The Fantastic Four take centre stage on the Film Stories podcast, with a pair of films that each had their demands.
The 2015 Fantastic Four was set to reboot the characters on the big screen, and give 20th Century Fox another ongoing superhero franchise. Yet this didn't go to plan at all. Director Josh Trank was hired, and wouldn't get to make the film he wa ... Show More
Yesterday
Kevin Costner's Horizon project and where it's up to, plus Andrew Stanton
In the late 1980s, Kevin Costner - pre-Dances With Wolves - first had the idea for what became the Horizon movie saga. A hugely-ambitious series of westerns, that he'd ultimately star in, co-write, and direct. By 2026, two films had been made, only one released, and around ten mi ... Show More
1h 11m
Feb 23
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) and Maybe Baby (2000) | The never-ending shoot, and Ben Elton's directorial debut
The plan was for Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman to spend around six months in the UK for the filming of Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. Kubrick had been mulling the film for decades, and considering a couple of other projects, too. But the shoot of Eyes Wide Shut would ultimately ... Show More
1h 16m
Feb 20
What on earth is film 'testing'? | A podcast special, with Kevin Goetz
The art of movie testing isn't just about researching finished films. It's also testing the very concept of a movie, that can determine both whether it gets made, and what it gets made for. In a special episode of the podcast, a man who you may not have heard of joins Simon. Yet ... Show More
1h 3m
Nov 2023
504 The Marvels & The End of the Actors Strike!
<p>It's that time of year again for the third time, a new MCU entry. This time, The Marvels, which is proving to be one of the biggest box office disasters for Disney and Marvel. We review that plus we talk the end of the actors strike, Warner Brothers Batgirls another movie, Su ... Show More
1h 35m
May 2023
477 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
<p>Nine years after the original and many adventures Avengers and Christmas related the Guardians have returned to the MCU for potentially the last time! So we review that. But also talk news of Hollywoods latest writers strike, Fantastic Four MCU casting, Mortal Kombat kasting, ... Show More
1h 41m
Oct 2021
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - Caravan Of Garbage
<p>The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is a mess. The movie responsible for yet another franchise reboot despite setting up Andrew Garfield's Peter Parker and other characters for multiple spin offs, sequels and prequels. Maybe it was the inclusion of Electro, Rhino and Green Goblin, may ... Show More
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