Simon Brew, Author at Film Stories

The Batman: first trailer lands for 2021 movie

by Simon Brew | Aug 23, 2020 | News

Get your first proper look at Robert Pattinson as the new Batman, in the first trailer for 2021's The Batman....

Wonder Woman 1984: brand new trailer lands

by Simon Brew | Aug 23, 2020 | News

Gal Gadot returns for Wonder Woman 1984 - now arriving in October - and the latest trailer for the film is now here....

Tenet: one final trailer lands, reveals more details

by Simon Brew | Aug 23, 2020 | News

It's heading into cinemas at the end of August, and Warner Bros reveals just a little more information about Tenet in the final trailer....

Kraven The Hunter movie lands its director

by Simon Brew | Aug 21, 2020 | News

J C Chandor is set to direct a Spider-Man spin-off movie, as the Kraven The Hunter project starts to move forward again at Sony....

Let Him Go trailer: Diane Lane, Kevin Costner star in new movie

by Simon Brew | Aug 21, 2020 | News

Universal is set to give Let Him Go a wide release in the UK this December, with Diane Lane and Kevin Costner headlining the movie....

How the whammo theory failed to save Hudson Hawk

by Simon Brew | Aug 20, 2020 | Feature

The production of Hudson Hawk was in trouble pretty quickly - but a formula that had served producer Joel Silver well was hopefully going to come to...

Tales From Development Hell book back on Kindle – for 99p!

by Simon Brew | Aug 20, 2020 | News

A terrific book about the big movies that never were is back on Kindle for the first time in ages - and on offer for 99p for the time being....

New rumour suggests ‘PG-13 and above’ section for Disney+

by Simon Brew | Aug 20, 2020 | News

It might just be there's a home for the likes of Die Hard and Predator on Disney+ after all, as a new rumour suggests possible changes ahead....

Rocks: brilliant British film gets new release date

by Simon Brew | Aug 20, 2020 | News

Having originally been scheduled for April, Rocks is now landing in British cinemas in September - and it's some movie....

Death On The Nile: first trailer lands

by Simon Brew | Aug 20, 2020 | News

Kenneth Branagh and his amazing fake moustache return for Death On The Nile - and here's the first trailer for the film....

New film detailing the making of Jay & Silent Bob Reboot lands

by Simon Brew | Aug 19, 2020 | News

A 98-minute feature covering the making of Kevin Smith's Jay & Silent Bob Reboot has been launched on Prime Video, and is available to watch now....

Unhinged heads to DVD and Blu-ray in November

by Simon Brew | Aug 19, 2020 | News

Unhinged, starring Russell Crowe, is set to roar on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK this coming November - and the film is up for preorder now....

Bill & Ted Face The Music will be cinema-only in the UK, it seems

by Simon Brew | Aug 18, 2020 | News

Warner Bros won't be taking the premium video on demand path with Bill & Ted 3 in the UK - at least not yet....

Planes, Trains & Automobiles getting a remake

by Simon Brew | Aug 18, 2020 | News

Will Smith and Kevin Hart are to star in a new take on John Hughes' Planes, Trains & Automobiles, it's been revealed....

Glasgow cinema faces concerns over cleaning changes

by Simon Brew | Aug 18, 2020 | News

Odeon in Glasgow confirms that it's dialled back on its contract cleaning as cinema attendances remain on the quiet side....

X-Men: The New Mutants – ticket booking finally open

by Simon Brew | Aug 18, 2020 | News

Well, crikey: it looks like X-Men: The New Mutants is finally, actually going to be release, as UK cinema bookings open for the much-delayed film....

Timmy Time is coming to cinemas this weekend

by Simon Brew | Aug 18, 2020 | News

CBeebies' and Aardman's Timmy Time is heading to the big screen with Timmy's Cinema Adventure, playing from this weekend....

Robert Pattinson and John David Washington in Tenet.

Tenet: changes made in post-production to get 12A certificate

by Simon Brew | Aug 17, 2020 | News

Christopher Nolan's incoming movie Tenet had a moment snipped to stop it getting a 15 certificate in the UK, it's been revealed....

Podcast: Casino (1995) and Red State (2011)

by Simon Brew | Aug 17, 2020 | Podcasts

In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Scorsese and De Niro's third film together in the 90s, and how Kevin Smith took on the Hollywood...

The 1980s Madonna film that got mangled by its studio

by Simon Brew | Aug 17, 2020 | Feature

The story of the film released by a major studio, that was sent into cinemas with a chunk of the film missing - and nobody noticed....

Three Jean-Claude Van Damme favourites finally getting UK Blu-ray release

by Simon Brew | Aug 14, 2020 | News

Street Fighter, Replicant and Knock Off are finally getting Blu-ray releases in the UK - but they'll be in quite short supply by the looks of things....