Simon Brew, Author at Film Stories

Pixie: first trailer for incoming crime comedy

by Simon Brew | Sep 16, 2020 | News

Olivia Cooke and Alec Baldwin star in the upcoming Pixie – and here’s the first trailer and more details. N...

Bill & Ted Face The Music review: a sweet and charming reunion

by Simon Brew | Sep 16, 2020 | News, Reviews

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter finally return to the big screen as Bill & Ted - and Face The Music doesn't let us down....

Disney set to delay Black Widow and Soul again

by Simon Brew | Sep 16, 2020 | News

Two major blockbusters set for this year are due for further delays, as Disney looks set to push back both Black Widow and Soul once again....

Con Air director’s latest film getting UK release

by Simon Brew | Sep 15, 2020 | News

Skyfire is the latest film from director Simon West - and the hit movie has Jason Isaacs in its ensemble too: more details right here....

Legacy Of Lies: trailer for new Scott Adkins action movie

by Simon Brew | Sep 15, 2020 | News

The mighty Scott Adkins is back in action in Legacy Of Lies - here's the trailer and more information on the upcoming action movie....

Tenet: has the box office experiment failed?

by Simon Brew | Sep 15, 2020 | Feature, News

The hopes of cinema seemed to hang on Christopher Nolan's Tenet - and now the numbers are in, big films are being moved around again....

The quiet dispute over Finding Neverland’s final cut

by Simon Brew | Sep 15, 2020 | Feature, News

How director Marc Forster stood up to Miramax wanting to tinker with the final cut of the movie Finding Neverland, and how he ultimately got his way....

Around The World With Willy Fog is becoming a feature film

by Simon Brew | Sep 14, 2020 | News

The legendary children's animated series Around The World With Willy Fog is getting a movie adaptation, it's been revealed....

McG confirms he has a different cut of Terminator Salvation

by Simon Brew | Sep 14, 2020 | News

There's a darker cut of Terminator Salvation confirms its director McG, although it's unlikely we'll ever get to see it....

Podcast: Armageddon (1998) and Misery (1990)

by Simon Brew | Sep 14, 2020 | Podcasts

In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, the asteroid movie in a race against time, and the Stephen King adaptation with a casting...

Wonder Woman 84: new delay to Christmas confirmed

by Simon Brew | Sep 11, 2020 | News

With its release just weeks away, there's fresh speculation that Warner Bros will delay Wonder Woman 84 again - and possibly Dune as well....

Confirmed: Neve Campbell returns for Scream 5

by Simon Brew | Sep 11, 2020 | News

The new Scream film will be with us at the start of 2022, it's been confirmed, and Neve Campbell is the latest to rejoin the series....

Freaky trailer, from Happy Death Day director

by Simon Brew | Sep 11, 2020 | News

What happens when Big meets a slasher movie? You sort of get the answer with the first trailer for Blumhouse's upcoming film, Freaky....

Saint Maud: unmissable horror’s release date moves forward

by Simon Brew | Sep 10, 2020 | News

A new trailer lands, as the unmissable upcoming British film Saint Maud edges just a little bit closer to release....

Rights snapped up to new Scottish Christmas romcom

by Simon Brew | Sep 10, 2020 | News

Perfect Strangers is a new romcom set in a very snowy Scotland during the festive period - more details on the project right this way....

Resident Evil movies getting 4K disc release in the UK

by Simon Brew | Sep 10, 2020 | News

All six Resident Evil films are heading to Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray this side of Christmas, and the boxset is now available for preorder....

Rebecca: first trailer lands for Ben Wheatley’s adaptation

by Simon Brew | Sep 09, 2020 | News

The first trailer lands for Ben Wheatley's new film, the new adaptation of Rebecca for the big screen - take a look right here....

Ghostbusters: the short film that was made for independent cinema owners

by Simon Brew | Sep 09, 2020 | News

A short video from before the release of the original Ghostbusters, when cinema owners needed convincing to book the movie for their screens....

The Alien saga, franchise cinema, and why it may be time to stop linking everything up

by Simon Brew | Sep 09, 2020 | Feature, News

Franchises such as the Alien and Terminator sagas are trying to find new paths in the cinematic universe-driven world - and perhaps it's time to let...

RoboCop: a Dick Jones origin series is being planned for TV

by Simon Brew | Sep 09, 2020 | News

As well as a new RoboCop feature film, there are now plans to dig into the world of OCP and Dick Jones in a television project as well....

Back To The Future musical gets its London opening date

by Simon Brew | Sep 08, 2020 | News

The big West End musical of Back To The Future is heading to London from May of 2021, it's been revealed - more details here....

Dog Soldiers gets a 4K remaster, new release next month

by Simon Brew | Sep 08, 2020 | News

Dog Soldiers is getting a remastered re-release in October, and the trailer for it has just been released - more details right this way....

Cats And Dogs is now a trilogy, trailer for third film

by Simon Brew | Sep 08, 2020 | News

A third Cats & Dogs film will pick up the story this October, and in theory complete the trilogy as it does so - more details here....

Podcast: The New Mutants (2020) and Bowfinger (1999)

by Simon Brew | Sep 07, 2020 | Podcasts

In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a film finally released nearly three years after filming, and a comedy that was a comeback of...

Alien Covenant which doesn't star Timothy Olyphant

Alien: Ridley Scott on where next for the franchise

by Simon Brew | Sep 07, 2020 | News

Ridley Scott is still planning to make another Alien film - although it looks as though he's abandoning the path of Prometheus and Alien: Covenant....

Poltergeist trilogy getting a UK Blu-ray release

by Simon Brew | Sep 07, 2020 | News

The three original Poltergeist films are coming together in a new boxset in the UK - details right this way....

The special reward for Lethal Weapon 3’s filmmakers

by Simon Brew | Sep 07, 2020 | Feature, News

When Lethal Weapon 3 hit big, Warner Bros went to great lengths to keep the creatives involved with the film happy - and it involved an extra gift to...