In the first of a new feature here at Flickering Myth, Sam Thorne delves into the history of the superhero movie genre; first up is The Punisher and The Wild World of Batwoman… The advent of the superhero genre, and its insane popularity is an unlikely one. It may seem hard to remember a time […]

Sir Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs, Thor) is known for being a bit of a ‘luvvie,’ an actor of stage or screen who tends towards affection. But that shouldn’t devalue this next piece of news. Steven Michael Quezada (Steven ‘Gomey’ Gomez in Breaking Bad), recently posted the following letter on Facebook. It’s from Hopkins […]

In the Summer of 1982, two 11 year old boys, Chris Strompolos and Eric Zala, attempted to recreate Raiders of the Lost Ark shot by shot. Although taking over seven years, their film garnered a lot of attention, with even Steven Spielberg recognising its quality, and now their story is becoming a movie itself. Raiders! […]

Villordsutch reviews The X-Files: Season 10 #5… “The sense-shattering conclusion! Reunited at last, Mulder and Scully pursue the Deacon deep beneath the surface of Yellowstone National Park. Also in pursuit are the telltale black helicopters of the FBI, but are they friend… or foe?” Before this issue I could say that this release of The […]

With Marvel having taken its first step into live-action television last month with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., there’s already been plenty of talk about the future of the Cinematic Universe on the small screen; an Agent Carter series has been rumoured, while Marvel’s Head of Television Jeph Loeb confirmed at the New York Comic Con that […]

Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Khan #1…. “Shall we begin?”A few of you may remember when this comic was first mentioned a few months back on Flickering Myth.  Though the cynicism spewed from my mouth about rehashing of Khan’s history (as a Star Trek fan I’m more than aware that Paramount is looking for more ways […]

As Edgar Wright prepares to finally take the plunge with his long-gestating Ant-Man adaptation, Variety has revealed that Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Dark Knight Rises, Looper) and Paul Rudd (This Is 40, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues) have emerged as the two front runners for the lead role of Dr. Henry Pym. According to Variety’s sources, […]

In the latter half of last year, it was announced to much ill response that Breck Eisner (The Crazies) was in negotiations to direct a film based on the toy Stretch Armstrong. The property was dropped by Universal, and then picked up by Relativity Media who were developing the project. It seemed to be going […]

Villordsutch reviews Think Tank #10… “Slacker genius Dr. David Loren made a calculated gamble that the US government would never allow his latest DNA-targeting virus to go airborne — and lost. Can he mitigate the collateral damage triggered by his deadly invention? Or will he lose everyone he loves?“ I can sum up this comic […]

Last week came the news that X-Men veteran Simon Kinberg (X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past) has been brought in to overhaul the script for The Fantastic Four, leading to speculation that 20th Century Fox could struggle to meet its planned March 2015 release date for Chronicle director Josh […]