Flickering Myth

Film & TV News, Reviews and Features

Marvel shares first look at Alien: Romulus prequel comic

by

Marvel Comics is set to expand the world of Alien: Romulus next month with an official prequel comic to the latest entry in the iconic sci-fi horror movie franchise, and you can get yourself a sneak peek at the one-shot special now with an early unlettered preview… Following the theatrical release of the highly anticipated […]

Noah Hawley’s Alien: Earth series releases teaser trailer online

by

Fans of the Alien franchise should prepare themselves to see more of the Xenomorphs as FX has released the first teaser trailer for Noah Hawley’s upcoming Alien: Earth TV series as the fearsome Xenomorphs arrive on the planet. The teaser was shown for select audiences of Alien: Romulus in theaters, but has now been released wide now that the latest Alien film has […]

What Alien: Romulus needs to learn from Aliens

by

James McDonagh on Alien: Romulus and where it needs to take its cue from 1986’s Aliens… It’s a hostile summer for movies. To succeed, Alien: Romulus must learn from Aliens. The second movie is the best. Why? Because it’s the only film in the franchise that’s not about aliens. When Ian Holm’s Ash said, in […]

Fede Álvarez on Alien: Romulus sequel and THAT ending

by

Alien: Romulus might be a film in which most of the characters fail to heed the multiple warnings placed in front of them, but please don’t fall into that same trap because this story contains spoilers for Fede Álvarez’s horror-hit.  With $120 million banked since its release, and largely favourable reviews (read our take here), […]

Bring the Alien Queen home with Aliens wall sculpture from Hollywood Collectibles

by

Sideshow and Hollywood Collectibles Group have revealed the 1:2 scale Alien Queen wall sculpture from James Cameron’s 1986 sci-fi sequel Aliens. Limited to just 500 pieces, it is available to pre-order now, priced at $705; check it out here… SEE ALSO: The Best Scenes in the Alien Franchise Sideshow and Hollywood Collectibles Group are proud […]

Alien: Rogue Incursion gets release date and two new trailers

by

VR developer Survios has announced that their action-horror VR game set in the Alien universe will release on Meta Quest 3, PS VR2 and PCVR via Steam on 19th December.  To celebrate the announcement, two new reveal trailers have been revealed offering an in-depth look at the weapons and equipment available and an unnerving glimpse […]

Alien: Romulus featurette introduces us to Cailee Spaeny’s Rain

by

If you’re chest-bursting with excitement about the impending arrival of Fede Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus, then 20th Century Studios’ has dropped a brand new featurette introducing us to Cailee Spaeny’s character, Rain.  Hoping to avoid joining the long-list of xenomorph victims alongside Spaeny will be David Jonsson (Agatha Christie’s Murder is Easy), Archie Renaux (Shadow and […]

Alien: Rogue Incursion trailer introduces our new heroine

by

A trailer for Alien: Rogue Incursion has been released, which introduces the new heroine of Survios’ upcoming action horror title, Zula Hendricks, a fearless ex-Colonial Marine turned ultimate Xenomorph hunter, whose shoes players will be stepping into in VR this holiday season. Check out the trailer below… Alien: Rogue Incursion is a single-player, action-horror game […]

Unnecessary Reboots, Remakes and Sequels

by

Tom Jolliffe looks at Hollywood’s preoccupation with reboots, remakes and sequels… I sit here in the year 2018. Suddenly I find myself compelled to moan about the unimaginative approach to greenlighting Hollywood studio pictures. This is not a new phenomenon, it’s old hat. As of now the vast majority of greenlit, large studio films are […]