Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb…. On Friday, amongst others, Bleeding Cool, Coming Soon, /Film – and, of course, Flickering Myth – all covered the release of images from Toy Story of Terror! revealing Combat Carl, voiced by Carl Weathers: “Disney has revealed this first look at Combat Carl from Pixar’s upcoming TV special […]

The Flickering Myth writing team discuss the nominations for the 86th Academy Awards… On Thursday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 86th Academy Awards, which you can check out in full here if you haven’t already seen them, or you just want to remind yourself who’ll be contesting […]

Matt Spencer-Skeen on his top five snubs from this week’s Oscar nominations… So the Oscar nominations have been announced (in case you’ve missed all this you can find the nominations here) and what a wonderful array of very predictable picks they were. The most interesting part of the Oscar nom for me though is all […]

During the Licensing Expo 2014, a poster was uncovered for Batman Unlimited, which seemingly indicated that Warner Bros. has a new animated Batman project in the pipeline. While much of the speculation pointed towards this being a replacement for the CG-animated Beware the Batman, Legions of Gotham is reporting that it is in fact a […]

Ryan Maloney charts Warner Bros.’ efforts to bring The Flash to the screen…  In the pantheon of B-list superheroes, The Flash is perhaps the best and most revered. Sadly, that level of brand recognition doesn’t quite translate to the character’s number of fans; approach any random stranger on the street and he or she will […]

It was officially announced at the tail end of last year that Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues star Paul Rudd had been cast in Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man and the debate then moved into which character he would play. Since then, Wright teased an appearance from both Hank Pym and Scott Lang. But which one would […]

With Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in full swing, it’s almost time for Joss Whedon to assemble Earth’s Mightiest Heroes for principal photography on The Avengers: Age of Ultron, and speaking to SFX Magazine (via CBM), Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has offered up some details on the eagerly-anticipated sequel. “Joss Whedon had […]

It seems as if Marvel is placing all its trust in James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy, with a rumoured animated series in the works to follow the live-action Phase Two film. Marvel editor Stephen Wacker hinted towards the idea in an interview last year, and now rumours have arisen from Comic Book Movie suggesting […]

Anghus Houvouras on the problem with return of The Amazing Spider-Man… We should applaud creators who deviate from the form, not condemn them… I’ve been actively promoting that concept for a while.  Thumping my clenched fist against the pulpit, shouting loud enough for anyone willing to listen.  Creatively speaking, our most iconic comic book characters […]

Prior to the announcement that Ben Affleck had secured the role of Batman in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel sequel, an online fan campaign was lobbying for British actor and martial artist Scott Adkins (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Expendables 2) to don the cape and cowl as The Dark Knight in Batman vs. Superman. This […]