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Film Stories with Simon Brew

Jul 22, 2019

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two sequels, one with a far more complete script than the other!

2001's Jurassic Park III arrived a year after originally planned, thanks to a very late decision to abandon the script - after $18m had already been spent on the film.

Muppets Most Wanted (2014)...


Jul 15, 2019

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two hit movies that each had scripts in constant flux throughout filming.

1997's Con Air at one stage had a very different White House finale, and the film shoot itself get through an awful lot of water melons.

Three Men & A Baby (1987) meanwhile came together very...


Jul 8, 2019

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, the lengthy delays that hit a second X-Files movie, and the techno-thriller without much of its parent company's tech in it.

The X-Files: I Want To Believe arrived years later than originally planned, held up by ongoing legal battles behind the scenes - and that...


Jul 2, 2019

In a special episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon is joined by director Jon Watts to chat about Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).

There's an Avengers: Endgame spoiler in there (no spoilers for the Far From Home), but other than that, they talk about comedy timing, expectations, fake IMDB credits and taking a...


Jul 1, 2019

In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, the moment the MCU looked fallible, and the two big blockbusters that crossed over with a major 90s biopic.

Behind the scenes of 2013's Thor: The Dark World, and all was not well. Marvel went through directors, and the project looked in serious trouble.

As did...