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Film Stories with Simon Brew

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Film Stories with Simon Brew

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Gladiator (2000) and its journey to the screen, plus director Morgan Matthews

June 29, 2026 12:15am 1:32

2000's Gladiator might be regarded as a classic now, but heck, did it have some bumps on its way to the screen. A script that was a long way from finished. A leading man, er, 'not too thrilled' with the fact said screenp...

American Made (2017), and the Tom Cruise film that's fallen through the cracks

June 22, 2026 12:30am 46 min

Just as Tom Cruise embarked on his run of Mission: Impossible and Top Gun sequels, he slipped in one of bolder choices too: an R-rated crime caper, based on a true story. Originally called Mena before being retitled Amer...

In conversation with Sam Campbell - Make That Movie, bananas, VHS tapes, cinema and more

June 19, 2026 2:27am 53 min

Sam Campbell - he of Taskmaster and Last One Laughing - has made a comedy series about films. In Make That Movie, he and his crew face a filmmaking challenge each episode. All six episodes are streaming now on 4. Sam joi...

Fight Club (1999), plus the dig against Rupert Murdoch at the end

June 15, 2026 1:07am 53 min

Outside of the very well known rules, there's a whole load of other stuff about 1999's Fight Club. There's the director who turned the book down, freely admitting they didn't get it. There's the moment when the budget wa...

In conversation with Paul Mercurio - Strictly Ballroom, Exit To Eden, and, er, homebrew beer

June 12, 2026 2:48am 56 min

Over 30 years since its original release, Strictly Ballroom - the debut feature from Baz Luhrmann - is back in cinemas with a 4K remaster. In a Film Stories special, Simon chats to its star - Paul Mercurio - about the ma...

Jurassic Park (1993), and the struggle to bring dinosaurs to the screen

June 08, 2026 12:20am 57 min

The original Jurassic Park movie was set to land a few years earlier than it did. Announce in 1990, director Steven Spielberg would move on to making Hook while some of the art team were moved to Death Becomes Her. The ...

The New Mutants (2020), and a big missed opportunity

June 01, 2026 12:22am 59 min

The idea wasn't a bad one. With the cost of X-Men movies spiralling, 20th Century Fox was interested in a lower cost, slightly more niche film in the saga. One that could perhaps appeal to a teen audience, that wouldn't ...

In conversation with director Alicia MacDonald - Finding Emily, Mike Leigh, short films, romantic comedies, Kickstarter

May 24, 2026 6:02pm 52 min

Alicia MacDonald first feature film as director, Finding Emily, turns out to be a Working Title-backed romantic comedy, the kind that used to fill British cinema charts. Albeit with a twist! In this Film Stories special,...

In conversation with Thea Sharrock - Ladies First, Wicked Little Letters, The Beautiful Game, posh chairs

May 20, 2026 1:13am 49 min

Director Thea Sharrock is the guest for this special edition of the Film Stories podcast. She joins Simon to chat about her new film, Ladies First, which stars Rosamund Pike and Sacha Baron Cohen. Plus! There's time too ...

Hook, and how it became the Steven Spielberg film that Steven Spielberg doesn't like

May 18, 2026 12:40am 1:04

Steven Spielberg's 1991 movie Hook was supposed to be his perfect project. The director compared to Peter Pan, making the story of Peter Pan never growing up? What could go wrong? Well, plenty. In this episode of Film St...

Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines (2003), and one hell of a challenge to secure the Terminator rights

May 11, 2026 12:29am 1:01

After 1991's Terminator 2: Judgment Day, James Cameron's interest in making a third Terminator movie seemed to wane. However, that didn't stop others trying to take things forward. And whilst Arnold Schwarzenegger would,...

Contact (1997) and how it nearly fell apart, plus David Frankel on The Devil Wears Prada 2

May 04, 2026 12:23am 1:23

Robert Zemeckis' 1997 film of Carl Sagan's Contact is a remarkably grown-up science fiction movie for a summer blockbuster. Starring Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey, it took nearly 20 years to bring the story to the...

Cape Fear (1991), and when Martin Scorsese read it three times and hated it

April 28, 2026 12:09am 47 min

It's pretty well known that originally, Steven Spielberg was interested in directing a remake of Cape Fear, and that Martin Scorsese held the rights to what became Schindler's List. That the two then swapped projects. Ye...

Dick Tracy (1990), along with the strange trick to hold onto its rights

April 20, 2026 12:28am 1:01

June 1990 saw Disney spend big on a summer movie, at a point when that was the last thing it was inclined to do. But 1990's Dick Tracy - specifically the way it was promoted - was hugely influenced by Warner Bros' succes...

Wild Wild West (1999), plus how it affected The Matrix and The Iron Giant

April 13, 2026 12:35am 44 min

The summer of 1999 brought with it some huge successes, and also the combination of Will Smith, Salma Hayek and Kevin Kline in Wild Wild West. Based on the TV show from the 1960s, this became a hugely expensive Warner Br...

In conversation with Paul Feig - The Housemaid, Bridesmaids at the Oscars, Ghostbusters and more

April 10, 2026 3:13am 1:02

Paul Feig returns to the Film Stories podcast, to chat with Simon about a whole bunch of stuff. There's The Housemaid - with a clearly marked spoiler! - and The Housemaid 2. There's also Bridesmaids at the Oscars, an a...

In conversation with David Mackenzie | Fuze, Relay, Hell Or High Water, Starred Up, AI and more

April 03, 2026 6:04pm 50 min

Director David Mackenzie stops by to chat about his new film, Fuze, in the latest episode of the Film Stories podcast. Ryan Lambie steps in to to chat to David about his work, and films such as Young Adam, Starred Up, th...

Judge Dredd (1995), and the long battle to get it made

March 30, 2026 1:04am 1:00

In 1980, an option was taken out on Judge Dredd with a view of getting a movie of Mega City One's legendary law enforcer to the big screen. In the years that followed, it looked like Tony Scott might direct a film based ...

In conversation with Radio Silence - Ready Or Not 2, Sega Dreamcast, Samara Weaving and more

March 27, 2026 3:32am 38 min

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett work as filmmakers under the collective name of Radio Silence, and they've been out and about promoting their new film, Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come. The poor pair had to suffer a c...

X-Men (2000), and how it changed superhero cinema

March 23, 2026 1:28am 52 min

No two ways about it, 2000's X-Men movie was a massive gamble. At a time when studios needed movie star vehicles, 20th Century Fox found itself without a summer blockbuster due to a delay on a Tom Cruise film. It'd alrea...

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