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Mar 2021
55m 12s

Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and 21 Jump S...

Simon Brew
About this episode

In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a very fast return for 007, and an action comedy that surpassed expectations.

Tomorrow Never Dies had to be turned around very quickly thanks to difficulties with MGM - and it meant the script wouldn't be complete until two weeks before filming finished!

The script was in place for 21 Jump Street, but then there was the question as to whether Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum would make a good double act.

Stories of both are told in this episode.

Find Simon on Twitter at @simonbrew, and the podcast can be found at @filmstoriespod.

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