After recently securing roles in the DC shows Gotham and The Flash, Morena Baccarin is now turning her hand to Marvel, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the former Firefly star has nabbed the female lead in 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool. Baccarin was one of several actresses on the shortlist for the role, with Taylor […]
Doug Jones cast as Deathbolt in Arrow
It looks like Oliver Queen’s skills are going to be put to the test by his first super-powered villain this season, with IGN reporting that Doug Jones is set to appear in Arrow as Jake Simmons, a.k.a. Deathbolt. Making his debut in 1983 in All-Star Squadron #21, Deathbolt was the result of an experiment by […]
Best Picture 1991 – The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
To celebrate the Oscars this weekend, the Flickering Myth writing team look back at some of the previous Best Picture winners. First up, Helen Murdoch looks back at 1991’s The Silence of the Lambs… Winner of the Big 5 Academy Awards – Actor, Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Director and Picture – The Silence of the Lambs […]
Matthew Vaughn talks Kingsman: The Secret Service sequel
Warning – major spoilers for Kingsman: The Secret Service follow… With a hugely impressive US opening weekend of over $40million, the popularity of Kingsman: The Secret Service continues to swell. And success breeds rumours, particularly those of a sequel, and director Matthew Vaughn has spoke about the possibilities of what a follow-up could bring. Speaking […]
Michelle Williams to reteam with director Kelly Reichardt
Variety is reporting that Michelle Williams is to re-team with director Kelly Reichardt (Night Moves) for a new drama. The film would mark the third time to two have worked together, after Wendy and Lucy and Meek’s Cutoff, both of which had great success on the festival circuits and with critics. In fact, Williams won […]
The Flash Season 1 Episode 14 – ‘Fallout’
Jessie Robertson reviews the fourteenth episode of The Flash… Literal fallout as the episode began. But, the experiment worked. This episode was all about the two elements fused together to make Firestorm, Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein. Firestorm is a very difficult character to bring to screen, because it’s two distinct characters, and how do […]
Directors and ratings for first three episodes of Netflix’s Daredevil revealed
We’re just over a month away from the debut of Marvel’s Daredevil on Netflix, which will kickstart the TV Universe that will be followed by A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and team-up The Defenders. Thanks to the BBFC (British Board of Classification), we now know the first three episode titles and their directors – […]
Fifty Shades of Grey downloaded 300,000 times already
While Fifty Shades of Grey has taken a whopping $265 million worldwide since its debut over the weekend, many fans who were unable to get tickets have taken to other means in order to see the film. Piracy-tracking experts Excipio has reported that the erotic romance has been download nearly 300,000 times across the globe, […]
Star Wars Rebels Review – ‘Rebel Resolve’
Chris Cooper reviews the twelfth episode of Star Wars Rebels, ‘Rebel Resolve’… I finally know how many episodes we have left. One. With everything we have going on in Rebels it’s going to have to be a very busy one to tie it all up. I’m dreading a cliffhanger. Don’t do it Disney! My biggest takeaway […]
Scarlett Johansson to star in The Psychopath Test
Deadline is today reporting that Scarlett Johansson is in talks with Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment to star in The Psychopath Test, an adaptation of the novel by Jon Ronson. Austin Powers director Jay Roach is set to direct the adaptation, which is being written by Kristen Gore (Accidental Love) and produced by Oscar winner […]
