Sinners | Ryan Coogler covered the cost of budget overruns
by Simon Brew | Apr 09, 2025 | News
Ryan Coogler's Sinners was expected to cost $80m. But when it went over that amount, Coogler stepped in to cover the extra costs....
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Hershey’s chocolate is, er, becoming a movie
by Simon Brew | Apr 09, 2025 | News
The story of Kitty and Milton Hershey, and the formation of the Hershey chocolate empire, is heading to the movies....
Threads | Just what we need, a new TV remake is coming
by Simon Brew | Apr 08, 2025 | TV
A remake of 1984's Threads is confirmed, this time as a television series from the company behind Adolescence. More here....
Scream 7 | Jenna Ortega confirms her exit from film was nothing to do with scheduling
by Simon Brew | Apr 08, 2025 | News
Jenna Ortega was said to have left Scream 7 over scheduling issues. That, she confirms, was actually not the case at all....
Paramount and Skydance merger still stuck, pending approval from Trump-overseen FCC
by Simon Brew | Apr 08, 2025 | News
The merger between Paramount and Skydance misses a deadline, as it seeks to get approval from the Trump administration....
JFK assassination thriller adds Robert Carlyle, Jefferson White
by Simon Brew | Apr 08, 2025 | News
November 1963, from Roland Joffe, is the latest film to explore the JFK assassination on screen. Building up quite a cast too....
A Minecraft Movie, and its 28 writers
by Simon Brew | Apr 07, 2025 | Gaming, News
Sitting atop the global box office is A Minecraft Movie, a film that's taken 11 years and 28 writers to get to the screen....
A Minecraft Movie soars, sequel and Fortnite movie now seem inevitable
by Simon Brew | Apr 07, 2025 | Gaming, News
A Minecraft Movie's box office means few will be betting against A Minecraft Movie 2 and a Fortnite film going forward......
James Bond | Six Sean Connery films confirmed for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
by Simon Brew | Apr 07, 2025 | News
The Sean Connery era of James Bond 007 is heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc for the first time. More on the releases here....
Podcast | Drive (2011), plus director Christopher Landon on Drop, James Bond, Happy Death Day and more
by Simon Brew | Apr 07, 2025 | News
When Ryan Gosling got to hand-pick the director of 2011's Drive, plus a long chat with Drop and Happy Death Day director Christopher Landon....
Uwe Boll decides not to call his movie The Dark Knight, after chat with Warner Bros
by Simon Brew | Apr 04, 2025 | News
Uwe Boll's The Dark Knight is now Uwe Boll's Citizen Vigilante. It still stars Armie Hammer. A conversation with Warner Bros took place....
Tangled | Disney pauses live action version in wake of Snow White box office
by Simon Brew | Apr 04, 2025 | News
Michael Gracey's live action take on Tangled for Disney looks to have been put on pause, with Snow White's box office not helping....
141 movie sequels currently on the way
by Simon Brew | Apr 03, 2025 | Feature
Hollywood still loves its follow-ups - here's our round-up of 141 (and counting) sequels currently on the way....
I Play Rocky | Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky origins is happening
by Simon Brew | Apr 03, 2025 | News
A film telling the origin story of the first Rocky movie is pressing ahead at Amazon MGM. Green Book's Peter Farrelly will be directing....
Now You See Me 4 confirmed, Now You See Me 3 still coming this year
by Simon Brew | Apr 02, 2025 | News
Ruben Fleischer has directed Now You See Me 3, and he's now set to direct Now You See Me 4 as well. More on the story here....
Road Show | The unlikely Sean Connery and Cher team-up that never happened
by Simon Brew | Apr 02, 2025 | Feature, News
In the early 1990s, Sean Connery and Cher almost appeared together in a romantic adventure called Road Show. Here's why it never got made:...
Val Kilmer dies, aged 65
by Simon Brew | Apr 02, 2025 | News
Some horrible news to start the day. Actor Val Kilmer has died at the age of just 65, it's been announced,...
Warner Bros set to move away from non-franchise films, now wants ‘big IP’
by Simon Brew | Apr 01, 2025 | News
Warner Bros Discovery boss David Zaslav wants more 'big IP' franchise films, fewer filmmaker-driven projects. More here....
John Wick | Titans Of Cult 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray edition announced
by Simon Brew | Apr 01, 2025 | News
John Wick is getting a deluxe 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray edition for its 10th birthday, as Titans Of Cult comes back to life. More here....
Heat 2 | The script is in, now it’s over to Warner Bros
by Simon Brew | Mar 31, 2025 | News
Michael Mann confirms that he's submitted his script for Heat 2 to Warner Bros. And now we wait for the studio to decide what to do next....
Batman: The Movie (1966) and Young Adult (2011)
by Simon Brew | Mar 31, 2025 | Podcasts
In this Film Stories podcast: the very fast turnaround of 1966's Batman movie, and Jason Reitman's 2011 feature Young Adult....
WHSmith chain sold, will now be TGJones
by Simon Brew | Mar 28, 2025 | News
Print magazines may yet have a future on the high street, as WHSmith's non-travel stores find a new owner. Name's changing to TGJones....
Marvel's Avengers casting livestream does gigantic numbers
by Simon Brew | Mar 28, 2025 | News
Five and a half hours of chairs gave Marvel's Avengers: Doomsday casting livestream nearly 300 million eyeballs....
Snow White | 23-year old actor being blamed for film underperforming
by Simon Brew | Mar 27, 2025 | News
Disney's Snow White film is struggling at the box office, and Rachel Zegler is being thrown under the bus. It's unedifying....
The Studio review | Seth Rogen and Apple TV+ skewer Hollywood
by Simon Brew | Mar 26, 2025 | Reviews, TV
Seth Rogen is a Hollywood boss balancing high art and commerce. New Apple TV+ series The Studio has a lot of fun with this idea. Here's our review....
Tombstone | UK 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release confirmed for April
by Simon Brew | Mar 26, 2025 | News
Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer lead the much-loved Tombstone, that comes to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK next month. More here....
Armageddon | Ben Affleck defends his legendary DVD commentary
by Simon Brew | Mar 26, 2025 | News
Ben Affleck says he's proud of his famed DVD commentary track for Michael Bay's Armageddon - and adds that nobody ever tried to stop him from being so...
The Bee Gees movie | Ridley Scott looks to shoot it in the autumn
by Simon Brew | Mar 26, 2025 | News
The on-off Bee Gees movie You Should Be Dancing looks like it's on again, with Ridley Scott lining it up after The Dog Stars....
Dog Man hits at box office, company that produced its animation goes out of business
by Simon Brew | Mar 25, 2025 | News
Jellyfish Pictures, who produced the animation for Dog Man, Star Wars and more, goes out of business in the UK. More here....
A Knight’s Tale set for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in UK, May release
by Simon Brew | Mar 25, 2025 | News
2001's A Knight's Tale, starring Heath Ledger, is coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for the first time. More on the release here....
Snow White | Disney’s new film review bombed, IMDB lists it as 18th worst film of all time
by Simon Brew | Mar 24, 2025 | News
Disney's Snow White (2025) movie lands a user score of 2.1 on IMDB, review bombed to the depths of the worst 100 chart....
Podcast | The Fisher King (1991) and The Grey (2011)
by Simon Brew | Mar 24, 2025 | Podcasts
The Fisher King and The Grey take centre stage in this podcast episode - two films where audiences might just have been expecting something different....
