Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

Zack Snyder says Man of Steel was potentially going to be set in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight universe

by

Longtime friends Zack Snyder and Christopher Nolan often work together in producing films. But what could’ve happened if Snyder and Nolan’s worlds crashed together? Well, we almost got that in 2013, or so says Snyder in a recent interview with the Happy Sad Confused podcast. During the interview, Snyder opened up to MTV‘s Josh Horowitz […]

The CW’s The Flash planning five guest star-filled “event episodes” for Season 8

by

The Flash continues to be the place where all The CW superheroes come together. The CW President Mark Pedowitz opened up to the press in a conference call about the plans for the upcoming eighth season of the DC series and said that many familiar faces from the former Arrowverse (now “CW-verse”) shows will come […]

The Sandman casts Kirby Howell-Baptise, Patton Oswalt, Jenna Coleman, Stephen Fry, David Thewlis and more

by

Neil Gaiman and Netflix have revealed the next round of casting for the anticipated series adaptation of Gaiman’s The Sandman and it is quite a large group as a dozen actors have been announced. Starring in The Sandman is Kirby Howell-Baptise (The Good Place), Patton Oswalt (Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K.), Mason Alexander Park (Transplants), Donna Preston (Loves Spell), Razane Jammal (Paranormal), Joely […]

Batman: The Long Halloween images spotlight Naya Rivera’s Catwoman

by

Warner Bros. has released another four images from the upcoming DC animated feature Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One, which showcase the late Naya Rivera’s Catwoman/Selina Kyle; take a look here… SEE ALSO: First clip from Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One released SEE ALSO: Watch the trailers for Batman: The Long Halloween Part One […]

The CW passes on Black Lightning spinoff Painkiller

by

The CW may be moving forward with Ava DuVernay’s Naomi adaptation, but the network has passed on another of its potential DC series, opting against a series order for the Black Lightning spinoff Painkiller. The potential spinoff aired as a backdoor pilot during the fourth and final season of Black Lightning, and would have saw […]

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow’s Beebo to save Christmas in CW holiday special

by

This holiday season, Christmas will be rescued by one of The CW’s Arrowverse heroes. Nope, not The Flash, Superman or Supergirl or Black Lightning, but DC’s Legends of Tomorrow’s very own stuffed animal Beebo. The CW will air Beebo Saves Christmas which will see Ben Diskin voice Beebo again in the hour-long animated special alongside Saturday […]

James Gunn praises The Suicide Squad star Margot Robbie, teases Harley Quinn action scene

by

With The Suicide Squad’s August release creeping upon us, director James Gunn has been speaking to the Associated Press about his DCEU debut, and more specifically working with actress Margot Robbie, who is reprising her fan favourite role as Harley Quinn. In the interview, Gunn sang the star’s praises, and revealed that he wrote “the […]

Ava DuVernay’s DC series Naomi gets a full-season order at The CW

by

Earlier in the year Ava DuVernay’s adaptation of DC’s New Gods was cruelly shelved by Warner Bros., but now she has been given the green-light to yet another of her DC adaptations with the news that The CW has granted a full-series order for superhero drama Naomi. The critically acclaimed 13th director took to Twitter […]

Zack Snyder explains how Green Lantern would have fit into Justice League sequels

by

Zack Snyder has revealed on several occasions now that he originally intended to feature a Green Lantern cameo in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, even going so far as to shoot the scene with actor Wayne T. Carr as John Stewart before Warner Bros. put the block on the appearance. Now, talking to Uproxx to promote […]