Deadline is reporting that production on NBC’s upcoming DC workplace comedy Powerless has been delayed, owing to the departure of showrunner Ben Queen due to “creative differences.” Production on Powerless was slated to get underway later this month, although Queen’s departure is not expected to affect the show’s premiere date, as it is slated to […]
Jessica Jones’ Wil Traval joins Arrow as Human Target
Wil Traval is set to swap the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the Arrowverse, with the Jessica Jones star signing on to play the character Human Target in the fifth season of Arrow. As per TV Line, the official character description reads: “A professional bodyguard and master of disguise who assumes the identities of those targeted […]
Who is Squirrel Girl?
Luke Owen delves into the history of Squirrel Girl… With comic book movies on the mind of every executive in the Hollywood system, it’s become standard practice for interviewers to ask actors if they’d like to star in a Marvel or DC film. It’s just a thing now. We at Flickering Myth have been guilty […]
The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #9 – Boulder Dash
From the hi-tech to the low-tech. We go from one extreme to the other in today’s Your Sinclair Top 100, as yesterday we were in the latest line of hypersonic jets as we played T.L.L., but today we’re given the latest in the line of pickaxes! At No.#9 we are playing the classic Boulder Dash […]
The Lost Boys heading to The CW for TV adaptation
Deadline is reporting that The CW is looking replace the concluding The Vampire Diaries by snapping up the rights to a TV series based upon Joel Schumacher’s 1987 cult classic The Lost Boys. The series has been developed by Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars, iZombie) and is envisioned for a seven-season anthology style run, with each […]
Kevin Smith reveals that his Supergirl episode is titled ‘Supergirl Lives’
Last week it was announced that Kevin Smith is set to direct an episode of The CW’s latest superhero series Supergirl, and the filmmaker has taken to Facebook to announce that the episode will be titled ‘Supergirl Lives’, mirroring the title of his mid-90s screenplay for the ultimately aborted Man of Steel reboot Superman Lives. […]
Ashley Rickards to play supervillain The Top in The Flash season 3
According to E! Online, Awkward star Ashley Rickards has signed on to play the DC supervillain The Top in the upcoming third season of The Flash. Rickards will appear as the character, Rosalind ‘Rosa’ Dillon – as opposed to the male Roscoe Dillon in the comic books – in the fourth episode of season three, […]
Russos tease a “new character” for Avengers: Infinity War and endorse Anna Kendrick as Squirrel Girl
A couple of months ago, Pitch Perfect star Anna Kendrick made an off-handed comment that she would like to play Squirrel Girl in a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie. Surprisingly, it was a story that caught a lot of wind and even Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright rang in his endorsement. But two men […]
Interview – Rick Dickinson talks about designing iconic Sinclair machines
Villordsutch interviews Rick Dickinson about his the moment he started working with Sinclair Research Ltd, how he got there and how do you design a new “retro” machine… Rick Dickinson is one the most recognisable British designers to anyone involved in 1980’s home computing boom or the rather huge current retrogaming circuit. It was his talents that […]
Rumour: Zendaya’s role revealed in Spider-Man: Homecoming
Ever since former Disney star Zendaya was cast as the female lead in Spider-Man: Homecoming, her role, along with much of the film, has been kept a mystery. Now The Wrap is reporting that she is in fact playing Peter Parker’s love interest, Mary-Jane Watson. Its long been speculated that Zendaya will be MJ, formerly played […]
