With filming set to get underway this coming week it seems things are finally heating up on the Batman vs. Superman front. A couple of days ago Zack Snyder gave us our first look at Ben Affleck’s Batman suited up next to the Batmobile, and now Jesse Eisenberg has spoken about his role as DC’s […]
Offer out to Harrison Ford for Blade Runner 2
Generally, production companies hold off on official press releases until a casting has been confirmed, but that hasn’t stopped Alcon Entertainment from announcing that an offer is out to Harrison Ford to reprise his role of Rick Deckard in Ridley Scott’s planned sequel to Blade Runner. “We believe that Hampton Fancher [Blade Runner] and Michael […]
Five characters we’d like to see in Marvel’s Agent Carter TV series
Matt Spencer-Skeen on who he wants to see in Marvel’s Agent Carter TV series… Last week brought us the news that not only was Marvel’s current TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. getting a 2nd series but also that we would indeed be getting the long rumoured Agent Carter series. As someone who has remained a […]
Zac Efron rumoured for Marvel Cinematic Universe role
When it comes to superhero news, Marvel Studios has been quiet lately, taking a back seat to The Amazing Spider-Man 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past and Warner Bros.’ various TV / Batman vs. Superman / Justice League announcements. Well, to help us get through the lull, a new casting claim has emerged from rumour […]
Elizabeth Olsen and Mark Ruffalo talk Avengers: Age of Ultron
2014 is shaping up to be a huge year for Elizabeth Olsen. After a string of indie successes, including the acclaimed Martha Marcy May Marlene, she’s set to feature in the blockbuster Godzilla this week, and is currently filming the hotly-anticipated Marvel sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron, which is set to arrive next Spring. In […]
CBS cancels Two and a Half Men, opts against How I Met Your Dad
CBS has announced its upcoming TV schedule, revealing that the long-running sitcom Two and a Half Men will come to an end with its 12th season, and that the network has also decided against picking up the How I Met Your Mother spin-off pilot How I Met Your Dad. The Chuck Lorre-produced Two and a […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to the first look at Ben Affleck’s Batman
The Flickering Myth writing team share a few thoughts on the first look at Ben Affleck in the Batsuit…. DC fans haven’t had much to shout about over the best part of the past year, having to sit twiddling their thumbs waiting on news while Marvel Studios, Sony and Fox laid out their superhero plans […]
Movie Review – Lucky Bastard (2014)
Lucky Bastard, 2014. Directed by Robert Nathan. Starring Don McManus, Jay Paulson, Betsy Rue, Chris Wylde and Catherine Annette. SYNOPSIS: When the adult website LUCKY BASTARD runs a contest giving the winner a night with a hot porn star, the outcome turns from fantasy to horror in a deadly nightmare no one could possibly have […]
Roberto Orci confirmed to direct Star Trek 3
After being tipped as the front runner last week, it has now been confirmed that Roberto Orci will make his directorial debut on Star Trek 3, the third instalment of Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions’ rebooted Trek universe. Orci of course has plenty of experience with the Star Trek universe, having co-written and produced both […]
X-Men and The Fantastic Four won’t share the same movie universe
On several occasions over the past year, we’ve heard talk – including comments from Mark Millar – suggesting that 20th Century Fox is devising a shared movie universe between it’s two Marvel properties, X-Men and The Fantastic Four, possibly even building to a showdown between the two superhero teams. Well, it seems that could be […]
