May 31, 2021
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a blockbuster that needed a late casting change, and an indie success that struggled to get actors interested.
Maverick at one stage interested the likes of Paul Newman and Meg Ryan. And when it did get filming, the first half hour was pretty much dropped months before...
May 24, 2021
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, an ensemble film with a reluctant director, and a Shakespeare take that made its studio nervous.
Sneakers took years to simply write - and then when it came to finding a director, the man who took the job on had suggested John Badham first.
Romeo + Juliet meanwhile...
May 17, 2021
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a superhero movie that changed course, and a musical that struggled to get going.
Two months into filming on Daredevil (2003), the first Spider-Man movie went stellar at the box office - and Fox figured it might have a bigger project than it thought on its...
May 13, 2021
In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by writer and director Will Gluck
They talk about his new film, Peter Rabbit 2, and having to wait an extra year for its release. How did the response to the first movie alter it, and what were the challenges?
Also: Will's love of opening credits, the...
May 10, 2021
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films that had very, very long journeys to the big screen.
The Man From UNCLE (2015) was months away from starring Tom Cruise, and at one stage Steven Soderbergh was about to start filming too. But the project went through lots of changes.
Phone Booth (2002) kept...