Ben Robins with 5 cult TV shows that deserve a reboot… Despite something of a critical bollocking, Dwayne Johnson’s tongue-in-cheek Baywatch reboot is set to take on a huge portion of the summer box office takings. And considering that it’s very much following in the footsteps of similar cult TV reboot success stories like 21 […]
The U.S box office bags lowest Memorial Day weekend since 1999
The U.S box office has witnessed its lowest Memorial Day weekend since way back in 1999. The four day weekend is usually a good time for box office receipts with families in the U.S looking to take a trip to their local theaters. But this hasn’t been the case in 2017 as this year’s films […]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales opens to $270 million as Baywatch sinks at the box office
The fifth instalment of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean franchise set sail this past weekend, with Dead Men Tell No Tales opening to $270.6 million worldwide. The film claimed $62.2 million domestically, the lowest opening for the series since the first instalment Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl opened with $46.6 […]
Second Opinion – Baywatch (2017)
Baywatch, 2017. Directed by Seth Gordon. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Priyanka Chopra, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jon Bass, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Hannibal Buress, Rob Huebel, David Hasselhoff, and Pamela Anderson. SYNOPSIS: Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the […]
Movie Review – Baywatch (2017)
Baywatch, 2017. Directed by Seth Gordon. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Priyanka Chopra, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera, and Jon Bass. SYNOPSIS: A washed-up Olympic swimmer finds himself teaming up with a squad of elite lifeguards to uncover an international drug smuggling plot and save the beach they’re sworn to protect. Based on a […]
Paramount admits Baywatch’s bad reviews hurt its box office
It’s been a long-standing argument among film lovers: do critics matter? Well, according to one Paramount representative, they did for box office flop Baywatch. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Paramount’s president of worldwide marketing and distribution Megan Colligan noted, “The reviews really hurt the film, which scored great in test screenings. We were all surprised. It is […]
Baywatch 2 in development
Despite the fact that Baywatch has been near-universally panned by critics and find it tough going at the box office during its opening weekend, it seems that Paramount Pictures is already looking towards a potential sequel for the big screen reboot of the hugely-popular 90s TV series. “We have an amazing story already,” producer Beau […]
2017 Summer Movie Preview
Liam Hoofe looks the summer’s big movie releases… While the rest of the world continues to go a little mad, movies fan the world over are super excited about what looks to be one of the biggest summers in the history of cinema. Several big franchises are releasing sequels/prequels/spin-offs and several new franchises are bringing […]
Exclusive interviews with Baywatch stars Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario and Priyanka Chopra
Coinciding with its UK release this week, Flickering Myth’s Thomas Harris caught up with Baywatch stars Zac Efron (Matt Brody), Alexandra Daddario (Summer Quinn) and Priyanka Chopra (Victoria Leeds) to discuss their work on the big screen comedy reboot of the classic 90s TV series. You can find the interviews below, or watch them over […]
Kelly Rohrbach to play C.J. Parker in Baywatch movie
Dwayne Johnson has taken to Instagram to reveal that model-turned actress Kelly Rohrbach has joined the cast of the Baywatch movie as C.J. Parker, the role played by Pamela Anderson in the original TV series. The Rock made the announcement on Instagram, where he also put Rohrbach’s slow motion running skills to the test… A […]