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Thoughts on the first trailer for Iron Man 3

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Luke Owen discusses the first trailer for Marvel’s Iron Man 3… The first stage of “Phase Two” of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is underway with the release of the trailer for Shane Black’s Iron Man 3 [watch it here]. Promising (figuratively) to ‘take Stark back to the cave’, the trailer certainly shows a much bleaker Iron […]

Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Bond theme songs

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Flickering Myth’s writing team vote for their favourite James Bond theme songs as Skyfall, the 23rd film in the franchise, hits cinemas…The sky is finally falling. The 23rd official James Bond film, Judi Dench’s 7th, Daniel Craig’s 3rd and director Sam Mendes’ 1st, Skyfall, swaggers into cinemas today. So far we’ve had to make do […]

The Week in Spandex – Iron Man 3, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, S.H.I.E.L.D., X-Men, Man of Steel, Arrow, DC vs. Marvel and more

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Our weekly round up of the latest news stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Iron Man 3, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, S.H.I.E.L.D., The Incredible Hulk, Marvel Animation, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Kick-Ass 2, Man of Steel, Arrow, Wonder Woman, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, DC vs. Marvel […]

Mark Millar talks Fantastic Four, The Wolverine and X-Men: Days of Future Past

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Last month, it was announced that 20th Century Fox would follow Marvel Studios’ lead by bringing in a creative consultant to oversee the development of its future superhero movie slate, with Scottish comic book writer Mark Millar (Wanted, Kick-Ass) taking on responsibility for the studio’s upcoming Marvel output. During the New York Comic Con, Word […]

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 looking to cast Mary Jane Watson and Harry Osborn

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Now that director Marc Webb has officially signed on to helm a sequel to this year’s web-spinning reboot The Amazing Spider-Man, it seems that Sony are pressing full-steam ahead with casting on the follow-up. According to Variety, Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) will be getting some competition for Peter Parker’s (Andrew Garfield) affections in the form […]

Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon to start shooting in March

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Martin Scorsese is set to follow up The Irishman with another of his long-gestating projects, reuniting with his two frequent collaborators Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro for Killers of the Flower Moon, and now we have word that the project is set to begin filming in March 2020. Based on David Grann’s bestselling book, […]

The X-Files creator Chris Carter returning to TV with The After

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Chris Carter (The X-Files, Millennium) and Georgeville Television are set to collaborate on a new television series called The After. According to Deadline, The After is a thriller that revolves around a mysterious unexplained event and incorporates elements of science fiction, suspense and real-world fear and paranoia, so fans of the original X-Files series should […]

Special Features – What next for The Twilight Zone movie?

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Following the departure of Matt Reeves, Luke Owen ponders the future of The Twilight Zone movie… Yesterday’s news about Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Let Me In) leaving The Twilight Zone movie project after more than a year’s worth of work now raises just one question for Warner Bros. –  what’s next for the 5th dimension? Is […]

Marvel Studios co-president talks Ant-Man, Iron Man 3 and future Marvel One Shots

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Doing the promotional rounds for the home-entertainment release of Joss Whedon’s blockbuster superhero ensemble The Avengers (which hit UK shelves today), Marvel Studios co-president Louis D’Esposito has taken a few moments to discuss several forthcoming projects in an interview with the German website FilmJunkies (via ComicBookMovie), including Edgar Wright’s long-in-development Ant-Man, the Shane Black-directed sequel […]