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Benioff & Weiss’ cancelled Star Wars film was about The First Jedi

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Have you wondered about the first-ever Jedi or the lightsaber’s origins? Well, Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss were looking to explore the beginning in their very own Star Wars film, which has since been canceled with the franchise looking to retool things. While promoting their upcoming Netflix sci-fi series 3 Body […]

A DCEU Obituary: Ranking the DC Extended Universe from Worst to Best

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EJ Moreno ranks the DC Extended Universe… Let’s get this out of the way first: everything you are about to read comes from someone who was once a DCEU super-fan. Admitting that feels like the step to recovery, as does reflecting on the journey that began over a decade ago. Man of Steel, the 2013 […]

Comic Book Preview – Cobra Commander #1

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Skybound Entertainment launches its G.I. Joe miniseries Cobra Commander this Wednesday, and we’ve got the official preview of the firssssst issssssue for you below; check it out… In a world where the Cobra organization hasn’t formed, one man’s sinister plans to utilize the mysterious alien substance known as Energon sends shockwaves across the globe. Who […]

The Cult Film of 2023: Saltburn

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It’s time to look back at the dazzling, stylish and shocking cult film Saltburn (spoilers follow)… 2023 was a pretty interesting year in cinema. It may just be that we saw a turning point in audience tastes, with comic book films and franchise sequels mostly underperforming, whilst the grand success of Barbenheimer showed two things. […]

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Frankenstein movie to star Annette Bening, Jessie Buckley, and Christian Bale

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Maggie Gyllenhaal‘s Frankenstein movie is a go at Warner Bros, and the cast is shaping up to be quite the line-up. Deadline reports the latest addition is Annette Bening, who joins the cast that includes Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Penélope Cruz, and Peter Sarsgaard. Little is known about the project, but Buckley is the star […]

Ten Action Sequels The World Needs To See

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Originality be damned in Hollywood, it’s time to look at some action sequels the world needs… Recently it was announced that Sly Stallone would be donning his climbing gear and hitting the mountains for a Cliffhanger sequel. That sent the Flickering Myth office into a frenzy of ideas… actually, it was just me in a […]

Wes Anderson’s next adds Benicio Del Toro, Bill Murray, and Michael Cera

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Wes Anderson has begun forming the cast for his next project, and the still-untiled movie is shaping up to be one of his more interesting crop of characters. Bill Murray, Michael Cera, and Benicio Del Toro will star in the upcoming film, confirmed by Deadline in the last week. Cera is a new addition to […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #23

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Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #23 hits comic shops and digital retailers this Tuesday, and you can get a sneak peek below with the official preview from DC Comics… SUPERMAN AND BATMAN MUST STOP BOY THUNDER FROM BECOMING MAGOG! The walls are closing in on the World’s Finest duo as Boy Thunder falls fully under the thrall […]