Mena Massoud, the star of Disney’s live-action Aladdin movie, hasn’t had a single audition since the film came out. One would think when you star in a billion-dollar grossing hit for Disney that things around Hollywood might start happening for you but with the case of Aladdin star Mena Massoud this has not turned out […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers IDW Collection Phase Two – Volume 9
Ricky Church reviews Transformers IDW Collection Phase Two – Volume 9… IDW’s deluxe collections of their previous Transformers continuity have now reached a ninth volume, combining stories from Transformers, More Than Meets The Eye and Windblade into one book. The titles mostly have a different tone and feel to each other, particularly More Than Meets The Eye‘s crazy and meta-filled narrative, but each […]
The Witcher executive producer says they couldn’t fit all of book one into the first season
Tomek Bagiński, the executive producer for Netflix’s The Witcher, says they could not adapt all of the first book into season one. Adapting books to screen is always a tricky business. Trying to find the right balance between faithfulness to the source material and what will work well on screen is no easy task. The […]
Star Wars’ Rey gets an ARTFX collectible statue from Kotobukiya
Sideshow and Kotobukiya have unveiled the Rey statue from the ARTFX Artist Series: Descendant of Light line which is inspired by the appearance of Daisy Ridley’s heroine in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $170.00; check out the promotional images here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles […]
Zombieland: Double Tap home-entertainment release details and ‘A Christmas Gory’ trailer revealed
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that the horror comedy sequel Zombieland: Double Tap is set to arrive on digital on December 24th, followed by a 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD release on January 21st; check out the cover artwork, details, ‘A Christmas Gory’ trailer and a special features promo below… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: […]
A new draft of the Metal Gear Solid movie script is ready and is full of Kojima quirkiness
Jordan Vogt-Roberts, the director of the planned Metal Gear Solid movie, has finished the latest draft of the script and it’s apparently full of Kojima quirkiness. The Metal Gear Solid franchise is one of the biggest in video games and Jordan Vogt-Roberts is looking to capitalise on the game’s cinematic nature by turning it into […]
Writing From an Astrophysicist’s Perspective with Jeanne Cavelos | The Writer Experience Podcast #78
Listen to the latest episode of The Writer Experience… Jeanne Cavelos is a former senior editor for Bantam Doubleday Dell, and winner of the World Fantasy Award, a former NASA scientist, and an author of several books, including The Science of Star Wars, The Science of The X-Files, and the best-selling The Passing of the […]
Netflix’s Locke & Key adaptation gets a poster and premiere date
Netflix has released a poster for its horror fantasy series Locke & Key which reveals that the long-awaited small screen adaptation of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s IDW comic book series is set to arrive on the streaming service on February 7th; take a look here… “After their father is murdered under mysterious circumstances, the […]
The Maze Runner director developing new Planet of the Apes movie
It looks like Planet of the Apes will be one of the first Fox franchises resurrected under its new Disney owners, with Deadline reporting that The Maze Runner filmmaker Wes Ball has signed on to develop a new film in the long-running sci-fi franchise. According to Deadline’s report, the project is in its earliest stages, […]
Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Target Vader #6
Next week sees the release of the sixth and final issue of Star Wars: Target Vader from Marvel Comics, and you can check out a preview of the issue right here… Showdown! • Valance has escaped the clutches of the Empire, and finally has a lead on who’s REALLY behind the mysterious crime syndicate, the Hidden […]
