Following a poster and batch of images for The Punisher earlier this week, [check them out here], a new promo image has arrived online for Netflix’s upcoming Marvel series featuring Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle in full Punisher outfit; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Marvel’s The Punisher gets a new promo and episode titles After exacting revenge […]
Hiroyuki Sanada joins Westworld season 2 and Avengers: Infinity War casts
Japanese actor and martial artist Hiroyuki Sanada will be joining the cast of HBO’s Westworld in a major recurring role for season 2, TV Guide reports. In addition to the fact that Sanada will be playing a new character named Musashi for multiple episodes, the outlet also did a little bit of digging and discovered that […]
Exclusive: Matthew Vaughn on the cult status of Stardust
Flickering Myth’s Thomas Harris caught up with filmmaker Matthew Vaughn this week at the press junket for Kingsman: The Golden Circle, during which the conversation turned to Vaughn’s 2007 fantasy adventure Stardust. Vaughn discusses being influenced by The Princess Bride, the studio’s decision to market it as a Lord of the Rings-style fantasy, and its […]
Pop Cult Corner – Star Wars Characters Who Need To Return and Oscar Outsiders
Welcome to this edition of Pop Cult Corner, the place that gives insights into the news of the week, makes outlandish predictions and above all, probably has too many opinions. This week, two news stories stood out to me. One of them is of course the most obvious, as it has dominated headlines and conversations […]
Star Wars audiobook will feature Jon Hamm as Boba Fett
In October, Lucasfilm is set to explore the background characters of the galaxy far, far away with the release of Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View, which features 40 stories in celebration of Star Wars’ 40th anniversary. Over on the official site, the voice cast for the audiobook version of the Del Rey […]
Preview of Go Go Power Rangers #3
Ahead of its release this Wednesday, we’ve got a preview of Go Go Power Rangers #3, which you can find below courtesy of Boom! Studios; take a look… In the wake of their win against the evil space witch, Rita Repulsa, the newly formed Power Rangers team test the limits of their new abilities when morphed. […]
Stranger Things pays homage to 80s cinema with new posters
With the second season of Stranger Things set to premiere on Netflix next month, the streaming service has released seven new posters for the acclaimed supernatural drama series which pay homage 80s (and a couple of 70s) cinema classics A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Evil Dead, Alien, Firestarter, Jaws, The Running Man, and Stand By […]
Prime 1 Studio’s Megatron statue from Beast Wars: Transformers available to pre-order
Sideshow and Prime 1 Studio have unveiled their upcoming Megatron statue from Beast Wars: Transformers. The collectible is limited to 300 pieces and is available to pre-order now, priced at $1,199; take a look at the official promotional images here… SEE ALSO: Prime 1 Studio’s Beast Wars Optimus Primal statue revealed Megatron is the […]
New character posters for Blade Runner 2049, tracking points to $40 million plus domestic opening
With three weeks to go until Blade Runner 2049 arrives in cinemas, a batch of character posters have arrived online for director Denis Villeneuve’s hotly-anticipated sci-fi sequel featuring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, Ana de Armas, Dave Bautista, and Sylvia Hoeks; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Dave Bautista is a replicant on the run […]
Preview of Samurai Jack: Quantum Jack #1
IDW Publishing launches its new series Samurai Jack: Quantum Jack on Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the first issue here… A ruthless biker gang ambushes a royal envoy. The name of their leader? SAMURAI JACK! From the team that brought you HELENA CRASH comes an all-new take on the legendary […]
