Having set up a writers room last year to plot out the future of the franchise, Paramount Pictures and Hasbro have today announced a new slate of three Transformers films, set for release in 2017, 2018 and 2019. First up comes Transformers 5, which sees Michael Bay returning to direct from a script by Art Marcum […]
Second Opinion – Deadpool (2016)
Deadpool, 2016. Directed by Tim Miller. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Ed Skrein, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Stefan Kapicic, Brianna Hildebrand, Gina Carano, Leslie Uggams, and Karan Soni. SYNOPSIS: A former Special Forces operative turned mercenary is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopting the alter ego Deadpool. After nearly 11 […]
Thor: Ragnarok rumour suggests a major death
Warning. Potential spoilers for Thor: Ragnarok follow… As Marvel enters its third Phase, there’s been a lot of talk that the new slate of movies will see several big name characters from the MCU killed off. Previous reports have suggested that “multiple death scenes” have been filmed for Captain America: Civil War, and now Latino-Review is […]
Samuel L. Jackson circling lead in adaptation of Stephen King’s Revival
According to Entertainment Weekly, Samuel L. Jackson is circling the lead role of Charles Jacobs in the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s 2014 novel Revival, which is to be written and directed by Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars). Revival centres on Jacobs, “a charismatic, small-town preacher who begins experimenting with the supernatural using […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Final Trailer – Flickering Myth Reaction
The Flickering Myth Team react… The final trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice landed yesterday – and the Internet exploded in praise. It’s fair to say that the trailers prior to this one (the last one in particular) split audiences with some thinking it was pretty great, while others thinking it was a […]
Gotham executive producer on introducing Azrael with a “brand-new twist”
Back in July of last year, it was revealed that Gotham i set to introduce the character of Azrael, with the episode ‘The Son of Gotham’ subsequently making reference to the Order of St. Dumas, the organisation responsible for training the character. Speaking to Comic Book, executive producer John Stephens has been discussing the introduction […]
Daniel Radcliffe heading to the Jungle with Wolf Creek director
Daniel Radcliffe has signed for the lead role in Jungle, a new thriller from director Greg McLean (Wolf Creek), which is based upon Yossi Ghinsberg 2005 memoir Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival, which details his 1982 journey into the Amazon, where he became lost and spent three weeks battling for survival. “I’m incredibly […]
Lionsgate picks up UK rights to Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Lionsgate has announced that it has picked up the UK rights to Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, the upcoming sci-fi from writer-director Luc Besson, which stars Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne. “We are thrilled to add such a unique and exciting project to our 2017 slate,” states Zygi Kamasa, Lionsgate UK CEO. […]
USA Network gives series pickup to Shooter starring Ryan Phillippe
The USA Network has given a series pickup to Shooter, a small screen adaptation of Stephen Hunter’s novel Point of Impact and the subsequent 2007 action thriller, which sees Ryan Phillippe taking over the role of marksman Bob Lee Swagger, played by Mark Wahlberg in the movie. Wahlberg remains involved as executive producer alongside John […]
Natalie Portman, Nicholas Hoult and Thandie Newton join The Death and Life of John F. Donovan
Deadline has revealed that Natalie Portman, Nicholas Hoult and Thandie Newton have signed on to appear in The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, the upcoming English language debut of writer-director Xavier Dolan. The Death and Life of John F. Donovan follows “the tribulations of John F. Donovan, an American TV star in his […]
