Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

Set your sights on Hitman Agent: 47, starring Rupert Friend and Zachary Quinto

by

Rupert Friend stars as the slick, suited assassin in the reboot of the hugely successful Hitman video game franchise. “We wanted a fresh start and a brand new take on this iconic figure,” begins Alex Young, one of the producers behind the globe-trotting reboot Hitman: Agent 47. This take on the infamous Hitman character, so […]

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Finest Roles

by

This year marks over 25 years since Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio made his acting debut. As a fresh faced, ambitious teen, DiCaprio appeared in several family soap operas in the early 1990s that had decent runs, including Parenthood and Growing Pains. A quarter of a century later and two Golden Globe wins for Best Actor […]

How the Star Wars franchise keeps in pulling in billions

by

As a generation of Star Wars fanatics await the return of one the biggest movie franchises of all time with the Christmas release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (albeit with that controversial crossguard lightsaber), we got thinking – just how big is the Star Wars franchise? When Harrison Ford, Luke Hamill and Carrie Fisher […]

The Marvel Universe Now Part of Casino Games

by

The Marvel Universe is bigger than it has ever been. The Ant-Man movie is running in the theatres and the other movies based on Marvel’s comic book characters have been minting billions. Not to mention, the popularity of the comic books has been unceasing and they are now considered collector’s items, with a whole new […]

Comics to Read Before You Die #29: The Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank

by

In the latest edition of Comics to Read Before You Die, Jessie Robertson looks at The Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank… Collected in The Punisher Vol. 4 #1-12 (Apr 2000- March 2001) Writer Garth Ennis Penciller Steve Dillon Inker Jimmy Palmiotti Letterer(s) Comicraft, Wes Abbott, Richard Starkings Colorist Chris Sotomayor Editor(s) Jimmy Palmiotti, Joe Quesada For […]

The Actors Who Could Have Starred In Films, But Didn’t

by

Star Wars famously takes place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, and this week we found out about a parallel universe of casting in the film series. Neil Calloway looks at the actors who didn’t star in films, but could have… The news that Michael Jackson wanted to play Jar Jar […]

Comics to Read Before You Die #28: Carl Barks’ Uncle Scrooge Classics

by

In the latest edition of Comics to Read Before You Die, Jessie Robertson looks at Carl Barks’ Uncle Scrooge Classics… Carl Barks tried his hand at being an artist for Walt Disney Studios back in 1935, and began drawing there with a starting wage of 20 dollars a week. I won’t drone on with the […]

Horror movies: how big has their impact really been?

by

Have you ever stopped to consider the level of impact horror movies have on our society? I’m not talking about theories where horror movies turn people into killers or whatever. I’m talking about how horror movies have impacted what we wear, the shows we watch on TV, the music we listen to and even the […]

Egypt III: The Fate of Ramses

by

Ancient Egypt has always been regarded as being mysterious, dangerous and adventurous. The massive pyramids which has been constructed by ancient Egyptians have always intrigued scholars of all age. Hollywood film have capitalised on the popularity of Ancient Egypt by showing the beauty of Egypt through settings for various popular films such as Tomb Raider, […]