In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a sequel that wasn't originally in the plans, and a comedy where more spin-offs were due to follow.
After the very, very difficult shoot of The Bourne Identity, the key creatives weren't rushing to return for The Bourne Supremacy. There was little chance of director Doug Liman coming back either - and that mea ... Show More
Nov 24
The story of the unmade Die Hard 6, plus an update
After the, cough, 'underwhelming' A Good Day To Die Hard in 2013, the assumption was that the Die Hard saga had run aground. But for a while, that wasn't the case, and by 2015, there was a plan hatched for one final movie in the series.
Bruce Willis was set to return as John McC ... Show More
37m 17s
Nov 21
In conversation with Nathan Crowley - Wicked For Good, Coppola, Nolan, Spielberg, and monkeys
In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by Oscar-winning production designer Nathan Crowley. He won his Oscar for Wicked, and you can now see his work in Wicked For Good on the big screen.
This chat takes in those films, as well as Christopher Nolan's ... Show More
51m 36s
Nov 18
In conversation with Mark Kermode & Jenny Nelson | Recorded live in Birmingham
In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon brought Mark Kermode and Jenny Nelson to his home town of Birmingham in the UK. There, Mark and Jenny were on stage to talk about movie music, as they talked about their new book, Mark Kermode's Surround Sound.
You're getti ... Show More
1h 26m
Dec 2021
Back To The Future with Bob Gale
Great Scott, it’s the end of season two so we're going out with a 88mph, 1.21 gigawatt bang. Joining us before we make like a tree and get out of here, as Biff Tannen might say, is none other than Bob Gale –writer of the iconic Back To The Future. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, thi ... Show More
1h 6m
Jun 2024
Hollywood Is Broken. Let’s Start a Movie Studio.
With no new movies hitting the box office this weekend, Sean and Amanda are instead building their own fantasy movie studio from scratch—directors, stars, writers, IP, studio locations, and more (1:00). Later in the show, Chris Ryan joins to help explain the uniqueness of ‘In a V ... Show More
2h 5m
Dec 2021
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang with Shane Black
As the writer of movies like Lethal Weapon, The Nice Guys, The Long Kiss Goodnight and Iron Man 3, Shane Black is a true screenwriting auteur, known for his scripts' pulse-racing action, quippy dialogue and genre-skewing surprises. At the heart of his stories are usually two odd- ... Show More
1h 18m
Apr 2020
Episode 210 - The Willoughbys With Director Kris Pearn
Hello Aspers and mustachioed children! On this week's episode, Josh sits down with director and producer Kris Pearn to discuss the new Netflix animated film "The Willoughbys". They chat about the story, characters, pears, music, saving Matt Damon in space, actors, car crashes, an ... Show More
54m 21s