Doctor Sleep 2 plans likely to be put on ice
by Simon Brew | Nov 14, 2019 | News
The lower than expected box office for Doctor Sleep has likely ended chances of a further sequel....
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Clive Barker’s Books Of Blood becoming a movie, more casting
by Simon Brew | Nov 14, 2019 | News
Anna Friel is to headline the cast of the Books Of Blood movie, and more cast members has been added too....
Film Stories is at Birmingham Comic Con this weekend
by Simon Brew | Nov 13, 2019 | News
Come and say hello to Simon from Film Stories at this weekend's Birmingham Comic Con....
“Maclunkey”: George Lucas was behind the latest Star Wars edit
by Simon Brew | Nov 13, 2019 | News
The latest changes to Star Wars has been made since before Disney bought up Lucasfilm....
Exclusive: the internal Sony description of Ghostbusters: Afterlife
by Simon Brew | Nov 13, 2019 | News
The brief internal logline that's been used within Sony to describe the new Ghostbusters film....
Tremors 7 is on the way
by Simon Brew | Nov 13, 2019 | News
Tremors: Island Fury is to be the seventh movie in the Tremors franchise....
Sonic The Hedgehog: new trailer lands
by Simon Brew | Nov 13, 2019 | News
Sonic The Hedgehog has changed a bit since the first trailer for his movie....
A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood: new trailer
by Simon Brew | Nov 13, 2019 | News
Tom Hanks stars as Fred Rogers in new biopic A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood - and here's the trailer....
Catherine Tate’s Nan movie: release details
by Simon Brew | Nov 13, 2019 | News
Nan: The Movie is set to land in June 2020....
The problem with the high profile of box office writedowns
by Simon Brew | Nov 12, 2019 | Feature, News
Why big headlines about sizeable movies causing corporate writedowns aren't helping cinema....
Exclusive: how MGM kept the No Time To Die title hidden
by Simon Brew | Nov 12, 2019 | News
It looks like MGM registered the title of the new James Bond film a year before it was announced - and still managed to keep it a secret....
Elaine Paige stars in new short film about living with dementia: trailer
by Simon Brew | Nov 12, 2019 | News
Missing A Note has qualified for an Oscar run, and there's more on this British short film here....
New US report: DVD sales fall by 86% in a decade
by Simon Brew | Nov 12, 2019 | News
The sales of DVDs have fallen off a cliff in just over a decade, as people spend on streaming services instead....
Jason Statham to star in Guy Ritchie’s Cash Truck, MGM signs up
by Simon Brew | Nov 12, 2019 | News
Director Guy Ritchie reunites with Jason Statham - and Mindhunter's Holt McCallany is on board too....
Bee Gees biopic: Bohemian Rhapsody writer signs up
by Simon Brew | Nov 12, 2019 | News
Following the success of Rocketman and Bohemian Rhapsody, we're now getting a Bee Gees movie too....
Galaxy Quest: new footage from upcoming documentary
by Simon Brew | Nov 11, 2019 | News
Get a glimpse at Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary right here....
Paranormal Activity 7 is happening
by Simon Brew | Nov 11, 2019 | News
The Paranormal Activity series returns to cinemas in 2021....
Film Stories issue 11 (November/December 2019): full details, and order your copy here
by Simon Brew | Nov 11, 2019 | Feature, News
Believe it or not, we're approaching the first birthday of Film Stories magazine, and the 11th is shipping from early next week. As always, it's your...
Mark Kermode’s Exorcist documentary to get extended iPlayer life
by Simon Brew | Nov 11, 2019 | News
The acclaimed The Fear Of God documentary is to stay on the BBC iPlayer service indefinitely....
Gerard Butler set to fall at least three more times
by Simon Brew | Nov 11, 2019 | News
Gerard Butler will return as Mike Banning again, following the success of Angel Has Fallen....
It: Chapter 2 heading to disc in early January
by Simon Brew | Nov 11, 2019 | News
It: Chapter 2 arrives on download services at the end of 2019, with the disc release in January 2020....
Podcast: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) and Brotherhood (2016)
by Simon Brew | Nov 11, 2019 | News, Podcasts
In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films from the 2010s that were faced with very different challenges....
Amazon settles with Woody Allen over abandoned movie deal
by Simon Brew | Nov 11, 2019 | News
Woody Allen and Amazon have ended their legal dispute....
The Cats movie is running too late for most awards
by Simon Brew | Nov 11, 2019 | News
It looks like the big screen take on Cats will be finished just a week or two before its cinema release....
No Time To Die: new James Bond film attracts record bill
by Simon Brew | Nov 08, 2019 | News
The new James Bond film is the most expensive James Bond film too....
How 1994's The Lion King had to be completed in people's spare rooms
by Simon Brew | Nov 08, 2019 | Feature, News
The bumpy production of 1994's The Lion King hit a further challenge with just months before the film's release....
Richard Curtis’ children’s books snapped up by Locksmith Animation
by Simon Brew | Nov 08, 2019 | News
Locksmith Animation is to bring The Empty Stocking series to the screen....
BAFTA is searching for the UK’s unsung film heroes
by Simon Brew | Nov 08, 2019 | News
BAFTA is looking for nominations as to who the unsung heroes of British cinema are....
Scream: plans afoot to revive the movie franchise
by Simon Brew | Nov 08, 2019 | News
A fifth Scream movie is set to be pressing ahead....
The quiet restrictions of The Irishman’s UK cinema release
by Simon Brew | Nov 08, 2019 | Feature, News
Martin Scorsese's The Irishman lands in UK cinemas today - but as it turns out, there's initially going to be only a few places where it's playing....
Colin Firth to headline Operation Mincemeat, filming stars next month
by Simon Brew | Nov 07, 2019 | News
Kelly Macdonald and Colin Firth take the lead in Operation Mincemeat - more details here....
The Devil’s Advocate, and its very rare DVD release
by Simon Brew | Nov 07, 2019 | Feature
A legal case led to changes to The Devil's Advocate for its home formats release - but not before a number of DVDs had made it onto the market....
