Ewan McGregor (Son of a Gun, Moulin Rouge) is set to make his directorial debut this year with an adaptation of Phillip Roth’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, American Pastoral with Lakeshore Entertainment. The film, which is set to be released next year, will see McGregor also co-starring alongside Oscar winner Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind) and […]
“Who’s the cat that won’t cop out?” Shaft is getting the reboot treatment
The Wrap is tonight reporting that “the cat that won’t cop out when there’s danger all about”, John Shaft, is set to undergo the reboot treatment after New Line Cinema acquired the rights to the franchise, alongside John Davis of Davis Entertainment. Based on the 1970 novel of the same name, the original 1971 film […]
Matthew Vaughn discusses his Juggernaut scene for X-Men: Days of Future Past
Despite all the early negativity towards the character, as it turned out Evan Peters’ Quicksilver was one of the highlights of last year’s mutant superhero sequel X-Men: Days of Future Past, with the Pentagon escape sequence proving to be the stand out sequence of the movie. However, had Matthew Vaughn not vacated the director’s chair, […]
Morena Baccarin to play female lead in Deadpool
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 – […]
