Two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali is teaming up with Tom Hardy for 77 Blackout.Cary Joji Fukunaga is set to direct the film, described as “a crime thriller set on the night when the city that never sleeps lost power and plunged into chaos and lawlessness.” The script comes from Frank John Hughes, and Fukunaga made […]
Australian body horror The Demon Disorder gets a trailer from Shudder
Shudder has released a trailer for the acclaimed Australian body horror The Demon Disorder.Marking the feature directorial debut of SFX veteran Steven Boyle, the film follows siblings Graham, Jake and Phillip as their lives are upended when a family secret is discovered following their father’s passing, and they find themselves caught up in an eerie […]
Exclusive Interview – Alexandra Essoe discusses her directorial debut The Carnal Soul
In an exclusive interview, Flickering Myth sat down with Alexandra Essoe (The Pope’s Exorcist) to talk about her directorial debut The Carnal Soul starring veteran actor Bob Gunton (The Shawshank Redemption).Hi Alexandra Essoe, welcome to Flickering Myth! Before we dig in about your new movie, tell us about yourself.Hi! I was born in Dhahran, Saudi […]
Beowulf-inspired Grendel sets all-star cast including Jeff Bridges, Dave Bautista and Bryan Cranston
Robert D. Krzykowski (The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot) will direct Grendel, a new creature film with an all-star cast.Per Variety, Jeff Bridges will star in the titular Grendel, Dave Bautista as Beowulf, Bryan Cranston as King Hrothgar, Thomasin McKenzie as Queen Wealhtheow, and Aidan Turner as Unferth.Krzykowski will also pen the […]
Will Smith set for action thriller Sugar Bandits from Stefano Sollima
Deadline reports that Will Smith is set to star in Stefano Sollima’s new action thriller Sugar Bandits, where he will play a former special forces soldier who runs an elite vigilante squad working to wipe out the drug trade in Boston.Sollima is familiar with this genre, having previously covered the criminal underworld. He’s best known […]
Go behind-the-scenes of Wicked with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in new promo video
Ahead of the release of the official trailer on Wednesday, Universal Pictures has given audiences a behind-the-scenes look at their blockbuster musical adaptation of Wicked. Directed by Crazy Rich Asians filmmaker Jon M. Chu, Wicked‘s magical ensemble features Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, alongside Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, and Jeff Goldblum […]
Third Downton Abbey movie heading to the big screen
Polish your finest silver, because Downton Abbey is set for a third big-screen outing from series creator Julian Fellowes.Per The Hollywood Reporter, Focus Features and Carnival Films are organising another elite gathering for the inhabitants of Downton Abbey, with Simon Curtis returning to direct following his work on 2022’s Downton Abbey: A New Era.Downtown Abbey […]
Edgar Wright officially in talks to direct Sydney Sweeney’s Barbarella remake
Following the announcement that Edgar Wright is set to direct Glen Powell in a remake of The Running Man, the Hot Fuzz director hasn’t had to look far when it comes to inspiration for his next project, with news emerging that he is in talks to take the reins on Powell’s Anyone But You co-star […]
Jason Statham sets two new films with directors Baltasar Kormakur and Jean-François Richet
As the Cannes Film Festival and market prepares to kick off, action veteran Jason Statham is keeping himself busy, having signed on for two new action thrillers to be directed by Jean-François Richet (Plane) and Baltasar Kormakur (Everest) respectively.First up is Mutiny from Richet, which will begin filming in the UK in September and will be […]
Movie Review – Wildcat (2024)
Wildcat, 2024.Directed by Ethan Hawke. Starring Maya Hawke, Laura Linney, Philip Ettinger, Rafael Casal, Steve Zahn, Cooper Hoffman, Willa Fitzgerald, Alessandro Nivola, Vincent D’Onofrio, Christine Dye, Liam Neeson, John E. Brownlee, Jan Falk, Demetrius T. Wheeler, and Nik Pajic.SYNOPSIS:Follows the life of writer Flannery O’Connor while she was struggling to publish her first novel.While discussing […]
