Get those pinches of salt ready… We reported on Sunday that J.J. Abrams would be kicking off filming of Star Wars: Episode VII early 2014 but refused to give any speculation on whether the plot would contain elements of the Expanded Universe. However, according to Schmoes Know, the basic plot of Episode VII has been […]

As Joss Whedon continues to put the finishing touches to the script for The Avengers: Age of Ultron, the geek favourite filmmaker has spoken to Entertainment Weekly about his plans for the eponymous villain, stating that he plans to strip back some of the artificial intelligence’s abilities when he goes up against Earth’s Mightiest Heroes […]

The Flickering Myth team discuss the first trailer for The Wolverine…. On Monday, we got a teaser for the first trailer for The Wolverine. Then on Tuesday we got a slightly longer teaser for the trailer. Finally, after the trailer for a trailer which itself was a trailer for the trailer, we finally got the […]

Our weekly round up of all the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Iron Man 3, The Avengers 2, Ant-Man, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange, The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Deadpool, Justice League, Man of Steel, Superman Lives, Superman: Flyby, […]

Scott Davis reports from today’s London press preview of one of 2013’s biggest films: the return of Tony Stark in Iron Man 3 (if you’ve not seen the trailers and TV spots, there are some minor spoilers ahead)… “You’ll never see me coming.” Unlike the legendary villain The Mandarin from the Marvel and Iron Man […]

It’s been a bit of a roller coaster ride for Star Wars fans following Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm last year, beginning with the shock announcement that the House of Mouse was to develop a new sequel trilogy starting with Star Wars: Episode VII in 2015, in addition to several standalone Star Wars features. However, it […]

The Flickering Myth writing team look at yesterday’s red band trailer for Kick-Ass 2…. This year’s superhero season kicks off next month with Shane Black’s Iron Man 3 (see the writing’s team reaction to that trailer here) and after that we’re treated to the sequel to 2010’s Kick-Ass in the form of Jeff Wadlow’s Kick-Ass […]

The Flickering Myth writing team look at the second trailer for Iron Man 3… It’s finally here! The comic book movie season of 2013 is finally here! And kicking things off is the first part of Marvel’s Phase Two in the form of Shane Black’s Iron Man 3 which sees Tony Stark battling the evil […]

Tom Jolliffe looks at the possibilities for The Expendables 3… The dust had barely settled from the first time eyes were laid upon a print of The Expendables 2 before rumours of the third film started flying around. Long before the final box office takings had been registered it seemed that the third was more […]

Those excited by the talk of a Planet Hulk movie which has been circling the internet and tantalising fans everywhere may be a tad disappointed by a recent development. Speculation began when concept art for Hulkbuster armor and a rumour issued by Latino Review suggested that The Avengers 2 would be Hulk-centric and would then […]