Simon Kinberg, the director of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, has revealed another reason why Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine isn’t in the film. We’ve all known for some time that Hugh Jackman has retired from playing Wolverine after playing the character for many years on the big screen, including to critical acclaim in Logan. But with the Dark […]
Ron Howard explains why he believes Solo: A Star Wars didn’t perform at the box office
Ron Howard, the director of Solo: a Star Wars Story, has offered his opinion on why the film didn’t meet box office expectations. Whenever a new Star Wars film arrives at cinemas, the expectation that the film will perform in a huge way is very evident. So when a film like Solo: A Star Wars […]
First poster for Roland Emmerich’s World War II epic Midway
Independence Day and 2012 director Roland Emmerich is taking a break from world-destroying blockbusters this year to tell the story of the Battle of Midway in his World War II epic Midway, and Lionsgate has now unveiled the first poster for the movie ahead of its release in November. Midway details the Battle of Midway, a […]
Video Review – X-Men: Dark Phoenix
X-Men: Dark Phoenix, 2019. Directed by Simon Kinberg. Starring Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Jessica Chastain, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters and Alexandra Shipp. This week sees the release of the latest and seemingly final X-Men film from Fox, X-Men: Dark Phoenix. In the video below, Flickering Myth critic EJ […]
The axe swings on Happy, Deadly Class, The Ranch and Sneaky Pete
Some bad news if you’re a fan of Syfy’s comic book adaptations Happy and Deadly Class, Netflix’s The Ranch or Amazon’s Sneaky Pete, as it’s been announced that all four shows have been cancelled. The Grant Morrison/Darick Robertson adaptation Happy has ended after two seasons, with Deadly Class lasting for just one, although Universal Content […]
New Pathfinder class arrives on MMORPG MapleStory this month
Nexon has revealed that the highly anticipated Explorer Bowman class Pathfinder will be arriving on MMORPG MapleStory on 26th June. There will be a pre-creation period starting on the 12th, allowing players to choose their Pathfinder’s features, including gender, hair colour etc. As well as the Pathfinder, players will be able to participate in a […]
Good Omens Season 1 Episode 5 Review – ‘The Doomsday Option’
Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Good Omens… Burning Bentleys, ring roads aflame and psychic charlatans absorbing celestial bodies are just some of the oddities which populate this penultimate episode as Armageddon warms up in the wings. With hells angels riding four abreast and causing convergences north of London, while witch finder sergeant majors […]
It: Chapter Two screenwriter on the challenges of adapting Stephen King
Gary Dauberman, the writer of It: Chapter Two, has discussed the numerous challenges of trying to adapt Stephen King novels. It: Chapter Two is certainly one of the most anticipated horror films of 2019, thanks to the first entry being so enormously popular with fans. Stephen King is one of the most adapted authors in […]
First trailer for sci-fi Ad Astra starring Brad Pitt
20th Century Fox has debuted the first trailer and poster for the upcoming space thriller Ad Astra. Written and directed by James Gray, the film stars Brad Pitt as an astronaut who travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father, and also features a cast that also includes Tommy […]
PlayStation CEO claims Sony will never walk away from story-based games
Jim Ryan, President and CEO of Sony’s PlayStation Division, has claimed that Sony is fully committed to the future of narrative-driven, story-based games. In an interview with CNET, Ryan discussed a seamless transition into the next-generation console (PlayStation 5). However, during the interview, Ryan was asked about the future of live-service games such as Fallout […]
