Film Stories

The Creator | How it points the way to a new kind of blockbuster filmmaking

by Ryan Lambie | Jul 22, 2025 | Feature

At a time when major films regularly cost $250m plus, Gareth Edwards made The Creator for just $80m. Here’s how.

Superman | Questions asked about non-US box office

by Simon Brew | Jul 22, 2025 | News

James Gunn's Superman film isn't quite enjoying its US success elsewhere in the world - and Gunn has some thoughts on why....

The 1980s films of Michael Caine: Half Moon Street (1986)

by John Upton | Jul 22, 2025 | Feature

Our look back through the work of Michael Caine brings us to the 1986 thriller, Half Moon Street, co-starring Sigourney Weaver....

134 movie sequels currently on the way

by Simon Brew | Jul 21, 2025 | Feature

Hollywood still loves its follow-ups - here's our round-up of 134 (and counting) sequels currently on the way....

Blade | A brief history of Marvel’s troubled reboot

by Ryan Lambie | Jul 21, 2025 | Feature

Six years after Mahershala Ali was announced as the new Blade, Marvel’s reboot is still at large. A brief look at its troubled production:...

The Dark Knight trllogy | New 4K Steelbook incoming for 20th anniversary

by Simon Brew | Jul 21, 2025 | News

Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins is 20 this year - and so the entire The Dark Knight trilogy is getting a new Steelbook release....

UK DVD and Blu-ray release dates confirmed: release list well into 2025

by Simon Brew | Jul 21, 2025 | News

A glimpse at upcoming UK DVD and Blu-ray release dates well into 2025: here's what's coming to disc and when....

4K Ultra HD Blu-ray: upcoming UK releases and dates

by Simon Brew | Jul 21, 2025 | News

As the format continues to gain traction, here's our regularly-updated list of upcoming 4K Ultra HD disc releases in the UK....

UK Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Steelbook release date calendar

by James Harvey | Jul 21, 2025 | News

A glimpse at upcoming UK Steelbook release dates until late 2025: here’s what’s getting the fancy treatment and when....

Blade still happening says Kevin Feige

by Ryan Lambie | Jul 21, 2025 | News

Marvel's Kevin Feige has talked about the long-delayed Blade reboot. It's going to happen, he says, with Mahershala Ali still in the lead....

Microsoft no longer selling movies and TV shows on its store, can’t transfer purchases elsewhere

by Simon Brew | Jul 21, 2025 | News

Microsoft is shutting its online film and TV store, effective immediately. Your purchases are safe, but you can't move them elsewhere....

Film Stories Podcast Network | introducing Podcast-52 - A DC Universe Podcast

by A J Black | Jul 21, 2025 | Film Stories Podcast Network, News

Podcast-52, a show dedicated to the on-screen DC comics universe, is the latest addition to the Film Stories Podcast Network. ...

Podcast | The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (1988)

by Simon Brew | Jul 21, 2025 | Podcasts

The Spy Who Loved Me and Police Academy 5 both marked turning points in their respective franchise. The behind the scenes stories are here....

The Point | The UK’s first multiplex cinema deserves to be saved

by Alistair Pitts | Jul 21, 2025 | Feature, News

The Point in Milton Keynes was the UK’s first multiplex cinema – but now it’s set to be demolished. Here's why it's an important piece of Britis...

Netflix | AI will "help creators make films and series better," says CEO Ted Sarandos

by Ryan Lambie | Jul 18, 2025 | TV

Revealing that sci-fi series The Eternaut uses AI for its visual effects, Netflix boss Ted Sarandos has signalled that his company will continue to...

Basic Instinct is getting an 'anti-woke' reboot courtesy of its original screenwriter

by Ryan Lambie | Jul 18, 2025 | News

Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas is said to be writing a reboot of his own 1992 erotic thriller, Basic Instinct, in a deal worth $4m....

Judge Dredd | Brand new movie on the way

by Simon Brew | Jul 18, 2025 | News

Taika Waititi and Drew Pearce are trying to bring Judge Dredd to the big screen again - more on the very welcome story here....

Ranking the outfits of slasher movie killers by style and effort

by Ryan Lambie | Jul 18, 2025 | Feature, News

With the I Know What You Did Last Summer remake in cinemas, a tongue-in-cheek look at how much effort slasher killers put into their outfits - with a...

James Gunn says of unspecified DC Universe movie: "we killed it"

by Ryan Lambie | Jul 17, 2025 | News

In a new interview, Superman filmmaker and DC Studios boss James Gunn says an unspecified movie was "not going to be good" so he and his team "killed...