Feb 28, 2020
In a special episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, producer Jason Blum chats about the state of current cinema.
He and Simon talk about The Invisible Man, reading press notes, the struggles with Tooth Fairy, plans for Upgrade and much, much more. Plus they have a moment where they might just fall out for a second or...
Feb 24, 2020
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two hit movies that both came together quite quickly.
Swordfish was a film whose opening monologue lured in its stars. But it was a complicated action scene, and a notorious hacking sequence, that proved taxing.
Meanwhile, While You Were Sleeping was the film that...
Feb 20, 2020
In a special episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon is joined by multi-award-winning lyricist and composer, Stephen Schwartz.
They talk about The Prince Of Egypt, the making of the film and the new West End musical version. How Schwartz came to work on Disney films, and his aborted time on Mulan. Plus the status...
Feb 16, 2020
Film Stories with Simon Brew hits its 100th episode, with the stories of two hugely difficult films to make.
Kevin Costner turned down major roles and gambled his career to make Dances With Wolves - and yet in spite of his star power, no Hollywood major would touch it.
There have been two attempts to...
Feb 9, 2020
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a film that came together after a very brief pitch, and a movie whose price rocketed due to external factors.
Jason Bateman was at one time in line to direct the comedy/thriller Game Night - but a change in writers meant a change in plan....