In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Blade, Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 3, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Luke Cage, X-Men: Apocalypse, Gambit, Fantastic Four, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Man […]
More rumours on George Miller and DC, Man of Steel 2 said to be on “permanent hold”
Last week a rumour emerged from The Death of Superman Lives – What Happened? director Jon Schnepp claiming that George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road) is being lined to direct Man of Steel 2 for Warner Bros. Now Den of Geek is chiming in to the report, claiming that Miller is indeed in talks with […]
George Miller rumoured to direct Man of Steel 2
Those who are still mourning over the death of George Miller’s shelved 2008 Justice League film rejoice, because the Mad Max: Fury Road director may get the chance to bring part of the DC universe to film after all! A new rumour from The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? director Jon Schnepp claims that Miller will direct Man of Steel 2, […]
Why does every superhero movie feature the Military-Industrial Complex?
Anghus Houvouras on superhero movies and the military-industrial complex… To say that comic book movies have become formulaic is like saying that Michael Bay enjoys explosions and hot women. It’s painfully obvious and hardly a revelation. I sat through Fantastic Four last week, and like many of you checked out around the halfway point, and […]
The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, Fantastic Four, Deadpool, Gambit, Spider-Man, The Punisher, Thunderbolts, Superman Lives, The Killing Joke and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Superman Lives, Gotham, Arrow, The Flash, Vixen, Supergirl, Batman: The Killing Joke, Justice League: Gods and Monsters, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four 2, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, […]
Nicolas Cage talks Tim Burton’s Superman Lives
This month we got a peek into Tim Burton’s aborted 90s take on the Man of Steel with the release of director Jon Schnepp’s documentary The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? [read our review here], although sadly Schnepp was unable to secure the participation of Nicolas Cage, who would have led the cast as […]
Movie Review – The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? (2015)
The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?, 2015. Directed by Jon Schnepp. Featuring Tim Burton, Jon Peters, Kevin Smith, Dan Gilroy, Wesley Strick, Colleen Atwood, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Grant Morrison. SYNOPSIS: A documentary about the proposed 1998 Superman Lives feature film that would have starred Nicolas Cage. Despite never making it to the screen, Superman […]
The Week in Spandex – San Diego Comic-Con 2015 Edition
In this (abridged) edition of The Week in Spandex, we round up all the big superhero news coming out of the San Diego Comic-Con… Well, the curtain has fallen on the geek mecca that is San Diego Comic-Con for another year, and over the past four days we’ve been treated to a wealth of superhero […]
SDCC: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer – Flickering Myth Reaction
The Flickering Myth team react… There was an awful lot to discuss coming out of the Warner Bros. and DC panel yesterday from Hall H, but none more so than the second trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (watch it here if you’ve not seen it already). But what did our writing staff […]
EXCLUSIVE: Jon Schnepp and Holly Payne talk The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?
The Flickering Myth Podcast dies and lives… Ahead of its digital release tomorrow, Flickering Myth podcaster Scott Davis caught up with the folks behind The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? – the definitive documentary about the failed Superman movie from the late 90s. SEE ALSO: Watch the first ten minutes of The Death of […]
