First signs that exclusive cinema window might tighten
by Simon Brew | Mar 16, 2020 | News
The cinema-exclusive window of four months could be altered as the film industry looks to respond to Coronavirus....
Posts by: Simon Brew
Harold & Kumar 4: creators would “love” to do it
by Simon Brew | Mar 16, 2020 | News
Kal Penn reveals that the team behind the Harold & Kumar movies want to do another....
Podcast: TRON: Legacy (2010) and Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013)
by Simon Brew | Mar 16, 2020 | Podcasts
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films with long gestation periods....
Major film productions continue to shut down
by Simon Brew | Mar 16, 2020 | News
It's hard to see any film and TV productions still filming over the next month or two....
Wonder Woman 84: new posters
by Simon Brew | Mar 16, 2020 | News
New posters land for Wonder Woman 84, one of the few big summer blockbusters to not (yet) shift release date....
Eight more movies have their release dates pulled
by Simon Brew | Mar 13, 2020 | News
Disney adds Mulan, X-Men: The New Mutants and Antlers to the list of movies delayed over the past few days....
To independent filmmakers struggling to get their films noticed as film festivals get shut down
by Simon Brew | Mar 13, 2020 | News
Independent filmmakers who are finding opportunities to get their film noticed narrowing in current times, this post is for you....
Scream reboot lands Ready Or Not directors
by Simon Brew | Mar 13, 2020 | News
Scream 5 is pressing ahead, and has landed Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett to direct....
Cineworld warns it may struggle to stay in business
by Simon Brew | Mar 13, 2020 | News
As delayed movies threaten to bite the movie industry, the world's second largest cinema chain warns of further problems....
Austin Powers 4: "we talk about it once a month"
by Simon Brew | Mar 12, 2020 | News
Director Jay Roach reveals that Austin Powers 4 remains a possible project, but that there aren't specific plans for a new film yet....
A Quiet Place 3: ideas are already in place
by Simon Brew | Mar 12, 2020 | News
Should the second A Quiet Place film hit big, director John Krasinski knows where he wants to take the series next....
Greyhound, starring Tom Hanks: new trailer lands
by Simon Brew | Mar 12, 2020 | News
Tom Hanks writes and stars in Greyhound - and the latest trailer for the film has landed....
The lost sequel to Nanny McPhee
by Simon Brew | Mar 12, 2020 | Feature
Emma Thompson wrote a script for a third Nanny McPhee movie, but it remains destined never to be made....
Peter Rabbit 2 moves backwards, The Secret Garden moves forward
by Simon Brew | Mar 11, 2020 | News
The new film of The Secret Garden moves forward to fill the gap left by Peter Rabbit 2....
Woody Harrelson replaces Jason Statham in new film
by Simon Brew | Mar 11, 2020 | News
Jason Statham and Kevin Hart will no longer be paired in The Man From Toronto, with Woody Harrelson stepping in....
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 writer hired for new Spider-Man spin-off movie
by Simon Brew | Mar 11, 2020 | News
Sony has another Marvel-related movie in the works....
Murder In The White House added to Paramount slate
by Simon Brew | Mar 11, 2020 | News
Paramount has picked up the new thriller Murder In The White House....
A fresh way forward for physical media?
by Simon Brew | Mar 11, 2020 | Feature
The announcement that Warner Bros and Universal are joining forces for their disc distribution may just have more pros than cons, argues Simon Brew....
James Bond: Daniel Craig on his departure from 007
by Simon Brew | Mar 10, 2020 | News
Daniel Craig on why he wanted to quit James Bond after Spectre, and why he's definitely leaving the role after No Time To Die....
X-Men: The New Mutants - why the reshoots didn't happen
by Simon Brew | Mar 10, 2020 | News
Director Josh Boone confirms that the planned reshoots for X-Men: The New Mutants never took place....
1917 is heading to DVD, Blu-ray and 4K in the UK in May
by Simon Brew | Mar 10, 2020 | News
Here are UK disc release details for Sam Mendes' award-winning smash hit, 1917....
Spawn: it looks like Jamie Foxx has quit the new movie
by Simon Brew | Mar 10, 2020 | News
The Spawn movie looks like it's hit another sizeable problem....
Black Widow: the brand new trailer lands
by Simon Brew | Mar 10, 2020 | News
Scarlett Johansson takes centre stage in Marvel's Black Widow - and here's the brand new trailer for the film....
Max von Sydow: 1929-2020
by Simon Brew | Mar 09, 2020 | News
Sad news: Max von Sydow has died, at the age of 90....
Exclusive: Marc Zammit’s new movie films this month
by Simon Brew | Mar 09, 2020 | News
Introducing One Thousand Flames, the brand new film from Homeless Ashes director Marc Zammit....
Flash Gordon is returning to UK cinemas in May
by Simon Brew | Mar 09, 2020 | News
There's a 'Flash Gordon approaching gag' to be made here, but we're going to let you fill that in for yourself....
Parasite smashes (another) UK box office record
by Simon Brew | Mar 09, 2020 | News
Parasite is now the highest grossing foreign language film of all time in the UK....
Film Stories Junior issue 3 (Easter 2020): order your copy here!
by Simon Brew | Mar 09, 2020 | News
The new issue of Film Stories Junior - the only print film magazine for young film fans and primarily written by them too - is available to order...
Podcast: V For Vendetta (2005) and The American President (1995)
by Simon Brew | Mar 09, 2020 | Podcasts
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films that both ran a little behind schedule for different reasons....
X-Men: New Mutants is finally complete
by Simon Brew | Mar 09, 2020 | News
Director Josh Boone confirms that The New Mutants is ready, over two years after production began....
Saw 9: the latest poster lands
by Simon Brew | Mar 09, 2020 | News
Saw 9 is now called Spiral: From The Book Of Saw - and the new poster is here....
Ghostbusters: Afterlife moved to August in the UK
by Simon Brew | Mar 06, 2020 | News
The brand new Ghostbusters film will be arriving a month after its US release in the UK....
