Film Stories

The Penguin | First trailer drops, still no firm release date

by Maria Lattila | Mar 22, 2024 | News

Warner Bros has released the first trailer for The Penguin, The Batman spin-off series set to premiere later this year. We just don’t know when.

Immaculate | Director Michael Mohan on its original, “conservative” ending (exclusive)

by Maria Lattila | Mar 22, 2024 | News

Michael Mohan revealed that his new horror film, Immaculate, originally had a very traditional ending.

Late Night With The Devil review | David Dastmalchian's finest hour

by Maria Lattila | Mar 22, 2024 | Reviews

In Colin and Cameron Cairnes’ horror film, the devil sits down with a late night host for a little chat. Here’s our Late Night With The Devil review.

Picture This | New British rom-com to debut on Prime Video

by Maria Lattila | Mar 22, 2024 | News

Simone Ashley and Hero Fiennes Tiffin will star in Picture This, a new British rom-com that’s heading to Prime Video.

Undawn | The $140m zombie survival game starring Will Smith that bombed while nobody was looking

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 22, 2024 | Gaming, News

Zombie survival game Undawn, despite a $140m budget and the starry presence of Will Smith, was such a sales disappointment that its maker is...

Road House | "I've very publicly lost here," says Doug Liman of his "war with Amazon"

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 22, 2024 | News

Director Doug Liman still insists that Road House was intended for a cinema release, but concedes that he's "very publicly lost" his fight to get the...

Wicked | Jon M Chu confirms film will use live vocals

by Maria Lattila | Mar 22, 2024 | News

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo sang live on the set of Wicked and the results will be heard in the film.

Has CGI become unfashionable among mainstream filmmakers?

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 22, 2024 | Feature, News

Films like Barbie and Oppenheimer were (falsely) said to have been made without CGI. Are VFX artists being unfairly airbrushed from movie-making, Ryan...

Film Quiz Friday: Who You Gonna Call?

by Mark Harrison | Mar 22, 2024 | Feature

There’s something strange in this week’s film quiz – 30 movie-related questions, including a round on the people behind the Ghostbusters movies....

Sharon Stone details her failed 1990s Barbie pitch

by Dan Cooper | Mar 22, 2024 | News

In the wake of Greta Gerwig's successful adaptation of the Mattel doll, Sharon Stone has been chatting about her rejected attempt to get a Barbie film...

Susan Sarandon on the post-Weinstein era

by Dan Cooper | Mar 22, 2024 | News

“I don’t think we’ve done the cleanup," says Susan Sarandon as she talks about the shadow that Weinstein's rape conviction has left over the film...

Podcast | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire with director and co-writer Gil Kenan

by Simon Brew | Mar 22, 2024 | Podcasts

Gil Kenan returns to the Film Stories podcast, to talk about directing Ghostbusters\: Frozen Empire and a whole lot more....

Monkey Man | New trailer for Dev Patel's directorial debut

by Dan Cooper | Mar 22, 2024 | News

Dev Patel's directorial debut is getting closer... and here's the trailer for Monkey Man, which is heading to cinemas shortly....

Video Nasty | BBC horror comedy in the works

by Jake Godfrey | Mar 22, 2024 | News, TV

Creep director Christopher Smith will direct episodes of horror comedy series Video Nasty for BBC Three. Here are the first details:...

House of The Dragon season 2 debuts two trailers, get a new release date

by Maria Lattila | Mar 21, 2024 | News, TV

HBO has released not one, but two trailers for the upcoming House Of The Dragon season 2 and revealed when it’ll premiere.

Late Night With The Devil | Directors release statement about film's brief use of AI imagery

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 21, 2024 | News

"We experimented with AI," the directors of acclaimed horror Late Night With The Devil have said in a statement about its use of generative imagery....

Steven Knight confirms Cillian Murphy will be back for the Peaky Blinders movie

by Maria Lattila | Mar 21, 2024 | News

Recent Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy is set to reprise his role as Tommy Shelby in the upcoming Peaky Blinders film.

Road House review | Jake Gyllenhaal is the standout in a boisterous remake

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 21, 2024 | Reviews

Jake Gyllenhaal plays an unflappable bouncer with a murky past in the remake of Road House. Our review of a raucous, glossy action flick:...

The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert is heading back to UK cinemas this summer

by Maria Lattila | Mar 21, 2024 | News

Park Circus is continuing to release brilliant old films in UK cinemas. Next up, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

The Choral | Alan Bennett's first original screenplay in 40 years begins filming this summer

by Jake Godfrey | Mar 21, 2024 | News

Playwright Alan Bennett has written original screenplay The Choral, which will begin filming this summer....

Alien: Romulus | James Cameron has "seen the movie and loved it"

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 21, 2024 | News

Fede Alvarez has talked about his upcoming sci-fi horror sequel, Alien: Romulus, and reveals that James Cameron has seen a cut of the film and "loved...

Interview | Director Michael Mohan on making Immaculate and working with Sydney Sweeney

by Maria Lattila | Mar 21, 2024 | Feature

We chat to director Michael Mohan about his new religious horror film, Immaculate, starring Sydney Sweeney.

The Fall Guy | New trailer lands, Ryan Gosling does stunts

by Dan Cooper | Mar 21, 2024 | News

Catch another look at next month's The Fall Guy, which has everything apart from Ryan Gosling singing. Here's the new trailer:...

Flowervale Street | Maisy Stella joins mystery project at Warner Bros

by Dan Cooper | Mar 21, 2024 | News

Maisy Stella has joined Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor in It Follows director David Robert Mitchell's mystery IMAX thrill ride, Flowervale Street....

The Sims is going to be a movie, Kate Herron set to direct

by Dan Cooper | Mar 21, 2024 | Gaming, News

The long-running and hugely popular life simulator video game series The Sims is getting the movie treatment and there's some exciting talent behind...