Oct 25, 2021
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two hit movies, one that proved far more stressful to make than the other.
It was the failure of Warner Bros' 1997 blockbusters that led to it gambling on Three Kings. The film's Gulf War subject matter already caused unease: and then came a very, very trouble...
Oct 18, 2021
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two difficult blockbuster productions.
The Last Boy Scout brought together writer Shane Black, producer Joel Silver, director Tony Scott and star Bruce Willis. Four heavyweights, lots of arguments, and a film that needed saving in the edit.
The Beach's problems came as...
Oct 14, 2021
In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon traces the story of Locksmith Animation. Of how it came to life in 2014 with ambitions to make major animated films in the UK, and the seven year, very bumpy path to Ron's Gone Wrong.
Simon is joined by four of the Locksmith team: Sarah Smith, Peter Baynham, JP...
Oct 11, 2021
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, how Apollo 13 originally had Kevin Costner in mind, and the thriller that came out of a collapsed Stephen King movie.
Apollo 13 was made at a point where practical filmmaking was more logical than relying too much on visual effects. And for the cast, that meant 13 days...
Oct 4, 2021
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films that took 30 years between them to get made.
Batman (1989) was announced twice before it finally got going. Rewrites continued throughout filming - with a $100,000 prop to fit in - and there was a bit of a casting backlash.
Our Ladies could have been made...