Guillermo del Toro is no stranger to the comic book genre, having directed Blade II, Hellboy and Hellboy II: The Golden Army, as well as spending time developing Warner Bros.’ Justice League Dark and an Incredible Hulk TV series for Marvel and ABC. Now the Oscar-winning filmmaker has taken to Twitter to share a list […]
Venom passes $700 million at the global box office
Thanks in no small part to a bumper opening weekend in China (the second-biggest for a superhero movie after this year’s Avengers: Infinity War), Sony’s Venom has now taken its global box office haul beyond the $700 million mark. It’s certainly an impressive feat for the Tom Hardy-headlined film, considering the heavy criticism that Sony […]
Jason Mewes says Jay and Silent Bob Reboot will shoot in February, discusses Clerks III’s collapse
After plans for Clerks III and a Mallrats sequel/TV series fell through, Kevin Smith announced last year that he’d be revisiting the View Askewniverse with Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, a follow-up to 2001’s Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Production was originally slated to get underway this August, only for the month to come […]
Netflix announces new slate of animated movies and original series
Streaming giant Netflix has announced a new slate of upcoming animated feature films and original series, including six previously unannounced titles in Maya and the Three, My Father’s Dragon, Go! Go! Cory Carson, Kid Cosmic, Trash Truck and The Willoughbys. “We know that there is no one type of family. We embrace all kinds of […]
BBC reportedly scraps Doctor Who Christmas Special in favour of New Year
It’s been an annual fixture since the series was relaunched back in 2005, but according to a report from The Mirror is to be believed, there’ll be no Doctor Who Special for fans to unwrap this Christmas Day. According to The Mirror, Doctor Who bosses have “run out” of Yuletide storylines – but will instead […]
Ridley Scott moving ahead with Gladiator sequel
Deadline is reporting that Ridley Scott is moving ahead with the long-discussed sequel to his 2000 Best Picture winner Gladiator, with the filmmaker tapping Peter Craig (The Town) to work on a script. The original Gladiator starred Russell Crowe as Maximus, a Roman General who is betrayed by Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), the son of the […]
Scrapped Boba Fett movie would have featured the bounty hunters from The Empire Strikes Back
Over the weekend it was reported that Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy had confirmed that the long-planned Boba Fett Star Wars Anthology movie is “100% dead”, with the studio opting instead to focus its efforts on Jon Favreau’s live-action series The Mandalorian. Talk of a Boba Fett movie has been circulating since 2013, with Josh Trank […]
Gotham season 5 gets a premiere date, 2 extra episodes, and Jaime Murray
Fox has announced that the fifth and final season of its Batman prequel series Gotham is set to premiere on January 3rd 2019, while the show has been granted an additional two episodes, taking the episode count to 12 from the original order of 10. The announcement was also accompanied by some casting news, with […]
Preview of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s The Sons of El Topo – Volume One: Cain
El Topo rides again this December courtesy of Boom! Studios and legendary filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky, who has teamed with artist Jose Ladronn to continue his 1970 Mexican Acid western film with an original graphic novel sequel The Sons of El Topo – Volume One: Cain. Check out a preview here… The merciless gunslinger El Topo has abandoned […]
Elf celebrates its 15th anniversary with Buddy’s Sing & Cheer Along Edition
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced that it is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Will Ferrell festive favourite Elf with the release of Buddy’s Sing & Cheer Along Edition complete with interactive special features. SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon US Will Ferrell stars as the ultimate fish out of water, Buddy, who as a […]