketing campaign, near-universally negative reviews, and an underwhelming IMAX release earlier this month, Marvel Television’s latest series Inhumans finally made its way to the small screen last night as it premiered on ABC. Despite the negative buzz around the series, Inhumans managed to draw solid if not spectacular ratings in its Friday […]
Inhumans quality was “a source of contention” between ABC and Marvel
From the moment it was first announced as part of Marvel’s feature film slate for Phase Three, Inhumans hasn’t had the easiest of rides. Reportedly forced upon Marvel Studios by Marvel Entertainment CEO Ike Perlmutter, the movie was pulled from Marvel’s cinematic slate when Disney decided to shake up its structure and have Kevin Feige […]