Matthew McConaughey has been tipped to play the villain of the movie adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand directed by Josh Boone. According to The Guardian, Matthew McConaughey will play Randall Flagg, a grinning cowboy with supernatural powers who establishes a power base in the ruins of Las Vegas. The project is being backed by Warner […]
Michelle MacLaren confirmed to direct Wonder Woman movie
There has been speculation for the past few weeks to who would be directing the upcoming Wonder Woman movie starring Gal Gadot. For some time TV director Michelle MacLaren has been rumoured to be the top contender, although there were several other female directors said to be on the shortlist. According to The Hollywood Reporter, […]
Andy Serkis on bringing Hulk and Ultron to life through motion capture for Avengers: Age of Ultron
Andy Serkis is best known for his motion capture roles, such as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, Kong in King Kong and Caesar in Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Most recently, Serkis has been brought on board Avengers: Age of Ultron […]
New look at Billy Connolly as Dain Ironfoot in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Thanks to Reddit, we’ve got a new look at Billy Connolly as the Dwarven King Dain Ironfoot in Peter Jackson’s upcoming fantasy epic The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies… The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of […]
James Gunn says Nebula is the Boba Fett of Guardians of the Galaxy
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is out on DVD and Blu-ray today, and Yahoo! Movies caught up with director James Gunn during the press tour for the home-entertainment release, with Gunn taking a moment to discuss the villainous characters of the space opera – specifically, Karen Gillan’s Nebula, calling her “the Boba Fett of the […]
Oscar Isaac to play Apocalypse in X-Men: Apocalypse
Despite rumours over the weekend linking Idris Elba to the part, Variety is reporting that Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis) has secured the role of En Sabah Nur, a.k.a. Apocalypse, in Bryan Singer’s 2016 mutant sequel X-Men: Apocalypse. Isaac will next be seen in A Most Violent Year, set for release in December, and is […]
Christoph Waltz linked to Blofeld in Bond 24
Earlier this month it was reported that two-time Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained) is wanted for the main villain role in Bond 24, and now The Daily Mail is claiming that Waltz is set to play 007’s arch-enemy Ernst Stavro Blofeld. According to the paper, EON “will announce the star is playing an […]
Sylvester Stallone says The Expendables 3’s PG-13 rating “was a horrible miscalculation”
The Expendables 3 didn’t do too well at the box office, saved only by international takings. It didn’t do too well with us here at Flickering Myth either, and you can see why here and here. And it seems that the big man himself, Sylvester Stallone, agreed. In an interview with Crave Online (which you […]
Rumoured plot for Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars spin-off movie
Following the news of the first trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens debuting this coming Friday in select IMAX cinemas in the US, some plot rumours have surfaced about the spin-off movie, set for release in 2016 and to be directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla). According to /Film and their “several sources”, the movie will take place before Star […]
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies graces the cover of Empire, new TV spots released
As we count down to our final journey to Middle-earth under director Peter Jackson with The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Empire has debuted three new Hobbit-themed covers for the latest issue of the magazine, while we’ve also got some new TV spots featuring previously unseen footage from the fantasy epic, which you […]
