During a promotional interview with Joblo ahead of the U.S. release of his latest film Kingsman: The Secret Service, Matthew Vaughn has dropped some news concerning one of his previous comic book adaptations, revealing that he and Mark Millar have plotted a Kick-Ass prequel movie based around the character of Hit-Girl, and that should it […]
Details on the Spider-Man deal revealed, Sony still planning Sinister Six, Venom and female-led spin-off without Marvel’s involvement
Yesterday brought us the huge news that Sony and Marvel have reached a deal regarding Spider-Man, which allows Marvel Studios to bring the character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, whilst launching a new series of movies at Sony, produced by Kevin Feige. Variety has been digging into the specifics of the deal, revealing that Disney […]
Why Original Science Fiction is Dead
Anthony Stokes on the death of original science fiction… Jupiter Ascending has arrived and is pretty much been the bust we all thought it would be. Needless to say I doubt it will even come close to breaking even, and I’m not shedding a single tear for the Wachowski siblings who should have learned better […]
Hugh Jackman on the chances of Wolverine joining Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Late last night, Spider-Man fans got the news they’ve been waiting for with the announcement Sony and Marvel Studios have reached an agreement that will see the web-slinger swinging into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Pre-Sony hack, it was a move that no one saw coming, and will of course allow Spider-Man to share the screen […]
The Wachowskis think Jupiter Ascending could mark the end of their studio financing
With a hugely underwhelming opening weekend in the US of just $19 million, Jupiter Ascending is another in a long line of films from the Wachowski siblings where the box-office has failed to match the grand, epic-scale ideas of their films. Their previous two films, Cloud Atlas and Speed Racer, both flopped on release, with […]
Take a look back at the cinematic evolution of Batman
The most enduring superhero of them all in cinema terms is The Dark Knight, with over ten screen interpretations of the Batman character since his comic book debut in May 1939. Today, an 11-minute video has surfaced which brings together all of those different versions of the character in a wonderful retrospective look, which includes […]
Man of Steel’s Christina Wren returning as Carrie Farris in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
It looks like we can add another returning player from Man of Steel to the cast of next year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, with Christina Wren – who played the United States Air Force officer Carrie Farris – revealing to Pittsburgh Magazine that she’ll be back in the hotly-anticipated DC ensemble. “The casting […]
Halloween “recalibration” coming from Saw writers
With many of horror’s classic big-bads being rejuvenated and renewed many times over, it seems that one of the genre’s biggest figures, Michael Myers, is set to return in a new film from Dimension Films. The Hollywood Reporter is today reporting that a new chapter of the Halloween franchise is set to go before the […]
Marvel vs. DC Comic Book Movies Release Dates 2015 – 2020
What a wonderful time to be a comic book movie fan. Following the news of Spider-Man joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel and Disney pushed back a few of their Phase Three movies, including Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Captain Marvel and The Inhumans. Not only that, but there’s also the DC slate of movies that […]
Patrick Stewart may join Wolverine 3, Ian McKellen returning for X-Men: Apocalypse
With the news (which we reported at Flickering Myth) that director Bryan Singer is in pre-production on the latest X-Men blockbuster, X-Men: Apocalypse, some other interesting news on the plans possibly in place for the rest of the X-Universe. Professor X (well, the older version) himself Patrick Stewart has been speaking this week to Oregon […]