Flickering Myth

Film & TV News, Reviews and Features

The Shi’ar Empire could feature in X-Men: Dark Phoenix

by

We’ve already had a tease from producer Hutch Parker that X-Men: Dark Phoenix could see the mutant superheroes heading into space, and now it seems we may have confirmation that the next instalment in the main X-Men franchise will introduce the Shi’ar Empire. Omega Underground have got their hands on an audition tape featuring Toby […]

UPDATE: Sunspot and Moonstar cast in X-Men: The New Mutants

by

Teen Wolf and 13 Reasons Why star Henry Zaga has been confirmed as joining the cast of 20th Century Fox’s upcoming X-Men spinoff X-Men: The New Mutants, where he will play Roberto da Costa, a.k.a. Sunspot. The character previously appeared in X-Men: Days of Future Past, where he was played by Adan Canto. UDPATE: THR […]

Fox recasting Rogue for X-Men: Dark Phoenix?

by

Over the past three instalments of the main X-Men franchise we’ve seen several of the original X-Men recast with younger actors, including Professor Xavier, Beast, Jean Grey, Cyclops, Storm, Nightcrawler and Jubilee. And it looks like we may be able to add another to that list with 2018’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix. The folks at Omega […]

UPDATE: Colossus, Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Dopinder will return for Deadpool 2

by

You’d think that after grossing over $780 million at the global box office, Deadpool could afford more X-Men for the sequel. But, according to screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, both Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead will return in Deadpool 2. The news comes courtesy of Collider, who interviewed Reese and Wernick, and got this information out of […]

How X-Men: Days of Future Past derailed the X-Men franchise

by

Anthony Stokes on why X-Men: Days of Future Past has derailed the X-Men franchise… I grew up with the X-Men franchise, and found myself getting less and less invested with every movie. They haven’t aged well, and there’s something a bit dull about some of the drama, especially that centered around Jean Grey, Wolverine, and […]

Josh Boone finishes second draft of New Mutants script

by

One of the many projects on the horizon in the X-Men cinematic universe, along with Deadpool 2 and Wolverine 3, is New Mutants, a film adaptation of Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod’s comic book series of the same name. Last year, Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) was hired to not only helm but also write […]

Deadpool director confirms his Kitty Pryde movie is dead

by

Back in February of 2018, it was announced that Deadpool director Tim Miller was teaming with acclaimed comic book writer Brian Michael Bendis for an X-Men spinoff based around the character of Kitty Pryde. Since then, of course, 20th Century Fox has come under the ownership of Disney, and with that the rights to Fox’s […]

Rumour: Wolverine 3 villains reportedly revealed

by

With filming on Wolverine 3 getting underway, Nerdist has posted a report which claims to reveal details of the villains that Hugh Jackman’s Logan will be squaring off against in his X-Men swansong. According to the report, Boyd Holbrook’s as-yet-unrevealed villain will be an original character, described as the “intense head of security for a […]