Flickering Myth

Film & TV News, Reviews and Features

Mark Hamill will voice The Joker for Batman: The Killing Joke film

by

When an animated film based on 1988’s graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke was announced at Comic-Con this year, the majority of fans instantly decided that they wanted to see Mark Hamill (Star Wars) voice The Joker in the film. Even Mark Hamill himself kept his “fingers crossed” for the role. According to Collider, Hamill has […]

Mark Hamill asks for managed expectations with Star Wars: The Force Awakens: “I’m telling you, it’s just a movie”

by

If there is one movie released this year that has a lot of hype to live up to, it’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Not only is it the first Star Wars movie in a decade, but it’s the first film to come from Disney without any involvement from George Lucas. Since its announcement, we’ve […]

Second Opinion – Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)

by

Kingsman: The Secret Service, 2015. Directed by Matthew Vaughn Starring Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Sofia Boutella, Mark Strong, Sophie Cookson, Michael Caine and Mark Hamill. SYNOPSIS: A veteran secret agent takes a young upstart under his wing. The last time comic book writer Mark Millar and director Matthew Vaughn collaborated on an […]

Movie Review – Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)

by

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) Directed by Matthew Vaughn Starring Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, Sofia Boutella, Sophie Cookson, Michael Caine, Mark Hamill, Tom Prior and Jack Davenport SYNOPSIS: A veteran secret agent takes a young upstart under his wing. Marking the second time Matthew Vaughn has directed a comic book created […]

Mark Hamill to reprise the role of The Trickster in The Flash

by

Outside of Star Wars, Mark Hamill is best known for his voice work as The Joker in the DC animated universe, but way back in 1991 Hamill portrayed another DC villain, and in live-action no less, taking on the role of The Trickster in the John Wesley Shipp-headlined series The Flash. And, according to HitFix, […]

New rumours of Luke Skywalker’s role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and flashback sequences

by

WARNING – POTENTIAL SPOILERS BELOW We’re less than 300 days away from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but the reports and rumours are still coming in thick and fast. We’ve already had rumours that Darth Vader would be in the film in some capacity (possibly in a flashback) and now we have new rumours that […]

Blu-ray Review – Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)

by

Star Wars: The Last Jedi, 2017. Written and Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Carrie Fisher, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Peter Mayhew, Anthony Daniels, Laura Dern, Kelly Marie Tran, Benicio del Toro, Billie Lourd, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o, Jimmy Vee, Tim Rose, Warwick Davis, Hermione Corfield, […]

Blu-ray Review – Castle in the Sky (1986)

by

Castle in the Sky, 1986. Written and Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Featuring the voice talents of Anna Paquin, James Van Der Beek, Cloris Leachman, Mark Hamill SYNOPSIS: GKids has secured the new home video distributor contract for Studio Ghibli films, and they’ve released a big batch of them on Blu-ray, with more bonus features than […]

Mark Hamill doesn’t “care anymore” about returning to Star Wars now Carrie Fisher has passed away

by

Now that Carrie Fisher has passed away, Mark Hamill doesn’t care as much as he did about returning to the Star Wars franchise. Carrie Fisher’s death was a sad moment for many and for millions of fans for her role as Leia in the Star Wars franchise. One person that was particularly impacted by her […]