After the backlash to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Warner Bros.’ decision to “lighten” the tone, and handing over directing duties to Joss Whedon on Justice League, it’s very clear that the DC Extended Universe has diverged from the original vision laid out by Zack Snyder when he launched the DCEU back in 2013 […]
Zack Snyder suggests that the dead Robin suit in Batman v Superman belongs to Dick Grayson
As we saw in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the DC Extended Universe incarnation of Batman has suffered ‘A Death in the Family’ during his 20 year career in Gotham, with Ben Affleck’s Bruce Wayne displaying a Robin suit in his Batcave belonging to his fallen crime-fighting partner. Fans have naturally assumed this outfit […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice concept art shows unused Metallo design
In addition to battling each other, The World’s Finest saw themselves taking on Lex Luthor, Doomsday and KGBeast in 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and it seems we could have had another classic Superman adversary in the movie. Via Batman-News, some concept art from illustrator Rob McKinnon has arrived online showing a design […]
Black Panther tops Batman v Superman to break Fandango’s advance ticket sales record
Having already topped Captain America: Civil War in advance ticket sales in its first 24 hours, it is now being reported that Marvel’s latest blockbuster Black Panther is outpacing Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice at Fandango, shifting more advance tickets than any other superhero movie to date. BREAKING: #BlackPanther is making history at @Fandango […]
Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot thanks Zack Snyder for saving her career
Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot has enjoyed a meteoric rise these past couple of years following her casting as the Amazon Princess in 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Having only appeared in minor roles in the likes of the Fast & Furious franchise, Date Night and Knight and Day prior to her casting […]
Christian Bale hasn’t seen any of Ben Affleck’s Batman performances
Christian Bale, a former Dark Knight, is yet to see any of the films that feature Ben Affleck as Batman. Batman was the role that took Christian Bale’s career to the next level with the actor playing the role three times in Christopher Nolan’s much lauded The Dark Knight trilogy. Affleck was the actor that […]
Ranking The DC Extended Universe (2017 Edition)
With the release of Wonder Woman and Justice League in 2017, we here at Flickering Myth decided to start ranking the DC Extended Universe the same way we do for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s been a bumpy ride for the DCEU since its inception in 2013. Now five movies in, it still feels like […]
Rumour: Warner Bros. reportedly considered replacing Zack Snyder following Batman v Superman backlash
It looks like director Zack Snyder came very close to being replaced following the poor critical reception to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The Wrap claims to have a source who reveals that, following the backlash from Batman v Superman, Warner Bros. execs went to then-Warner Bros. President Greg Silverman to “suggest removing Snyder […]
Why Warner Bros. should have left Zack Snyder’s DCEU alone
Let’s go ahead and get all the vitriolic stuff out-of-the-way: Zack Snyder’s vision for the DC Extended Universe is divisive. Fans have been polarized for his emotionally obtuse versions of some of comics most iconic heroes. There are some of us who have appreciated the radically different choices Zack Snyder made with Man of Steel […]
Is Box Office More Important Than a Film’s Critical Success?
Samuel Brace on whether box office is more important than critical success… How should we measure a film’s success? The metric we use to determine whether or not the latest feature film has reached heights high enough to warrant being labelled successful, seems to be up for a rather heated debate. Is a film’s worth […]
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