Tom Beasley taps his toes and sings along merrily with ten of the best movie musicals of the decade… The musical is one of the most unusual genres in Hollywood. In the early days of the “talkies”, much of the studio system ran on these movies. They were the oxygen keeping the film business afloat. […]
Listen to The Greatest Showman soundtrack online
Here at Flickering Myth HQ we’ve been lucky enough to see The Greatest Showman, and whilst you’ll have to wait until December 20th for our review to drop, Atlantic Records have released the entire soundtrack for your streaming pleasure. It’s recommended that you save the playlist for until you’ve actually seen the film, as it’s […]
Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams and Rebecca Ferguson featured on latest posters for The Greatest Showman
Earlier this week we got a new poster for The Greatest Showman featuring Zac Efron and Zendaya [take a look here], and 20th Century Fox has released more posters for the upcoming musical drama showcasing Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams and Rebecca Ferguson; check them out below… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for The Greatest Showman here “The Greatest […]
Zac Efron and Zendaya featured on new poster for The Greatest Showman
Ahead of The Greatest Showman’s US release next month, star Hugh Jackman has taken to social media to share a new poster for the upcoming musical extravaganza featuring Zac Efron and Zendaya; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for The Greatest Showman here “The Greatest Showman” is a bold and original musical that […]
First poster for The Greatest Showman starring Hugh Jackman
The first poster has arrived online for the upcoming biographical musical drama The Greatest Showman featuring Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum – showman, businessman, and founder of the Barnum & Bailey Travelling Circus; take a look at the poster here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for The Greatest Showman here “The Greatest Showman” is a bold and […]
Sugar Coating Hollywood-Style
Tom Jolliffe on when real life stories are sugar coated in film… A good biopic can be fascinating. There are characters, through TV and print media, biographies, documentaries and more, that we learn the most fascinating things about. Documentaries of course have the goal of showing us (when done right) both sides of a personality, […]
Zac Efron and Zendaya on filming that difficult aerial duet in The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman released in theaters over the holidays, and continuing what feels like a trend at this point, the film has proved to be very divisive among fans, and critics. While most agree that the film lacks an engaging plot, and maybe takes a few too many liberties with the life story of the […]
Hugh Jackman has a very interesting story behind his initial pitch for The Greatest Showman, and it involves some blood
Let it never be said that Hugh Jackman is not a slave to his craft. Sure, a die-hard method actor like Christian Bale drops, and gains weight more often than Ant-Man, but his dedication pales in comparison to the story below. See, Hugh Jackman has wanted to get The Greatest Showman — a film that tells […]
The Greatest Showman gets a series of Pop! Vinyl figures from Funko
Funko has unveiled its line of Pop! Movies vinyl figures for the musical drama The Greatest Showman which includes P.T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman), Phillip Carlyle (Zac Efron), Anne Wheeler (Zendaya) and Lettie Lutz AKA the Bearded Lady (Keala Settle); take a look here… “The Greatest Showman” is a bold and original musical that celebrates the […]
The Greatest Showman sequel in early development
It may not have impressed critics, but the 2017 musical The Greatest Showman certainly resonated with audiences, with the Hugh Jackman-headlined film grossing $435 million worldwide, and its soundtrack album spending a total of 28 weeks at the top of the UK chart – tying with The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Given […]