Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams has signed on to appear in writer-director Kate Maberly’s upcoming adaptation of Carrie Ryan’s New York Times bestselling novel The Forest of Hands and Feet, Variety is reporting. “I am so incredibly excited to be stepping into the ‘Forest’ and collaborating with such a brilliant creative mind as Doug’s,” […]
Michael Shannon to re-team with director Jeff Nichols for Loving
The Wrap is reporting that Man of Steel star Michael Shannon is set to re-team with director Jeff Nichols for the director’s new film Loving. Shannon, who has appeared in all of Nichols’ features up to now, is set to star in the new film which is inspired by Nancy Buirski’s documentary The Loving Story, […]
Blade Runner 2 rumoured to be titled Androids Dream
Over the past couple of weeks we’ve heard from both director Denis Villeneuve and cinematographer Roger Deakins about the upcoming sequel to Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic Blade Runner, and now we have a possible title for the follow-up. The BBC is suggesting that the film could be going by the title Blade Runner: Androids Dream, […]
The Dark Knight Batsuit skin coming to Batman: Arkham Knight
Yesterday Rocksteady unleashed its latest DLC for Batman: Arkham Knight – but unlike the 1989 Movie Batmobile pack which featured a Michael Keaton-era skin for the Caped Crusader – the 2008 Tumbler Batmobile Pack didn’t include a version of the Batsuit worn by Christian Bale in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy. As you’d expect, this […]
Patrick Heusinger to play the villain in Jack Reacher 2
Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions have found their villain for Jack Reacher 2, with Variety reporting that Patrick Heusinger (Black Swan, Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce) has signed on to star opposite Tom Cruise in the sequel. The follow-up to the 2014 action thriller is set to go into production next month under director Edward Zwick […]
John Wick 2 to start shooting in the autumn
Thunder Road Pictures and Lionsgate have announced that cameras are set to roll on John Wick 2 this autumn, with the sequel reuniting directors David Leitch and Chad Stahelski, screenwriter Derek Kolstad and leading man Keanu Reeves. The brief synopsis for the sequel reads: “In the follow up to last year’s adrenaline-fueled revenge and redemption […]
Princess Leia’s slave bikini from Return of the Jedi going up for auction
If you ever wanted to get your hands on Princess Leia’s slave bikini from Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi – and you have some deep pockets – then you may be interested to hear that the outfit is among one of fifty props going up for autction next week courtesy of […]
Rob Zombie and Mila Kunis producing Starz horror comedy series Trapped
Rob Zombie and Mila Kunis have teamed-up to produce a horror comedy series with Starz. The project, entitled Trapped, will see Zombie (The Devil’s Rejects) not only producing but also sitting in the director’s chair. Trapped centers on a rich family who is attack by a murderous cult. The series, created and written by Joey Slamon (Arrested Development), will […]
Flickering Myth visits the Cincinnati Comic Expo!
Jessie Robertson reports from the Cincinnati Comic Expo… Last weekend, the Queen City (located in scenic Ohio) hosted its annual comic and sci-fi expo and the crowd was huge! I got to visit over the weekend and take in the sights, sounds and Stormtroopers all around us. It’s a great time to be in Cincinnati, […]
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation becomes China’s highest grossing 2D Hollywood release
Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation has continued to break records upon its release in China this past weekend by becoming the highest-grossing 2D Hollywood film of all time. The Christopher McQuarrie-directed action spectacular from Paramount and Skydance has now earned over $124 million since its release on September 8th, surpassing Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, […]
