As the actor launches his comeback with Bad Boys: Ride or Die [read our review here], EJ Moreno looks at the best Will Smith movies… From rapper to television star to Academy Award winner, a career like this is almost unheard of. Will Smith, whose film work has grossed over $9 billion, is a once-in-a-generation […]
Exclusive Interview: Jessie Usher talks Independence Day: Resurgence
With mere hours to go until the two decade wait is finally over, Flickering Myth has been getting ready for the new alien invasion by speaking to the cast and filmmakers behind Independence Day: Resurgence. Scott J. Davis got to chat to new recruit Jessie Usher about the film, his memories of the first film […]
Roland Emmerich on the 20 year wait for an Independence Day sequel
Despite whispers of a sequel ever since the release of the first movie, it’s taken twenty years for the follow-up to the blockbuster alien invasion flick Independence Day to become a reality, and during an anniversary screening of the film, director Roland Emmerich has been talking to Entertainment Weekly about why we’ve waited so long […]
United World News report for Independence Day: Resurgence details The War of 1996
20th Century Fox has released a viral clip for the upcoming sci-fi action sequel Independence Day: Resurgence, which takes the form of a ‘United World News’ special report detailing the first alien invasion during ‘The War of 1996’. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the latest trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence “Independence Day was […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to the first trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence
The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on the first trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence… With Christmas just a little over a week away, Hollywood continues to roll out the trailers for some of 2016’s biggest releases. We’ve seen our first look at Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows and X-Men: Apocalypse […]
Will Smith on learning about his character’s death prior to Independence Day: Resurgence
When it was confirmed that Will Smith was not set to return for Independence Day: Resurgence, the sequel to 1996’s Independence Day, many were left wondering if/how the filmmakers would explain his character’s absence in the film. However, when a viral website for the film launched online only a day after the first official trailer […]
Independence Day: Resurgence War of 1996 viral site reveals the fate of Will Smith’s Steven Hiller
Following on from yesterday’s first trailer [watch it here], 20th Century Fox has launched a new viral site for the sequel entitled ‘War of 1996‘. https://youtu.be/-CbVSZpht8E Included on the site is a breaking news item which reveals the fate of Will Smith’s character Steven Hiller; entitled ‘Alien Tech Malfunction Kills Col. Hiller’, the report reads: […]
William Fichtner joins Independence Day 2 (and 3 and 4)
Deadline is reporting that William Fichtner (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) has signed on to play a top general in the sci-fi sequel Independence Day 2, with a view to an expanded role in a further two follow-ups. SEE ALSO: Jeff Goldblum is back as David Levinson in first behind-the-scenes photo from Independence Day 2 Independence […]
The Alternative Halloween Viewing List
Tom Jolliffe offers up a selection of non-horror films to watch this Halloween season, which might just be prescient enough to be horrific… Halloween’s just for horror right? Well what if we’re not watching horror? What if we’re watching action or sci-fi or comedy? It may just be that some of these films have a […]
Exclusive Interview – Roland Emmerich on his new film Midway, how Independence Day changed the film industry, and more
Alex Moreland talks to Roland Emmerich about his new film Midway, his favourite movies of 2019, and more… So, I know Midway was a passion project for you, and it took a long time to get it made. Could you tell us a little bit about the production process – where did this film start […]
