Samuel Goldwyn Films has released a poster and trailer for director Paul Ireland’s contemporary re-telling of William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure which stars Hugo Weaving, Harrison Gilbertson, Megan Hajjar, and Mark Leonard Winter; take a look here… A contemporary re-telling of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure. An unlikely romance ignites between a young immigrant Muslim girl […]
Modern Westerns from Down Under: Red Hill and Mystery Road
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at a couple of recent modern westerns from Australia… The Western has evolved through the decades. Period Westerns grew out of fashion by the 70’s, whilst crime thrillers would occasionally take on well known Western tropes. All those kind of tropes of lawman vs lawless, the expansive scope cinematography, […]
Hugo Weaving reveals why he didn’t reprise Red Skull role in Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame
While Hugo Weaving perfectly portrayed the villainous Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger, he didn’t reprise his role when the character reappeared as a guide to the Soul Stone in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Now, in an interview with TimeOut, Weaving explained why he was initially open to returning to the role […]
Hugo Weaving confirms Agent Smith’s absence from The Matrix 4
Hugo Weaving’s Agent Smith was as iconic as any ‘woah’ or pill-based existential choice when The Matrix redefined the science-fiction landscape way back in the distant past of 1999. So with Lana Wachowski picking up the phonebooth receiver to reunite Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss for the upcoming fourth instalment, it might surprise some to […]
Hugo Weaving stars in trailer for Hearts and Bones
A trailer has arrived online for director Ben Lawrence’s upcoming drama Hearts and Bones which stars Hugo Weaving as a war photographer and Andrew Luri as a South Sudanese refugee who discover a photograph that threatens to destroy them both; watch it here… A war photographer has just returned home to prepare for his latest […]
The Lord of the Rings Elrond collectible figure unveiled by Asmus Toys
Sideshow Collectibles has revealed Asmus Toys’ 1:6 scale Elrond figure which is based on the appearance of Hugo Weaving as the Elvish Lord of Rivendell in Peter Jackson’s epic fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings. It is available to pre-order now, priced at $200.00; check out the promotional images below… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via […]
Second Opinion – Mortal Engines (2018)
Mortal Engines, 2018. Directed by Christian Rivers. Starring Hera Hilmar, Hugo Weaving, Robert Sheehan, Jihae, Ronan Raftery, Leila George, Patrick Malahide, Frankie Adams, Colin Salmon. Caren Pistorius, Andrew Lees, Sarah Munn, Joel Tobeck, Stephen Ure, Menik Gooneratne, Nathaniel Lees, Sarah Peirse, Leifur Sigurdarson, Sophie Cox, Mark Hadlow, Mark Mitchinson, Yoson An, Regé-Jean Page, Kee Chan, […]
Movie Review – Mortal Engines (2018)
Mortal Engines, 2018. Directed by Christian Rivers. Starring Hugo Weaving, Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Jihae, Ronan Raftery, Leila George, Patrick Malahide, and Stephen Lang. SYNOPSIS: A mysterious young woman named Hester Shaw joins forces with Anna Fang, a dangerous outlaw with a bounty on her head, and Tom Natsworthy, an outcast from London, to lead a […]
Hugo Weaving was offered Red Skull return in Avengers: Infinity War
The Red Skull made a surprise return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe this year with the Captain America: The First Avenger villain popping up in Avengers: Infinity War as the Stonekeeper, guardian of the Soul Stone on Vormir. The character was originally played by Hugo Weaving in The First Avenger, but the role was recast […]
Mortal Engines New York Comic Con first 25 minutes description and review
The New York Comic Con crowd in attendance at Universal’s Mortal Engines panel were among the first people on the planet to be treated to the opening 25 minutes of the upcoming Peter Jackson-produced film adaptation of Philip Reeve’s 2001 young adult novel. Although the panel’s official description claimed that only the first eight minutes […]