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 […]
Don’t expect to see more of Harley Quinn in Arrow
Last year Harley Quinn made the briefest of cameo appearances in the ‘Suicide Squad’ episode of Arrow’s second season [watch it here], giving fans hope that the fan favourite villain could be set for further appearances in Starling City somewhere down the line. Since then, Warner Bros. has announced that Harley is set for her […]
How to make Alien terrifying once again
Matt Evans on how to make Alien terrifying once again… With Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 officially announced by Fox and the studio’s commitment to Prometheus sequels further down the line, the Alien franchise is alive once more and is heading dangerously close to ‘Cinematic Universe’ territory. This is a potential state of affairs that will […]
Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos head into Secret Wars
Marvel Comics has announced that the strangest super-team of all is heading into Battleworld this June for Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos, a new Secret Wars tie-in series from writer Gerry Duggan and artist Salvador Espin. Monster Metropolis – an underground city buried deep below Manhattan. Brimming with monsters, creeps and spooks – Monster […]
More Spider-Man casting rumours surface
Following the big Spider-Man news last month, we’ve heard plenty of speculation about Sony and Marvel’s plans for the wall-crawler. Several actors have been said to be in contention for the role, while it’s also been reported that Drew Goddard reportedly set to write and direct The Spectacular Spider-Man for release in 2017. Well, today […]