Following the success of the digital series Transformers: Combiner Wars, Machinima and Hasbro have announced that development is underway on the final two chapters of The Prime Wars Trilogy, Transformers: Titans Return and Transformers: Power of the Primes. “Transformers has always been fueled by the brand’s rich, compelling characters and storylines, and Transformers: Combiner Wars tapped […]
Amazon casts Stephen Root as The Man in the High Castle
Amazon Prime has announced that Stephen Root has been cast in the title role in The Man in the High Castle, the streaming service’s hit adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s Hugo Award-winning 1962 alternate history novel. Root, whose credits include the likes of Selma, Trumbo, Boardwalk Empire and Office Space, is set to make his debut […]
Doug Jones and Anthony Rapp join Star Trek: Discovery, gay character confirmed
Following on from the casting of Michelle Yeoh as Captain Georgiou of the Starship Shenzhou, CBS has now added two more names to the cast of the upcoming Star Trek: Discovery in Doug Jones (Hellboy) and Anthony Rapp (Road Trip). EW reports that Jones is portraying Lt. Saru, a Science Officer from a new alien species in the […]
Exclusive Interview – Aaron Eckhart discusses Sully: Miracle on the Hudson
With Clint Eastwood’s Sully set to arrive in UK cinemas this Friday, Flickering Myth’s Scott Davis has been chatting to Aaron Eckhart about the film and his role as Jeffrey Skiles, First Officer on US Airways Flight 1549, which made a successful emergency landing on the Hudson River in 2009, in what was dubbed ‘The […]
Moonlight wins Best Feature at the 2016 Gotham Independent Film Awards, full list of winners here
It was a good night for Moonlight at the Gotham Independent Film Awards last night, with the Barry Jenkins-directed drama fending off competition from Certain Women, Everybody Wants Some!!, Manchester by the Sea and Paterson to win Best Feature, while it was also honoured with Best Screenplay, the Audience Award, and a special jury award for […]
Mel Gibson shares his thoughts on Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road was one of the most acclaimed films of 2015, both by fans and critics alike, with George Miller’s post-apocalyptic action epic featuring heavily on many end of the year best of lists, as well as winning six Academy Awards. For a long time, Miller intended on having Mel Gibson reprise the […]
Watch Wes Anderson’s new short film Come Together starring Adrien Brody
Clothing retailer H&M has released its Christmas-themed advert, tapping Wes Anderson and his regular collaborator Adrien Brody for a festive short film entitled Come Together. Shot in Anderson’s signature style, the short sees Brody as a conductor on the H&M Lines Winter Express train, who plans a nice surprise for his passengers after informing them that […]
Marion Cotillard comments on her death scene in The Dark Knight Rises
Marion Cotillard may be an Oscar-winning actress, but she certainly wouldn’t have taken home any awards for Talia al Ghul’s death scene in The Dark Knight Rises, expect perhaps a Razzie. During an interview with Allocine (via Comic Book) to promote her new film Allied, Cotillard has been discussing about the negative reaction towards the scene, […]
Moana sails to top spot at the US box office with second-biggest Thanksgiving opening of all time
Disney has continued its record-breaking year at the box office with its latest animated release Moana sailing to top spot in North America with an $81.1 million over the five-day Thanksgiving weekiend. Moana has surpassed Toy Story 2 ($80 million) for the second-biggest ever Thanksgiving opening, but trails fellow Disney release Frozen, which debuted with […]
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 […]
