Anghus Houvouras calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards… I’m frustrated. Another year, another round of Oscar nominations, and another outpouring of anger about the lack of female and minority nominees. Right now a legion of entertainment bloggers are hammering keys like monkeys trying to write Shakespeare to tell me the world ain’t fair. […]
Movie Review – Ex Machina (2015)
Ex Machina, 2015 Written and directed by Alex Garland Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, Alicia Vikander, Sonoya Mizuno SYNOPSIS: A young programmer is selected to participate in a breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breathtaking female A.I. 28 Days Later and Sunshine‘s Alex Garland moves from the writer’s desk to […]
Scoot McNairy talks Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, calls Zack Snyder an “incredible filmmaker” and an “incredible visionary”
Those of you who frequent our website often will notice in posts about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scoot McNairy is noted as starring in the movie in a “as-yet-unrevealed roles”. During an interview with USA Today, McNairy was grilled about the movie, but wasn’t letting up any information. “Man, I would love to spend […]
Jake Gyllenhaal has passed on Suicide Squad
It was reported last week that Tom Hardy had dropped out of David Ayer’s Suicide Squad due to scheduling issues and that Warner Bros. were looking to eye Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcraweler) to be his replacement. Well, the hunt is now back on. Variety are reporting that Gyllenhaal has passed on the role of Rick Flagg, […]
Star-Lord and Captain America make a Superbowl bet for charity
Star-Lord and Captain America will inevitably find themselves on the same side in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but for now the respective actors (Chris Pratt and Chris Evans) are enemies, having placed a bet on the February 1st Superbowl XLIX game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. The exchange of words took […]
The Huntsman gets new director
Visual effects supremo Cedric Nicolas-Troyan is in early talks to take over from Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) to direct the upcoming prequel to Snow White and the Huntsman. Darabont left the project last week due to creative differences. The film is set before the events of the hit 2012 movie and shows how Chris […]
Movie Review – Wild (2014)
Wild, 2014. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski and Keene McRae. SYNOPSIS: Based on the memoir “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail.” We follow Cheryl Strayed (Reese Witherspoon) on her 1,100-mile solo hike in order to recover from life as well as to discover a new […]
Simon Pegg will co-write Star Trek 3
Simon Pegg is already a key component to the J.J. Abrams rebooted Star Trek universe, and for the third film it seems he will be taking on additional responsibilities, namely the important task of penning the script. Writing isn’t anything new for Simon Pegg, as he is helped Edgar Wright put together the successful Cornetto […]
Will Grey Hulk be in Avengers: Age of Ultron?
Following on from the Funko POP vinyl figures we reported on yesterday, the good folk at IGN Movies have unearthed this image, which shows a Hot Topic Savage Hulk exclusive figure. Does this mean that the Grey Hulk will be in Avengers: Age of Ultron, or is it just a fancy variant? SEE ALSO – Avengers: Age of […]
Interview: Matthew Vaughn talks Kingsman: The Secret Service, X-Men: Days of Future Past, James Bond and Fantastic Four
Flickering Myth chat with Matthew Vaughn… Out in cinemas on at the end of the month, Flickering Myth Podcast host Luke Owen sat down with Kingsman: The Secret Service director Matthew Vaughn to talk about the movie, leaving X-Men: Days of Future Past to work on it, thoughts on James Bond and what he makes […]
