Film Stories

Warner Bros to focus on franchises in wake of Discovery merger

by Dan Cooper | Sep 27, 2022 | News

DC, Harry Potter and Game Of Thrones are name-checked as future big-earners for the company, it has been announced. ...

Gary Penn | A British games industry legend reflects on his career

by Aaron Potter | Sep 27, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

Denki’s Gary Penn reflects on his varied career path, from journalism to game development and potentially beyond

Alan Rickman's diaries reveal his Harry Potter concerns

by Dan Cooper | Sep 27, 2022 | News

Extracts from Alan Rickman's pithy diaries reveal his continued misgivings about taking on his villainous role in Harry Potter....

Jurassic Park: the simple genius behind its lowest tech, most effective effects shot

by Simon Brew | Sep 27, 2022 | Feature, News

For the all the ingenuity that went into Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park, arguably its most effective visual effect involved a simple guitar....

Ridley Scott's Napoleon may yet sneak a 2022 release

by Dan Cooper | Sep 27, 2022 | News

With post production on the Ridley Scott epic Napoleon going smoothly, could we see the film land this year? Quite possibly....

Old movies: Chiswick in film

by Sarah Cook | Sep 27, 2022 | Feature, News

Our old movies column returns - this time we take a look at some films shot in Chiswick, and being showcased at the Chiswick In Film Festival....

Trailer released for Jennifer Lopez assassin movie The Mother

by Jake Godfrey | Sep 27, 2022 | News

Jennifer Lopez reinvents herself as an assassin in The Mother - here's the first trailer for her latest movie....

Paramount releases trailer for Smile ahead of launch this week

by Dan Cooper | Sep 27, 2022 | News

Get a glimpse of the unnerving horror thriller Smile ahead of its release in UK cinemas this very week....

Netflix releases first footage of Extraction 2

by Jake Godfrey | Sep 27, 2022 | News

Extraction 2 is set to outdo the standards set by its predecessor, making the action sequences bigger and better: here's the first footage....

Howard Scott Warshaw | Remembering E.T.'s debut

by Howard Scott Warshaw | Sep 26, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

What significance does the number 2000 have for Atari and E.T.? Howard Scott Warshaw explains all...

John Boyega has already pitched a follow-up to The Woman King

by Dan Cooper | Sep 26, 2022 | News

John Boyega has already mooted prequel ideas for the critically-acclaimed film The Woman King, with cast and crew responding positively....

Avatar re-release proves to be a box office hit

by Simon Brew | Sep 26, 2022 | News

James Cameron's Avatar landed back in cinemas over the weekend - and it turns out quite a few people wanted to see it on the big screen again....

Guillermo del Toro guides us through the stop morion craft of Pinocchio

by Dan Cooper | Sep 26, 2022 | News

The celebrated filmmaker Guillermo del Toro reveals a behind-the-scenes peek at his upcoming adaptation of the classic children's story....

Enola Holmes 2: the first trailer revealed

by Dan Cooper | Sep 26, 2022 | News

Netflix releases the trailer for the return of Millie Bobby Brown’s sibling sleuth alongside Henry Cavill’s Sherlock Holmes, in Enola Holmes 2. Netf...

Star Trek (2009) getting a 4K Titans Of Cult release

by Simon Brew | Sep 26, 2022 | News

JJ Abrams' first Star Trek film is getting a limited edition Steelbook Titans Of Cult collection outing: more on it here....

James Earl Jones has retired from voicing Darth Vader

by Jake Godfrey | Sep 26, 2022 | News

The legendary actor James Earl Jones has stepped back from voice duties on Star Wars, but his dulcet tones will live on via technology....

The DVD special features that were supposed to have been deleted - but weren't

by John Abbitt | Sep 26, 2022 | Feature, News

We look into two memorable instances of studios deleting deleted scenes before a film's physical release - yet they didn't stay deleted for long....

Final Destination 6 moving ahead at HBO Max

by Jake Godfrey | Sep 26, 2022 | News

The fear fuelled Final Destination franchise is back for more death and destruction, and details of the next film are here....

New Cloverfield film in the works at Paramount

by Jake Godfrey | Sep 26, 2022 | News

Sci-fi franchise Cloverfield is returning to cinemas with a new film, and the first few details have come to light....

Podcast: Mission: Impossible III (2006) and The Birdcage (1996)

by Simon Brew | Sep 26, 2022 | Podcasts

In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two movies that hit at the box office - but it didn't stop one of them being regarded a commercial...

Pierce Brosnan on Daniel Craig’s James Bond tenure

by Simon Brew | Sep 23, 2022 | News

We might be misreading things, but doesn't sound like Pierce Brosnan was No Time To Die's biggest fan....

Rollerdrome review | Rewarding retro-futurist sports action

by Aaron Potter | Sep 23, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews

Roll7 serve up a truly satisfying game in the shape of the retro-futurist Rollerdrome. Here's Aaron's review...

Director Jeff Tremaine (left) on the set of The Dirt

Jackass Forever director to produce Stolen Kingdom

by Dan Cooper | Sep 23, 2022 | News

An adventure at the Magic Kingdom that Disney won't want you to be part of is coming our way: Stolen Kingdom....

Nick Frost and Lena Heady to reunite for comedy thriller, Svalta

by Dan Cooper | Sep 23, 2022 | News

The Fighting With My Family duo Nick Frost and Lena Heady are set to play a married couple once more in Svalta, penned by Frost....

The lost sequel to The Mask

by Jake Godfrey | Sep 23, 2022 | Feature, News

The Mask 2 was all set to go at New Line Cinema, so what happened? We take a closer look at a planned sequel that never was....

Film Quiz Friday: First-Take Directors

by Mark Harrison | Sep 23, 2022 | Feature, News

In cinemas this week, Don’t Worry Darling is Olivia Wilde’s new movie, and this week’s film quiz focuses on various actors who have sat in the direc...