It was revealed last month that Simon West (Con Air) would be taking on the next big screen remake of The Blob, which he looks to get underway once the promotional tour for Wild Card is out of the way. He’s also got plans to take his version away from previous attempts. “[It] takes a […]
Roddy Piper vs. Cthulhu in Portal to Hell
Wrestling legend Roddy Piper is set to take on his biggest challenge yet as he squares off against Cthulhu in Portal to Hell, an upcoming short film from director Vivieno Caldinelli and writer Matt Watts, and you can check out the first stills of Hot Rod in action here… Jack is a simple man with […]
Stephanie Sigman joins Spectre as Bond girl Estrella
The official 007 Twitter account has revealed that the currently-in-production Spectre has added another Bond girl to its cast, with Stephanie Sigman (Miss Bala, The Bridge) announced as portraying the character of Estrella… Spectre is set for release in the UK on October 23rd 2015 in the UK and November 6th 2015 in the States. […]
Marvel announces James Patterson’s Max Ride: First Flight for April
Marvel has announced that it is teaming up with bestselling international author James Patterson to bring his hit young adult series Maximum Ride to the world of comic books courtesy of Marguerite Bennett (Angela: Asgard’s Assassin) and Alex Sanchez (Elektra) with James Patterson’s Max Ride: First Flight, which is set to get underway in April. […]
Shailene Woodley would like to play Mary Jane Watson in the Spider-Man reboot
A few years ago, Shailene Woodley (The Fault in our Stars) was cast as Mary Jane Watson in Sony’s critical failure The Amazing Spider-Man 2, but was eventually cut from the movie as the producers wanted to focus on the relationship between Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy. The plan was then to move all of […]
Lucy Lawless joins Ash vs. Evil Dead
It’s another Sam Raimi reunion as STARZ have announced that Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess) has joined the cast of their upcoming show Ash vs. Evil Dead. Lawless is set to play Ruby, a mysterious figure who is on her own quest to hunt down the person responsible for this deadite outbreak – and she […]
Sony looking to make a Ghostbusters Cinematic Universe with four movies; Channing Tatum and Chris Pratt set to star
The news broke last night that Sony had put together a “Ghostbusters Brain Trust” that would develop all Ghostbusters movies moving forward. The plan? To create a shared universe, similar to Marvel’s Cinematic Universe. While this may seem like shocking news, Flickering Myth actually reported this news story last year, when original writer and star […]
Comic Book Review – Southern Cross #1
Zeb Larson reviews Southern Cross #1… NOW BOARDING: Southern Cross, tanker flight 73 to TITAN! Alex Braith is on board retracing her sister’s steps to the refinery moon, hoping to collect her remains and find some answers. The questions keep coming though—how did her sister die? Where did her cabin mate disappear to? Who is […]
Book Review – The Glorious Angels by Justina Robson
Michelle Herbert reviews The Glorious Angels by Justina Robson… The Glorious Angels is a compellingly complex novel that shifts between many different character perspectives; it feels like a flower slowly opening its petals before you get a clearer understanding of the way this world works. From the first chapter you are thrown immediately into the […]
Movie Review – The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
The Tales of Hoffmann, 1951. Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Starring Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann and Léonide Massine. SYNOPSIS: An opera, Hoffmann tells of his romantic history with three beautiful women; Olympia, Giulietta and Antonia “I have to say”, says director Michael Powell prior to working on The Tales of Hoffmann, “I didn’t know much […]
