The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Lost, Thor: The Dark World) has joined the cast of Game of Thrones for its fifth season; details of his role are being kept under wraps, but the site reports that he’ll be playing a character called Malko who is not present in George R.R. Martin’s book […]
The Week in Spandex – DC Cinematic Universe, Marvel’s Civil War, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, Daredevil, X-Men: Apocalypse, Gambit and more
Our weekly round-up of the latest news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes, including Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Justice League, The Flash, Aquaman, Shazam, Cyborg, Green Lantern, Batman, Superman, LEGO Batman, LEGO DC Super Heroes, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, Gotham, Arrow, The Flash, Constantine, Justice League: […]
Doctor Who: The Complete Eighth Series DVD details revealed
The BBC has announced details of the upcoming DVD release of Doctor Who: The Complete Eighth Series, which is set to arrive in the UK on November 17th 2014. Here’s the cover art, as well as a list of the special features… Special Features: Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord (A 45-minute feature with Fifth […]
Infographic showing release dates for every upcoming superhero movie
Between Marvel Studios, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox and Sony (well, if Sony can get its act together), we’ve got a whopping forty (!) superhero movies on the horizon, and if you’re struggling to keep track of everything the folks at Comics Alliance have put together a handy infographic which shows release dates for all […]
Adam McKay on rewriting Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man script
After the shock departure of Edgar Wright following years of development on Ant-Man, Marvel Studios brought in Peyton Reed (The Break-Up) as his replacement in the director’s chair, while Adam McKay (Anchorman) also signed on to rework the script by Wright and his writing partner Joe Cornish (Attack the Block). Filming on the Phase Three […]
The rumour mill churns out more names for Doctor Strange
There’s been a few sites chipping in this week with shortlists for the lead role in Doctor Strange – with names such as Ewan McGregor (Star Wars), Ryan Gosling (Drive), Ethan Hawke (Sinister), Matthew McConaughey (Interstellar), Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: Episode VII), Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club) and Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler) bandied about – and […]
Tom Hardy wanted for title role in X-Men: Apocalypse
He’s been linked to Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange and Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad in recent days, and now The Wrap is reporting that 20th Century Fox is also courting Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) for one of its own superhero projects, with the site claiming that the British actor is wanted for the role […]
DVD Review – The Wind Rises (2013)
The Wind Rises (Japan: Kaze tachinu), 2013. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Starring Hideaki Anno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Miori Takimoto, Masahiko Nishimura, [For English dub]: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt and Martin Short. SYNOPSIS: A profile of Jiro Horikoshi (Anno/Gordon-Levitt), a Japanese engineer who designed fighter planes during World War II. The swan song of Hayao […]
Police Station clip from The Babadook
The acclaimed horror The Babadook (which Flickering Myth deputy editor Luke Owen described as the best film of FrightFest) is set for its UK release in less than a week now, and so Icon Film Distribution has dropped a new ‘Police Station’ clip, which we’ve got for you here… Six years after the violent death […]
American Horror Story: Freak Show – Episode 2 Review
Alice Rush reviews episode two of American Horror Story: Freak Show…. This week on Freak Show saw some pretty horrifying scenes unfold as new characters were introduced and the heat was turned up. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon was back at the director’s helm and so we were treated to his signature stylised visual style as well as […]
