As Spawn reaches its landmark 250th issue – making it one of the longest-running independent comic books in history – Image Comics and Todd McFarlane Productions has announced that the entire library of Spawn comics is now available in digital format via comiXology.com, iBooks, Google Play, and imagecomics.com. “For fans waiting to jump back into Spawn, this is […]
G.I. Joe 3 to feature a character from M.A.S.K.?
Details about G.I. Joe 3 are up in the air at the moment. It was announced back in April last year that Jon M. Chu had left the director’s chair of the movie and the studio have since been in talks with D.J. Caruso (I Am Number Four) and Martin Campbell (GoldenEye) to take over. […]
Astro Boy is heading to the big screen for live-action movie
The iconic Japanese character Astro Boy is heading to the big screen, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Animal Logic Entertainment and Tezuka Productions are developing a live-action feature based upon the robot boy who uses his powers to fight evil. Created as a manga in the 1950s by Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy has been […]
J.J. Abrams talks Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer “controversy ” and Simon Pegg writing Star Trek 3
We are now just 10 months away from J.J. Abrams taking us to a galaxy far, far away with Star Wars: The Force Awakens and when the trailer was released late last year, there was quite a stir with Star Wars fans particularly around the lightsaber hilt. “It’s been the funniest thing to see the arguments that have […]
Sony looking to return to negotiations with Marvel over Spider-Man?
Several big stories broke during December’s “Sony Hack” scandal, but the biggest of which was the negotiations between Sony and Marvel over using Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, specifically Captain America: Civil War. The plan from there would be to use this as a platform to reboot the Spidey franchise after the disappointment of […]
Stargate reboot gets Independence Day 2 screenwriters
Last May it was announced that director Roland Emmerich and producer Dean Devlin are set to reboot their 1994 sci-fi Stargate with a potential new trilogy, and now the duo have found their screenwriters for the new film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nicolas Wright and James A. Woods are in final negotiations to pen […]
300 and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra screenwriter to pen Robotech movie
A big screen adaptation of Robotech has been in various stages of development for the best part of a decade, and it now looks like the movie version of the classic 80s anime series is finally moving forward. According to Deadline, 300 and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra screenwriter Michael Gordon has signed on […]
George Lucas reveals “long lost” audition tapes for Darth Vader
Earlier this month, The Drama League of New York honoured James Earl Jones, who voiced the legendary Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy (and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith). But as part of the honour, George Lucas made a special guest appearance via video to show off some of […]
Officer Downe adaptation secures financing, will be directed by Slipknot’s M. Shawn Crahan
The planned live-action adaptation of Joe Casey and Chris Burnham’s Officer Downe has secured financing, with Life Out Loud Films set to fund the project, which is being directed by M. Shawn Crahan, drummer and co-founder of Slipknot. “Very excited to dive back into badass muscular cinema akin to what we did in Crank,” said […]
Interview: Mark Burton and Richard Starzack talk Shaun the Sheep Movie
Flickering Myth sat down with the directors of Shaun the Sheep Movie… Out now in cinemas, Shaun the Sheep makes the leap from TV to the silver screen with Shaun the Sheep Movie (read our review here) and Flickering Myth Deputy Editor Luke Owen caught up with its directors Mark Burton and Richard Starzack, who […]
