Neil Calloway looks at the divide between box office hits and critical acclaim… Seven. That’s the number of Oscar nominations that the top ten films at last year’s worldwide box office received. It might not seem like a bad haul, but when you realise they’re all technical nominations and four of them are for Star […]
The Grandmaster joins ‘Team Darryl’ in latest Thor: Ragnarok mockumentary short
A new ‘Team Darryl’ short has arrived online from Thor: Ragnarok’s Blu-ray bonus features which sees Thor’s former room mate Darryl gaining in a replacement for the God of Thunder after Jeff Goldblum’s Grandmaster replies to his Craigslist ad; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Watch two extended bonus scenes from Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm-xX2ImOHI SUPPORT […]
Paramount and Hasbro to reboot Transformers after Bumblebee movie, Transformers 6 pulled from slate
Back in 2015, Paramount and Hasbro recruited a star studded writers room to plot out the future of the Transformers movie franchise, resulting in last year’s Transformers: The Last Knight – Michael Bay’s fifth instalment – as well as the upcoming spinoff Bumblebee: The Movie, directed by Travis Knight, and up to 14 other potential […]
Keira Knightley to leak Official Secrets for director Gavin Hood
Oscar-nominated actress Keira Knightley is set to take on the role of GCHQ whileblower Katharine Gun in Official Secrets, a new film from director Gavin Hood (Eye in the Sky), which also has Matt Smith attached to star. Gun was working as a Mandarin translator at the British government’s communications HQ, GCHQ, when she leaked a confidential […]
Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern and Zoe Kravitz confirmed for Big Little Lies season 2 return
Deadline has confirmed that stars Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern and Zoe Kravitz have all closed their deals to return for a second season of HBO’s acclaimed drama series Big Little Lies, joining the previously announced Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman. Having received a green light back in December, the second season of Big Little Lies […]
Soska Sisters’ remake of David Cronenberg’s Rabid to shoot in April
Back in February of 2016, it was announced that the Soska sisters Jen and Sylvia Soska (American Mary, Dead Hooker in a Trunk) would be remaking David Cronenberg’s classic 1977 horror Rabid, and now THR is reporting that the project will begin production in April. Shout! Studios has picked up the U.S. rights to the reboot, which […]
Bokeem Woodbine to headline Jerry Bruckheimer-produced pilot Main Justice
Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo, Spider-Man: Homecoming) has become the first addition to the cast of Main Justice, a new pilot at CBS which has been written by Sascha Penn (Survivor’s Remorse), who executive produces alongside Jerry Bruckheimer. As per Coming Soon, Main Justice has been inspired by he life and work of former U.S. Attorney General […]
Killer teddy horror short Teddy Bears are for Lovers getting a feature adaptation
The Joe Dante-produced 2016 horror short Teddy Bears are for Lovers is set for a feature film adaptation, which will mark the directorial debut of Lost and Cloverfield cinematographer Michael Bonvillain. The original short, created by David Ernesto Vendrell, Matthew Hawksworth and Almog Avidan Antonir, followed a 20-something who is haunted by the teddy bears of his […]
Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy casts Colm Feore and more
Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy adaptation has just gained several more members for its cast. According to Deadline, the series has added Colm Feore (House of Cards), Cameron Britton (Mindhunter) and Adam Godley (Breaking Bad) in regular roles and Ashley Madekwe (Revenge) in a recurring role. Feore will portray Sir Reginald Hargreeves, a world-renowned billionaire industrialist and eccentric […]
Exclusive Interview – Craig Gillespie and Steven Rogers discuss I, Tonya
Flickering Myth got the chance to sit down with Craig Gillespie and Steven Rogers, director and writer of the Margot Robbie-headlined I, Tonya. In the interview, we asked them about the truth-bending structure of the film and how it was conceived and constructed around two conflicting interviews, as well as how they tackled domestic violence […]
