Ahead of its US limited release this April, a poster and trailer have arrived online for director Andrew Dosunmu’s upcoming drama Where Is Kyra? which stars Michelle Pfeiffer and Kiefer Sutherland; take a look below…

“Where is Kyra? tells the story of Kyra Johnson, a middle-aged divorcee who moves into her elderly mother’s Brooklyn apartment while she looks for work and tries to get back on her feet. When her mother suddenly dies, Kyra is left without any support, both emotional and financial, and finds herself with very few options–none of them good. Despite a blossoming affair with a sympathetic neighbor (Sutherland) with struggles of his own, Kyra can’t accept that her once-tidy life has fallen apart, and she resorts to increasingly desperate measures to hold onto what little she has left.”

Where Is Kyra? is set for a US limited released on April 6th.

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During a discussion with Vulture about the prominence of female characters in the MCU, head honcho Kevin Feige has been talking up Michelle Pfeiffer’s performance as Janet Van Dyne in Marvel’s Ant-Man and The Wasp.

The wife of Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and mother to Hope (Evangeline Lilly), Janet is currently lost in the Quantum Realm, so as you can imagine, Pfeiffer’s role will underpin a lot of the emotional beats of Peyton Reed’s sequel, and Feige has confirmed as much by revealing “I don’t want to say too much, but I will say that’s she’s every bit as iconic and amazing in this part as you would imagine,” going on to add that “People ask sometimes about movie stars and star power and who’s the most exciting person to be around, and the truth is that once you get to know them as people, they don’t feel like movie stars — everybody is just a super-impressive human. But in a room full of movie stars, Michelle Pfeiffer rises to the top.”

Exciting right? We all remember the last time Pfeiffer embodied an iconic comicbook character, as Catwoman in Batman Returns, so this bodes well for the first post Avengers: Infinity War outing.

SEE ALSO: Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp gets four official images

From the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes Ant-Man and The Wasp, a new chapter featuring heroes with the astonishing ability to shrink. In the aftermath of Captain America: Civil War, Scott Lang grapples with the consequences of his choices as both a super hero and a father. As he struggles to rebalance his life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, he’s confronted by Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym with an urgent new mission. Scott must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside the Wasp as the team works together to uncover secrets from the past.

Ant-Man and The Wasp sees Peyton Reed returning to the director’s chair and stars Paul Rudd (Scott Lang), Evangeline Lilly (Hope Van Dyne), Michael Douglas (Hank Pym), Michael Pena (Luis), David Dastmalchian (Kurt), Abby Ryder Fortson (Cassie Lang), Judy Greer (Maggie), Bobby Cannavale (Paxton) and T.I. (Dave), while new additions to the cast include Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet Van Dyne, Laurence Fishburne as Dr. Bill Foster/Goliath, Hannah John-Kamen as The Ghost, Walton Goggins as Sonny Burch and Randall Park as Jimmy Woo.

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Amazon Women on the Moon, 1987.

Directed by John Landis/Joe Dante/Carl Gottlieb/Robert K. Weiss/Peter Horton.
Starring Rosanna Arquette, Michelle Pfeiffer, Arsenio Hall, Peter Horton, Griffin Dunne, Joe Pantoliano, Forrest J. Ackerman, Sybil Danning, Henry Silva, Carrie Fisher, Steve Guttenberg, Jenny Agutter, Dick Miller, Paul Bartel, and Russ Meyer.

SYNOPSIS:

An anthology of comedy shorts and sketches based around the broadcast of a spoof 1950s sci-fi movie.

French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr once noted that the more things change, the more they stay the same and how right he was because Amazon Women on the Moon, despite being made in the 1980s, is as largely relevant today as it was back then. Yes, the fashions and the technologies change but the sentiment and the ideas that are being parodied remain as funny and sharp as they did 30 years ago, which is quite depressing when you think about it.

Amazon Women on the Moon is the central movie-within-the-movie here, a spot-on send-up of those 1950s sci-fi B-movies where the sets were made up of any household implements the filmmakers could get their hands on – note the office chairs and the bicycle handlebar grips used as controls in the spaceship – that features a three-man-and-one-monkey crew landing on the moon to be seduced by Sybil Danning (Howling II) and her team of sexy handmaidens. However, this movie is shown in several parts as the film reel keeps burning, cracking and unravelling, forcing the faceless TV company broadcasting it to fill the rest of the running time with a selection of sketches and short films from several notable directors for your delectation.

These skits are a varied bunch to say the least, ranging from Arsenio Hall’s electronic gadgets ganging up on him (see? Gadgets and tech going wrong, even back then) in a Frank Spencer-style flurry of slapstick accidents, Ed Begley Jr. hilariously spoofing Universal’s The Invisible Man, Griffin Dunne (An American Werewolf in London) playing a rude doctor to wishy-washy new parents Michelle Pfeiffer (Batman Returns) and Peter Horton (Children of the Corn), Steve Guttenberg (Police Academy) having his whole dating history checked before going out with Rosanna Arquette (Desperately Seeking Susan) and a straight-laced Carrie Fisher (Star Wars) being introduced to the joys of sex, drugs and rock n’ roll in a black-and-white film noir homage. But the funniest parts are the recurring sketches that feature a deadly serious Henry Silva (The Manchurian Candidate) playing himself hosting a TV show called Bullshit or Not which needs to be seen if you’ve ever watched anything on Really or Channel Five just for how accurate it is despite being made several years before those channels came into existence, and also blues legend B.B. King in a public information film declaring that “Every seven minutes, a black person is born in this country without soul”, which leads into several hilarious ads for albums by Don ‘No Soul’ Simmons. Words can’t do it justice – you really need to see it.

There are plenty of other sections and, like all anthologies and sketch shows, some are better than others but the best thing about Amazon Women on the Moon is that it is never boring, from the opening credits that state the film stars “Loads of Actors” to the closing skit with Carrie Fisher and Paul Bartel it hits the ground running and maintains the same energy level throughout, regardless of how funny that particular sketch may or may not be. As previously stated, many of the sketches ring true nowadays – gadgets going wrong, social commentaries on hippy-dippy parents versus straight-talking doctors, women taking the lead in the dating game, authorities spying on you through your technology, etc – and the humour feels quite fresh despite its age. That said, anybody under the age of 30 watching this for the first time may struggle with some of the references but the humour is a bit broader than in John Landis’ previous pop culture satire The Kentucky Fried Movie which, if you’re so inclined and have the stamina/willpower, does make an excellent companion piece to this.

Coming in a dual format DVD & Blu-ray package featuring a booklet containing interviews with Sybil Danning and composer Ira Newborn, the film also has audio commentaries by co-director Carl Gottlieb, legendary cinematographer Daniel Pearl and Mondo Digital’s Nathaniel Thompson plus a blooper reel and some cut scenes that were best left on the cutting room floor, so it is a good value package if American actors, directors and comedians from the 1980s doing irony and paying tribute to trash cinema long before Tarantino and Rodriguez deemed it cool tickles your pickle and Amazon Women on the Moon has enough laugh-out-loud moments to make it worth putting on to lift any mood.

Flickering Myth Rating – Film: ★ ★ / Movie: ★ ★ ★ ★

Chris Ward

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Where is Kyra?, 2018.

Directed by Andrew Dosunmu.
Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Kiefer Sutherland, Sam Robards, and Suzanne Shepherd.

SYNOPSIS:

In Brooklyn, New York, Kyra (Pfeiffer) loses her job and struggles to survive on her ailing mother’s income. As the weeks and months go on, her problems worsen. This leads her on a risky and enigmatic path that threatens her life.

Michelle Pfeiffer continues to make a comeback; recently she was seen as one of the best parts of the Murder on the Orient Express remake and also turned some heads as a confrontational, invasive, and enigmatic wife in Darren Aronofsky’s mother!, but it’s her brooding, depressing, and agonizing central performance as an aging woman in Andrew Dosunmu’s (Mother of George) moody work that premiered at last year’s Sundance film festival intriguingly titled Where is Kyra? that emerges as her strongest turn in at least a decade.

However, this is most certainly not a film for those without patience as it does opt for the route of quiet atmosphere, facial expressions longing with emotional pain, and defeated body language to convey its narrative rather than tell a straightforward and conventional story about loss, crushing loneliness, and illegal behavior brought on by the walls of financial stability closing in rapidly. Andrew Dosunmu confidently grants Bradford Young’s cinematography (mostly known for his Oscar-nominated work on the intelligent sci-fi thriller Arrival and A Most Violent Year) the honor of setting the mood, lighting Kyra’s apartment in creeping darkness as the audience, from a distance, watches her bring her ill mother (she seems to always be congested and in need of medical treatments conducted from home to help clear the gunk out and improve her breathing) from her bedroom to the nearby bathroom with a shower for cleaning all within the same unbroken shot that also utilizes mirror reflections and repositioned doors to aesthetically pleasing and immersive effects.

None of this ever changes; the photography in Where is Kyra? is either removed from the characters or a close-up of Kya, and the entire movie is devoid of any light. This allows for viewers to feel as emotionally disconnected from Kyra as she is to herself, while consistently making for arresting visuals thanks to complex camera operation. Even the title of the film apparently is not a literal question, but a metaphorical one referring to the emptiness residing inside Kyra’s mental well-being.

Following the natural passing of her mother (a methodically constructed and paced scene that lets the shock of the event fully hit Kyra), the above sadness is only amplified, but now there are additional problems considering that Kyra, who no longer has a job despite always being out and about looking for any work possible, can no longer cash her mother’s pension checks. For whatever silly reason, those in charge are unaware that the woman has passed (a frustrating piece of narrative convenience that one simply has to overlook in order for there to be a film), giving Kyra the dangerously desperate idea to cover herself in as much as her mother’s clothing as possible (heavy jackets, hats, and sunglasses) and mimic her snail reminiscent walk to go collect the money as if she was still alive. Ridiculous is an appropriate word for it, especially considering every time this happened my mind went to a similar disguise played for comedic purposes in the Mark Wahlberg/Will Ferrell buddy comedy The Other Guys. With that in mind, Michelle Pfeiffer’s commitment to the role through terrific acting is enough to keep the downbeat themes and tone from slipping away from Dosunmu’s hands.

Kyra also meets a similarly down on his luck fellow played by Kiefer Sutherland, who is both presented as her light in the darkness and a voice of reason to fraudulent schemes that could potentially lead her directly to prison. Backstory seems to be of no concern, and that is where the film can occasionally feel alienating. This is a film built on the craftsmanship of the medium (direction, cinematography, acting), letting audiences fill in the blanks. There also just isn’t much going on, with the ending feeling as a no-brainer that lacks a spark. Essentially, the film is constantly pushing the audience away from truly caring about anything happening, and factoring in that even for a 100-minute running time, things tend to drag causing the mind to wander. For example, the title card for the film appears as slightly over 20 minutes in, immediately following the death of Kyra’s mother which is nothing more than lengthy scenes displaying personal care along with her sickness.

Regardless, as a vehicle for Michelle Pfeiffer to flat-out act, Where is Kyra? is effective. From the opening moments, she is placed into a crummy situation that only worsens, and for as little character development as there is it is easy to empathize with her struggle because we do see her try and try to dig herself out of the hole that she doesn’t feel responsible for being stuck in. It takes a remarkable talent to sell and make work the film’s shortcomings, but she mostly succeeds. Unfortunately, the beautiful shot framings and her winning performance are the only elements worth recommending, but then again, they are top-notch ingredients to this middling feature.

Flickering Myth Rating – Film: ★ ★ ★ / Movie: ★ ★ ★

Robert Kojder is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association and the Flickering Myth Reviews Editor. Check here for new reviews, friend me on Facebook, follow my Twitter or Letterboxd, check out my personal non-Flickering Myth affiliated Patreon, or email me at MetalGearSolid719@gmail.com

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With Marvel fans’ excitement at fever point for Avengers: Infinity War, Entertainment Weekly has given us a peek at the next installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the release of the above image from Ant-Man and the Wasp, as well as getting some comments on the sequel from returning star Evangeline Lilly and director Peyton Reed.

“It means a lot to me,” said Lilly when asked what it means to her to be the first female hero to have her name in the title of a Marvel Studios movie. “If I’m honest with myself, I feel a lot of pressure to make sure that it is everything that the world wants it to be.”

Lilly also went on to discuss her character’s motivations and journey in the sequel, stating that: “Scott entered the Quantum Realm in the first film and came back, which is something they thought was impossible. The question has arisen, ‘Can Janet come back?’ So the entire film, my character is hell-bent on finding a way to get into the Quantum Realm and bring her back.”

SEE ALSO: Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp gets a new international trailer

Hope’s mother Janet Van Dyne is being portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer, and Peyton Reed spoke about the Batman Returns star’s latest foray into the world of comic book movies: “She hasn’t done one of these films since she played Catwoman with Tim Burton. It was really interesting to bring her in and get her up to speed on all the mythology and her place in this world.”

Reed also offered up some insight into the film’s gender-swapped antagonist The Ghost, portrayed by Hannah John-Kamen: “The Ghost character could be male, female, anything, so it just seemed more interesting to us [to cast a woman]. Ghost’s primary power is the ability to ‘phase,’ which allows Ghost to move through solid matter. She has all sorts of strange versions of that phasing power — it proves quite difficult for Ant-Man and Wasp to deal with.”

SEE ALSO: Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp Pop! Vinyl figures revealed

From the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes Ant-Man and The Wasp, a new chapter featuring heroes with the astonishing ability to shrink. In the aftermath of Captain America: Civil War, Scott Lang grapples with the consequences of his choices as both a super hero and a father. As he struggles to rebalance his life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, he’s confronted by Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym with an urgent new mission. Scott must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside the Wasp as the team works together to uncover secrets from the past.

Ant-Man and The Wasp sees Peyton Reed returning to the director’s chair and stars Paul Rudd (Scott Lang), Evangeline Lilly (Hope Van Dyne), Michael Douglas (Hank Pym), Michael Pena (Luis), David Dastmalchian (Kurt), Abby Ryder Fortson (Cassie Lang), Judy Greer (Maggie), Bobby Cannavale (Paxton) and T.I. (Dave), while new additions to the cast include Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet Van Dyne, Laurence Fishburne as Dr. Bill Foster/Goliath, Hannah John-Kamen as The Ghost, Walton Goggins as Sonny Burch and Randall Park as Jimmy Woo.

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According to Variety, Michelle Pfeiffer is set to join the cast of Disney’s upcoming Maleficent sequel, where she’ll join the returning Angelina Jolie (Maleficent) and Elle Fanning (Aurora), as well as new addition Ed Skrein (Deadpool).

The sequel to the 2014 box office hit, an adaptation of Sleeping Beauty, Maleficent 2 is being directed by Joachim Ronning, who recently helmed another Disney sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but it is thought that Pfeiffer will portray the Queen.

SEE ALSO: Angelina Jolie says Maleficent 2 “is going to be a really strong sequel”

After scoring an Emmy nomination for her role in HBO’s Wizard of Lies, Pfeiffer has recently been seen in Darren Aronofsky’s mother! and the Agatha Christie adaptation Murder on the Orient Express. She will next appear as Janet Van Dyne in the Marvel sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp, which opens in July.

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While Avengers: Infinity War is off breaking box office records, fans won’t have to wait too long for the next chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel has released today the latest trailer for Ant-Man and The Wasp, the sequel to Peyton Reed’s 2015 film starring Paul Rudd as Scott Lang, aka Ant-Man, and Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne, who dons her own superhero guise as The Wasp. Watch the trailer below…

From the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes Ant-Man and The Wasp, a new chapter featuring heroes with the astonishing ability to shrink. In the aftermath of Captain America: Civil War, Scott Lang grapples with the consequences of his choices as both a super hero and a father. As he struggles to rebalance his life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, he’s confronted by Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym with an urgent new mission. Scott must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside the Wasp as the team works together to uncover secrets from the past.

Ant-Man and The Wasp sees Peyton Reed returning to the director’s chair and stars Paul Rudd (Scott Lang), Evangeline Lilly (Hope Van Dyne), Michael Douglas (Hank Pym), Michael Pena (Luis), David Dastmalchian (Kurt), Abby Ryder Fortson (Cassie Lang), Judy Greer (Maggie), Bobby Cannavale (Paxton) and T.I. (Dave), while new additions to the cast include Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet Van Dyne, Laurence Fishburne as Dr. Bill Foster/Goliath, Hannah John-Kamen as The Ghost, Walton Goggins as Sonny Burch and Randall Park as Jimmy Woo.

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Variety is reporting that Michelle Pfeiffer is one of the new recruits to the cast of HBO Films’ Bernie Madoff film Wizard of Lies, alongside Robert De Niro.

Barry Levinson (Rain Man) has been hired to direct the film, which is based on the New York Times bestseller from author Diana Henriques, Wizard of Lies, as well as Laurie Sandell’s Truth and Consequences, both of which tell the true story of Madoff’s Ponzi scheme and how it impacted its victims and their families.

As well as adding Pfeiffer, who will play Ruth Madoff, Alessandro Nivola (A Most Violent Year) has also joined the cast of the film as Mark Madoff.

Expect to see Wizard of Lies in 2016.

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Emmy Award-winning actor Hank Azaria (The Simpsons) has joined the cast of HBO’s upcoming drama Wizard of Lies, based on the story of money fraudster Bernie Madoff.

Directed by Oscar winner Barry Levinson (Rain Man), the film stars Robert De Niro in the lead title role as Madoff, the disgraced financer behind a Ponzi scheme that saw him imprisoned for fraud in 2009 for 150 years. Michelle Pfeiffer (The Family) is also in the film as Madoff’s wife, Ruth, as is Alessandro Nivola (A Most Violent Year) who plays Madoff’s son Mark, who committed suicide in 2010.

Azaria will play Madoff’s right-hand man in the scheme, Frank Dipascali, who called himself the “chief financial officer” for Madoff Investments Securities LLC. Dipascali was also convicted, but died of cancer before his sentencing was handed down.

The film is based on the book Wizard of Lies by Diana Henriques, as well as Laurie Sandell’s Truth and Consequences. Expect to see it on HBO in 2016.

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HBO has just unveiled the first official image from their upcoming film The Wizard of Lies, and it shows Robert De Niro as Bernie Madoff, the operator of the largest private Ponzi scheme in history. Michelle Pfeiffer can also be seen in the picture as his wife Ruth Madoff…

In 2009, Madoff, who reportedly stole $65 billion from his clients, pleaded guilty to 11 counts of fraud and received 150 years in jail. 

Barry Levinson (Rain Main) directs the 2016 film, which also stars Hank Azaria (The Simpsons) as Frank Dipascali and Alessandro Nivola (American Hustle) as Mark Madoff. The film is based on a 2012 book of the same name by Diana B. Henriques, and written by Sam Baum, John Burnham Schwartz and Sam Levinson. De Niro is also on board as an executive producer, along with Barry Levinson, Jane Rosenthal and Berry Welsh.

Via Variety

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Die Hard 2, Lethal Weapon, Batman Returns – the best festive movies are often the ones that aren’t even about Christmas. Join Scott as he lists his five favourite facts from this obscure genre.

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Sideshow Collectibles has unveiled its upcoming premium format Catwoman collectible figure, which is based on Michelle Pfeiffer’s portrayal in Tim Burton’s Batman Returns; check it out below…

“You’re catnip to a girl like me. Handsome, dazed, and to die for.”

Dressed in black and ready to stalk through the night, Gotham’s most notorious prowler, Catwoman, joins Sideshow’s Premium Format collection. A stunning recreation of Michelle Pfeiffer’s iconic portrayal from Batman Returns, this piece celebrates all nine of her lives.

Clad in her signature skintight leathers and with her whip coiled around her, Ms. Kyle has a way of making most people feel as if they are nothing but a ball of yarn.

Standing at 22 inches tall, the figure is priced $449.99 and is expected to ship between January-March 2017;

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Variety is reporting that Darren Aronofsky is filling out the cast of his next film, adding Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina), Brian Gleeson (Snow White and the Huntsman), Michelle Pfeiffer (The Family) and Ed Harris (Run All Night) to the cast of the as-yet-untitled drama.

The film, which Aronofsky will direct from his own script, already has Jennifer Lawrence (X-Men: Apocalypse) attached, and “centers on a couple whose relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home and disrupt their tranquil existence.”

The project is expected to arrive in 2017.

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The Week in Movies discusses the last seven days in cinema, like our thoughts on Captain America: Civil War, the Inhumans movie being pulled by Marvel from their Phase III line-up, Rock ‘The Dwayne’ Johnson being cast in Sony’s Jumanji remake and more…

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I don’t want to rub it in or anything…BUT I’VE SEEN CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR!

*does a little dance*

“Quit it, Oli, you’re raising our expectations too much,” you say out loud to this article, like a loon.

You should thank me. If you’re expectations aren’t lowered, you run the risk of being too impressed and your head exploding.

Here’s a spoiler-free mini-review in this week’s Scooperhero News – read it, watch it, subscribe…it? – and if you prefer your summaries more film-ruiny, here’s a breakdown of the mid-credits scene.

One of the best parts in the film (and there are many) is Tom Holland’s Spider-Man – particularly his interplay with Tony Stark. It’s absolutely web-tastic news, then, that Robert Downey Jr. is reprising his Iron Man role in Spider-Man: Homecoming…but not so great that Michael Keaton is no longer in talks to play the film’s villain.

I said in my podcast insta-review of Civil War that it was the movie Avengers: Age of Ultron should have been. That film’s director, Joss Whedon, seems to agree, admitting the movie didn’t meet his expectations.

The next Marvel movie following Civil War is October’s Doctor Strange. We got our first trailer for the film last week, but it didn’t give much away. To give a better idea of what you can expect, here’s everything they left out from concept art trailer screened at last year’s D23 Expo.

Another thing excluded from the Doctor Strange trailer was an Asian actor playing The Ancient One. Tilda Swinton has replied to accusations of the movie’s “whitewashing” casting. Poor Marvel – they create an extra female role and they still get it wrong.

The Inhumans movie won’t be tackling Marvel’s lack of racial diversity anytime soon either, because the film has been pulled from Phase Three. Turns out Disney are making too many movies already, but the project isn’t dead. Black Bolt and Buddies will just have to wait until Phase Four.

DC’s Green Lantern Corps movie, however, could be racially diverse from the outset. Latino Review are reporting the film will feature Hal Jordan, John Stewart and Kyle Rayner. Which means ginger Guy Gardner won’t feature. It’s a brunette-wash!

There goes the Red Lanterns.

But how can Warner Bros. make the Green Lantern franchise successful? Flickering Myth’s Anghus Houvouras thinks he has the answer: make it Harry Potter in space. They’re gonna need a hell of a lot of Floo Powder for that one.

Head to the next page for the Flickering Myth exclusive on the latest piece of Justice League casting, The Rock starring in Sony’s Jumanji reboot, the first footage of Wonder Woman’s home country and more…

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Back in November of last year, Kenneth Branagh boarded 20th Century Fox’s Agatha Christie adaptation Murder on the Orient Express, with the studio setting a release date of November 10th 2017.

The project seemed to be coming together earlier this year when Angelina Jolie joined the project, only to drop out last month, and now THR is reporting that Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer are among a list of “names of interest”, although both are yet to officially attach themselves to the film.

With a little over a year to go before its planned release, Fox is starting to face a race against time in order to put together its all-star cast for the film alongside Branagh, who portraying master detective Hercule Poirot as well as directing.

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Yesterday we brought word that Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer were circling director Kenneth Branagh’s upcoming adaptation of the classic Agatha Christie mystery Murder on the Orient Express, and now 20th Century Fox has confirmed that both have officially boarded the project, along with Daisy Ridley, Judi Dench, Lucy Boynton, Tom Bateman, Derek Jacobi, Michael Pena and Leslie Odom Jr. Check out the full press release from Fox below…

An all-star cast, led by Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer and Daisy Ridley, is joining director Kenneth Branagh on 20th Century Fox’s new feature film adaptation of Agatha Christie’s acclaimed mystery Murder on the Orient Express, it was announced today by TCF president Emma Watts.

In addition to directing the film, Branagh, a five-time Academy Award®-nominee, will star as detective Hercule Poirot. Depp portrays Ratchett; Pfeiffer is Mrs. Hubbard and Ridley plays Mary Debenham.

Oscar winner Judi Dench portrays Princess Dragomiroff, while Lucy Boynton is Countess Andrenyi. Tom Bateman plays Bouc, acclaimed stage actor and Tony winner Derek Jacobi portrays Masterman, Michael Peņa is Marquez, and Hamilton star Leslie Odom Jr. plays Doctor Arbuthnot. The ensemble is nearly complete, but there are still a few key roles left to cast.

Murder on the Orient Express begins production in November, in London.

Commented Kenneth Branagh: “Christie’s ‘Murder’ is mysterious, compelling and unsettling. I’m honoured to have this fantastic group of actors bring these dark materials to life for a new audience”.

Ridley Scott (The Martian), Simon Kinberg (The Martian, X-Men: Days of Future Past), Mark Gordon (Steve Jobs) and Branagh will produce the film. Michael Schaefer, Aditya Sood and Judy Hofflund will also produce. Michael Green (Blade Runner 2) wrote the screenplay, with Steve Asbell overseeing the production for Fox.

Agatha Christie’s novel, published in 1934, is considered one of the most ingenious stories ever devised. It revolves around a murder onboard the famous train, and Belgian detective Hercule Poirot must solve the case – but there are a number of passengers who could potentially be the murderer.

James Prichard and Hilary Strong, both of Agatha Christie Ltd., will executive produce.

Prichard commented: “It is always thrilling for us to see the stellar casting that Agatha Christie film adaptations attract. It is fantastic to have Kenneth Branagh at the helm of this new adaptation of Murder On The Orient Express and we are extremely excited about the cast he is bringing aboard.”

Murder on the Orient Express is set for release on November 10th 2017.

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HBO has released a teaser for its upcoming drama The Wizard of Lies. Directed by Barry Levinson and based on The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust by journalist Diana B. Henriques, the film stars Robert De Niro as Bernie Madoff, the American stockbroker and financier who committed one of the largest cases of financial fraud in US history; take a look below after the official synopsis…

In 2008, stockbroker, investment advisor and financier Bernie Madoff made headlines around the world when he was arrested for perpetrating perhaps the largest financial fraud in U.S. history.

Debuting in May, HBO Films’ THE WIZARD OF LIES examines Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme – his deception, lies and cover-up, all as the financier’s wife and sons are catapulted into a harsh and unrelenting spotlight.

Robert De Niro (Oscar® winner for “Raging Bull” and “The Godfather II”) comes to HBO for the first time in the role of family patriarch Bernie Madoff. Also on HBO for the first time, Michelle Pfeiffer (Golden Globe winner for “The Fabulous Baker Boys”) stars as Ruth Madoff, Bernie’s longtime spouse and unwitting partner during the events that would lead to financial ruin for countless people and institutions, as well as his and his family’s destruction.

The Wizard of Lies is set to premiere on HBO in May and features a cast that also includes Michelle Pfeiffer, Alessandro Nivola, Nathan Darrow, Sydney Gayle, Lily Rabe, Kristen Connolly, Kathrine Narducci, Steve Coulter and Diana B. Henriques.

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Darren Aronofsky’s new film Mother! has been scheduled for an October release date. The film, which stars Jennifer Lawrence and Michelle Pfeiffer, will be released on October 27^th via Paramount Pictures as reported by Deadline Hollywood.

That release slot was originally taken by the Friday the 13^th reboot but Mother!, which is a mystery thriller, has now moved into its place.

Mother!’s synopsis simply reads:

A couple’s relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.

The film will also star Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, and Domhnall Gleeson.

An Aronofsky film is always an event for film lovers, and with the cast and premise for Mother! fans of his work should be in for quite the treat. With his visual flair and off the beaten path sensibilities, this flick will likely be high on many a person’s radar come awards season.

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Thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we’ve got our first look at the star-studded cast of director Kenneth Branagh’s upcoming adaptation of the classic Agatha Christie whodunnit Murder on the Orient Express.

Here’s a look at Branagh as Hercule Poirot, Johnny Depp as Edward Ratchett, Michelle Pfeiffer as Caroline Hubbard, Judi Dench as Princess Dragomiroff, Leslie Odom Jr. as Doctor Arbuthnot, Daisy Ridley as Mary Debenham, Josh Gad as Hector MacQueen, Penelope Cruz as Pilar Estravados, Olivia Colman as Hildegarde Schmidt, Derek Jacobi as Masterman, Willem Dafoe as Gerhard Hardman, Sergei Polunin as Count Andrenyi, Lucy Boynton as Countess Andrenyi, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Biniamino Marquez, Marwan Kenzari as Pierre Michel and Tom Bateman as Bouc.

Murder on the Orient Express is set for release on November 10th in North America and November 24th in the UK.

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With a trailer set to arrive tomorrow, the first teaser poster for Kenneth Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express has been released, featuring the names of the star-studded cast alongside an ominous look at the train.

The film is based on Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel with the script written by Blade Runner 2049‘s screenwriter Michael Green. It revolves around a murder on board the famous train and Belgian detective Hercule Poirot must solve the case – but a number of passengers who could potentially be the murderer make the case very difficult to solve. Check out a first look at the cast here.

Branagh directs and also stars in Murder on the Orient Express as Hercule Poirot, Johnny Depp as Edward Ratchett, Michelle Pfeiffer as Caroline Hubbard, Judi Dench as Princess Dragomiroff, Leslie Odom Jr. as Doctor Arbuthnot, Daisy Ridley as Mary Debenham, Josh Gad as Hector MacQueen, Penelope Cruz as Pilar Estravados, Olivia Colman as Hildegarde Schmidt, Derek Jacobi as Masterman, Willem Dafoe as Gerhard Hardman, Sergei Polunin as Count Andrenyi, Lucy Boynton as Countess Andrenyi, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Biniamino Marquez, Marwan Kenzari as Pierre Michel and Tom Bateman as Bouc. The film is slated for a theatrical release on November 3rd in the UK and November 10th in North America.

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