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The CW’s new DC series Black Lightning gets an origin trailer

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With Black Lightning set to premiere next month, The CW has released a new trailer for its latest DC Comics adaptation which gives us another look at Cress Williams’ titular superhero in action; watch it below… SEE ALSO: New DC series Black Lightning gets a batch of images and a new teaser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUfpP4XmDno Jefferson Pierce (Cress […]

Preview of Puppet Master: Curtain Call #2

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Puppet Master: Curtain Call #2 arrives in comic book stores this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here courtesy of Action Lab: Danger Zone… It’s puppet-on-puppet violence as the cult favorite Puppet Master puppets battle Anapa and his evil horde! As the battle rages, Anthony learns the truth […]

Exclusive Interview – Screenwriter William Wisher on Terminator 2: Judgment Day

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Coinciding with the home-entertainment release of Terminator 2: Judgment Day 3D, Flickering Myth’s Martin Carr chats with screenwriter William Wisher about the 1991 sci-fi action classic… Martin Carr: Hi William. How did you and James Cameron first meet and subsequently get involved with the Terminator franchise? William Wisher: Well the short version is I first […]

Quentin Tarantino has pitched J.J. Abrams a Star Trek movie, may direct

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Back in September, during preparation for his upcoming Manson Family film #9, Quentin Tarantino revealed that he had an idea for a Star Trek movie, and that it “would be worth having a meeting about”. Well, it seems he has had a meeting about it, with Deadline revealing that Tarantino has shared his idea with […]

X-Men spinoff The New Mutants gets a poster and teaser promo

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20th Century Fox has released a new poster for director Josh Boone’s upcoming horror-themed X-Men spinoff The New Mutants, along with a mysterious teaser promo; check them out below… SEE ALSO: The New Mutants director talks horror tone, trilogy plans, and new characters Nature never nurtured. #NewMutants pic.twitter.com/lDw5vrqF03 — New Mutants (@NewMutantsFilm) December 4, 2017 SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer […]

James Franco to direct and star in A Boy Named Shel

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Coming off the critically acclaimed The Disaster Artist, which details the making of Tommy Wiseau’s infamous The Room, James Franco has found his next directorial project, signing on to helm and star in A Boy Named Shel. Based on Lisa Rogak’s biography, the film will see Franco taking on the role of American writer, singer-songwriter, […]

20 films in contention for the Best Visual Effects Oscar at the 90th Academy Awards

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced the twenty films which remain in content for the Best Visual Effects Oscar at the 90th Academy Awards. Check out the longlist here… SEE ALSO: 26 films in the running for the Best Animated Feature Oscar at the Academy Awards Alien: Covenant Beauty and the […]

First Solo: A Star Wars Story teaser poster surfaces

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While director Ron Howard delivered regular social media updates and teases from the set of the film, we’ve had very little in the way of marketing material for next year’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, save for the official title and logo reveal back in October. Obviously Disney and Lucasfilm are focussing their marketing efforts […]

Mark Hamill on disagreeing with Rian Johnson over Luke Skywalker’s role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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It looks like Mark Hamill, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson had very different views for Luke Skywalker’s arc in the film. Speaking to Screen Rant at a Last Jedi press junket, the Star Wars icon gave a firm “No” when asked if his vision for Luke’s role in the film matched […]