Over the past year we’ve had an absolute blizzard of speculation surrounding potential casting on Disney and Lucasfilm’s upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII, with virtually every actor in Hollywood linked to the film alongside persistent rumours about the likes of Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews the fourth episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D… Last week I said this about Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.:“At some point we’re going to need some steak to go with this sizzle.”Episode 4, “Eye Spy” delivered the steak.It took a few episodes, but Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has successfully found its footing and is fast […]

Last year it was revealed that fanboy favourite director Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pacific Rim) was planning to bring together to supernatural characters of the DC Universe for Heaven Sent, a.k.a. Dark Universe, a.k.a. an adaptation of the comic book series Justice League Dark, which revolves around a team led by John Constantine.However, just last […]

It was a shock when it was announced that Donald Glover was to appear in just 5 episodes of the upcoming series of Community and it was presumed that it was as a result of prior commitments to his own sitcom. However, Glover has released a series of incredible personal notes that reveal the exact […]

Having being revealed yesterday as one of the front runners for the role of Dr. Henry ‘Hank’ Pym in Edgar Wright’s upcoming Marvel movie Ant-Man alongside Paul Rudd (This Is Forty, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues), The Dark Knight Rises and Don Jon star Joseph Gordon-Levitt has now confirmed that he’s met with the studio, […]

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 X-Files Season […]

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 […]