With yesterday’s huge Comic-Con announcement from Joss Whedon that his hotly-anticipated sequel to The Avengers is going by the title Avengers: Age of Ultron, there’s been a tonne of speculation as to how the film could be influenced by Marvel’s recent crossover, and whether this means we’ll be seeing the likes of The Vision – […]

Having been confirmed as returning to the director’s chair for the third outing back in June after the strong box-office performance of this year’s sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation, director Jon M. Chu has offered a few words about the possibilities for G.I. Joe 3, revealing that he’s open to bringing back characters from Stephen Sommers’ […]

Following last night’s world premiere of Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox [watch a new clip here and read our ★★★★ review], Warner Bros. took the opportunity to announce its 2014 DC Universe Animated Original Movie to those in attendance at the San Diego Comic-Con International. In addition to the recently announced Justice League: War – […]

Here’s some rather exciting news for Batman fans… no, Christopher Nolan hasn’t announced a fourth instalment of his Dark Knight saga, but rather Bruce Timm – co-creator of the classic Batman: The Animated Series and godfather of the DC Animated Universe – has revealed that he’s developing a new black-and-white Batman short for Cartoon Network’s […]

We round up Thursday’s big talking points and best coverage from around the web of the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con International, including Ender’s Game, Divergent, Oldboy, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Sherlock, Dracula, Teen Wolf, The X-Files, Firefly, Batman: Arkham Origins, The Walking Dead, The Superior Spider-Man and Dexter…. …After opening the convention floor to […]

With Marvel expected to expand its roster for Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s been plenty of rumours circulating as to which characters could be set to join the likes of Iron Man, Thor and Captain America as part of the studio’s stable of superheroes, not to mention speculation over potential casting choices. […]

We’ve known for some time that 20th Century Fox plans to capitalise on its Marvel movie rights, with Mark Millar being brought to serve as a Joss Whedon-esque creative consultant for a cohesive universe, Bryan Singer uniting the two X-Men timelines with next year’s X-Men: Days of Future Past, and Chronicle helmer Josh Trank overseeing […]

With The World’s End set to open in UK cinemas next week, bringing down the curtain on his ‘Three Flavours Corneto’ Trilogy alongside Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, British filmmaker Edgar Wright is now finally set to turn his attention to the long-gestating Ant-Man adaptation, kicking off Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in […]

The Flickering Myth writing team sit down to discuss the trailer for Spike Lee’s American remake of Oldboy…. Ah remakes. They’re now an integral part of our film watching experience. Not a year goes by where we don’t hear rumours of new films that are actually films we’ve seen before. Yesterday saw the release of […]

Martin Deer wonders whether comic book movies could be fueling the Hollywood reboot culture… Remakes in Hollywood are certainly not a new thing. 1957’s An Affair to Remember starring Cary Grant, considered one of the most romantic films of all time, is actually a remake of the 1939 film Love Affair. Alfred Hitchcock remade his […]