It looks like The Jim Henson Company’s long-gestating puppet crime noir The Happytime Murders is back on, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the project has found a new home at STX Entertainment, where it’s been put in active development. According to the site, Bruan Henson remains on board to direct the film, with Erich […]
Book Review – How To Be A Superhero
James Garcia reviews Mark Edlitz’ new book, How To Be A Superhero… Each day, the internet is flooded with news stories about each and every piece of development surrounding an upcoming comic book adaptation or superhero film. We here at Flickering Myth spend our days dissecting and discussing those various topics with as much fervor […]
Opening film announced for the second annual Reel East Film Festival
Wunderkind and New Jersey native Emily DiPrimio’s horror film Carver has been selected as the opening night film of the second annual Reel East Film Festival in Oaklyn, New Jersey on August 21 2015 at 19:30. In attendance will be the fourteen year DiPrimio to introduce the film as well as participate in a post-screening […]
Movie Review – The Gallows (2015)
The Gallows, 2015. Written and Directed by Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing. Starring Reese Mishler, Pfeifer Brown, Ryan Shoos and Cassidy Gifford. SYNOPSIS: 20 years after a horrific accident during a small town school play, students at the school resurrect the failed show in a misguided attempt to honor the anniversary of the tragedy – […]
Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita set for remake
AMBI Group has announced that it has reached a deal with the estate of Federico Fellini to option the rights to a remake of the Italian director’s 1960 classic La Dolce Vita, which is being described as “a modern update.” “We’ve been approached countless times and asked to consider everything from remakes and re-imaginings to […]
Second Opinion – Love & Mercy (2015)
Love & Mercy, 2015. Directed by Bill Pohlad. Starring Paul Dano, John Cusack, Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti. SYNOPSIS: In the 1960s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 1980s, he is a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady […]
SDCC Rumour: Jurassic World’s Colin Trevorrow to direct Star Wars: Episode IX
Following the massive success of Jurassic World, reports are coming in that Disney are looking to hire its director Colin Trevorrow to direct Star Wars: Episode IX. According to Heroic Hollywood, Disney and Lucasfilm will be officially announcing Trevorrow at their Hall H panel at the San Diego Comic Con today. J.J. Abrams is directing […]
Alison Sudol to star in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that singer-songwriter Alison Sudol (Dig) is set to make her feature film debut in the Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Sudol is set to portray Queenie, the younger sister of Tina (Katherine Waterston), a character who runs into Eddie Redmayne’s magiczoologist Newt Scamander during his […]
SDCC: Ben Affleck working with Geoff Johns on solo Batman movie
More big news has come out of the San Diego Comic-Con regarding the DC Cinematic Universe and Ben Affleck’s role in it. According to Deadline, Affleck has met with DC’s Chief Creative Officer, and famed comic writer, Geoff Johns to team up on a solo Batman film. The report states that Affleck and Johns will […]
Greenlight for Ben Affleck’s Live By Night, set for fall shoot
Variety is reporting that Ben Affleck’s long-awaited return to the director’s chair is now moving forward, with news that Live by Night has been given the green-light by Warner Bros. Affleck, who is to appear at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend for the Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice panel, is set to star and […]
