Alex Moreland chats with screenwriter Taylor Sheridan about Hell or High Water and Sicario… Hello Taylor! Hi, how are you doing? I’m doing well, how are you? I’m good, yeah. So, obviously, first of all – massive congratulations on the Oscar nominations for Hell or High Water. Thank you! Have you had a chance to […]
Sicario screenwriter on why Emily Blunt isn’t part of the sequel Soldado
Back in June it was announced that Lionsgate had given the green light to a Sicario sequel entitled Soldado, which would see Sefano Sollima (Gomorra) taking over directing duties from Denis Villeneuve, and Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin returning to the cast. Conspicuous by her absence though was Emily Blunt, who portrayed FBI Agent Kate Macer […]
Catherine Keener joins Sicario sequel Soldado
Deadline is reporting that Catherine Keener (Capote) has signed on to appear in the Sicario sequel Soldado, where she’ll play the boss of Josh Brolin’s CIA agent Matt Graver. Soldado is once again scripted by Taylor Sheridan, and sees Stefano Sollima (Gomorra) taking over directing duties from Denis Villeneuve. Benicio Del Toro will reprise the […]
Movie Review – Hell or High Water (2016)
Hell or High Water, 2016. Directed by David Mackenzie. Starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges, Dale Dickey and Gil Birmingham. SYNOPSIS: A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family’s ranch in West Texas. The appeal of David Mackenzie’s sweltering Texan noir is understandable. Harnessed […]
Stefano Sollima to direct Sicario sequel Soldado
With Denis Villeneuve tied up with the Blade Runner sequel, Deadline is reporting that Lionsgate and Black Label Media have tapped Sefano Sollima (Gomorra) to helm the Sicario sequel Soldado. The sequel, which has once again been written by Taylor Sheridan, “focuses on Alejandro Gillick, the shadowy Man on Fire-like protagonist played by Benicio Del […]
Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin returning for Sicario 2
During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the producers behind last year’s acclaimed crime drama Sicario have revealed that development is underway on a sequel, which will reunite stars Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin. “We’re in full development with the studio. I just got a draft [of a script from writer Taylor […]
Exclusive Video Interviews: Denis Villeneuve and Josh Brolin on Sicario
To coincide with the upcoming release of Sicario on DVD and Blu-ray on February 1st, we’ve got a couple of exclusive video interviews with director Denis Villeneuve and star Josh Brolin; check them out here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db68sMPozrk https://youtu.be/13N_Gkp3rvU In Mexico, SICARIO means hitman. In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, an idealistic […]
Nominations for the 2016 PGA Awards announced
The Producer’s Guild of America has announced that The Big Short, Bridge Of Spies, Brooklyn, Ex Machina, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Sicario, Spotlight and Straight Outta Compton will contest the 2015 Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures at the 2016 PGA Awards. Traditionally, the majority of PGA […]
Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Movies of 2015
Flickering Myth’s writing team present our top ten movies of 2015… As 2015 draws to a close, the writing team here at Flickering Myth have been voting on our favourite movies from the past twelve months. As always, each of our writers produces their own individual list, which we then use to calculate our overall […]
Hotel Transylvania 2 holds onto top spot at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 23rd October to Sunday 25th October 2015… Sony Animation’s sequel Hotel Transylvania 2 held on to top spot at the UK box office for the second week in a row with £2.28 million – although its reign will be short-lived, with Spectre pulling […]
