Contact (1997) and how it nearly fell apart, plus David Frankel on The Devil Wears Prada 2
Robert Zemeckis' 1997 film of Carl Sagan's Contact is a remarkably grown-up science fiction movie for a summer blockbuster. Starring Jodie F...
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Film Stories with Simon Brew
Film Stories with Simon Brew is a podcast that looks to dig into the stories behind popular movies. From troubled productions, to rights issues, to difficulties with release to films nearly...
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Listen to Film Stories with Simon Brew, a TV & Film podcast by Simon Brew. Stream 462 episodes in Unite, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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20 of 462 episodesCape Fear (1991), and when Martin Scorsese read it three times and hated it
It's pretty well known that originally, Steven Spielberg was interested in directing a remake of Cape Fear, and that Martin Scorsese held th...
Dick Tracy (1990), along with the strange trick to hold onto its rights
June 1990 saw Disney spend big on a summer movie, at a point when that was the last thing it was inclined to do. But 1990's Dick Tracy - spe...
Wild Wild West (1999), plus how it affected The Matrix and The Iron Giant
The summer of 1999 brought with it some huge successes, and also the combination of Will Smith, Salma Hayek and Kevin Kline in Wild Wild Wes...
In conversation with Paul Feig - The Housemaid, Bridesmaids at the Oscars, Ghostbusters and more
Paul Feig returns to the Film Stories podcast, to chat with Simon about a whole bunch of stuff. There's The Housemaid - with a clearly marke...
In conversation with David Mackenzie | Fuze, Relay, Hell Or High Water, Starred Up, AI and more
Director David Mackenzie stops by to chat about his new film, Fuze, in the latest episode of the Film Stories podcast. Ryan Lambie steps in...
Judge Dredd (1995), and the long battle to get it made
In 1980, an option was taken out on Judge Dredd with a view of getting a movie of Mega City One's legendary law enforcer to the big screen....
In conversation with Radio Silence - Ready Or Not 2, Sega Dreamcast, Samara Weaving and more
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett work as filmmakers under the collective name of Radio Silence, and they've been out and about promot...
X-Men (2000), and how it changed superhero cinema
No two ways about it, 2000's X-Men movie was a massive gamble. At a time when studios needed movie star vehicles, 20th Century Fox found its...
In conversation with Christopher Miller and Phil Lord | Project Hail Mary, Rocky IV, Geostorm 2 and more
In person, Simon got to meet - after years of interviewing them remotely - writers/producers/directors Christopher Miller and Phil Lord. Cha...
The Postman (1997) and Wag The Dog (1997) | Two films. The same weekend. Very different reputations
At the end of 1997, Kevin Costner's second film as director - The Postman - made its way into cinemas, at the end of a difficult year for Wa...
In conversation with Drew Goddard | A very nerdy film chat
Here's a special episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, where Simon is joined by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Drew Goddard. Drew was in to...
Joker (2019) and Cat's Eye (1985) | Two lower budget films, only one grossed a billion
Jared Leto was the reigning Joker. Todd Phillips couldn't get the films he wanted to do off the ground. The DC range of movies was having a...
Kevin Costner's Horizon project and where it's up to, plus Andrew Stanton
In the late 1980s, Kevin Costner - pre-Dances With Wolves - first had the idea for what became the Horizon movie saga. A hugely-ambitious se...
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) and Maybe Baby (2000) | The never-ending shoot, and Ben Elton's directorial debut
The plan was for Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman to spend around six months in the UK for the filming of Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. Kubr...
What on earth is film 'testing'? | A podcast special, with Kevin Goetz
The art of movie testing isn't just about researching finished films. It's also testing the very concept of a movie, that can determine both...
Hulk (2003), plus the ongoing sequel problem
It was very different times for Marvel when, in the 1990s, it struck an assortment of deals over screen rights for its characters. For the p...
The Untouchables (1987), plus the prequel movie that never was
Brian De Palma's soaring 1987 crime drama The Untouchables nearly went in some very different directions. Jack Nicholson as Eliot Ness? Bob...
In conversation with director Angel Manuel Soto | The Wrecking Crew, Blue Beetle, toilet roll
Director Angel Manuel Soto has just brought Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista together on the big screen, in the Prime Video hit THE WRECKING CR...
Fatal Attraction (1987), plus a very nerdy chat with Sam Raimi
Quite the double dose in this episode of Film Stories. Firstly, the story of how Fatal Attraction came from the roots of a short film at the...
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