Having originally been cast as Slade Wilson to star in Ben Affleck’s version of The Batman prior to Matt Reeves coming on board as director and shaking things up, it was announced in October of last year that Joe Manganiello would be headlining a Deathstroke solo movie from The Raid helmer Gareth Evans. Manganiello made his […]
Exclusive Interview – Dan Stevens on The Man Who Invented Christmas
This Friday sees the arrival of The Man Who Invented Christmas starring Dan Stevens as A Christmas Carol author Charles Dickens, and ahead of its release Flickering Myth’s Thomas Harris caught up with Stevens to discuss his role as the legendary author, his preparation from the film, Dickens’ beard, and his upcoming collaboration with The […]
Exclusive: Dan Stevens on working with director Gareth Evans on Apostle
Ahead of this week’s release of The Man Who Invented Christmas, Flickering Myth’s Thomas Harris caught up with actor Dan Stevens to discuss his role as Charles Dickens in the new film. However, talk also shifted to Stevens’ next project, Apostle, which sees him teaming up with “the Welsh Tarantino” Gareth Evans. “I can tell […]
Joe Manganiello shares Deathstroke image
Anyone who stuck around for the Justice League end-credits sequence will be aware that Joe Manganiello’s Deathstroke makes an appearance, presumably to set up his forthcoming solo outing as DC’s villainous super-assassin Slade Wilson. Now the True Blood actor has taken to Twitter to unveil the first official photo from his Justice League cameo. The […]
The Raid director is developing a gangland TV drama for Cinemax and Sky
Director of The Raid, Gareth Evans, is working on a new TV series for Cinemax and Sky, with the working title Gangs of London. Evans is known for the high-octane action and brutal hand to hand fights in his The Raid movies, delivering some of the most visceral and exhilarating fight sequences in recent cinematic […]
Deathstroke film in the works from The Raid’s Gareth Evans
Last year it was revealed that True Blood star Joe Manganiello had been cast as the DC assassin and supervillian Slade Wilson, better known as Deathstroke, for Ben Affleck’s The Batman. His role came into question however when Affleck stepped down as director earlier this year and Matt Reeves was hired, with Reeves starting from scratch on the script […]
Netflix picks up revenge thriller Apostle from The Raid director
Netflix has managed to acquire the rights to the Gareth Evans revenge thriller Apostle. Evans, who is the writer and director of the film, and is mostly known for his work on the The Raid movies, is set to start filming on his new project, Apostle, this April. According to Deadline, the movie, which follows a man […]
The Raid to be “reimagined” with Frank Grillo and director Joe Carnahan
It seems the 2011 Indonesian film The Raid, or as it is known in the US market The Raid: Redemption, will be getting a Western remake starring Frank Grillo and directed by Joe Carnahan. The remake will be produced by XYZ Films, the same company that made the first Raid, as well as executive produced by original direct […]
Dan Stevens to star in Gareth Evans’ period revenge thriller Apostle
Downton Abbey and The Guest star Dan Stevens is set to headline Apostle, a period revenge thriller from The Raid director Gareth Evans. According to Variety, Apostle “follows a man who travels to a remote island and attempts to rescue his sister after she’s kidnapped by a religious cult. The group demands a ransom for […]
