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...
Joe Dante has sold his Citizen Kane sled for over $14m
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 17, 2025 | News
Gremlins director Joe Dante has sold Rosebud - the sled from Orson Welles' classic, Citizen Kane - at auction for over $14m....
Master & Commander confirmed for UK 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release
by Simon Brew | Jul 17, 2025 | News
Peter Weir's superb Master & Commander: The Far Side Of The World is heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in September. More here....
Devs | Why Alex Garland’s sci-fi TV series was years ahead of its time
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 17, 2025 | Feature, News, TV
Made five years ago, Alex Garland’s sci-fi TV series Devs looks all the more relevant as AI hits the headlines in 2025. ...
Film Stories Podcast Network | introducing Kill Listen
by A J Black | Jul 17, 2025 | Film Stories Podcast Network, News
Kill Listen, a show devoted to the 2011 Ben Wheatley folk horror film Kill List, is the latest addition to the Film Stories Podcast Network. ...
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple | Viral website hints at imminent trailer release
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 16, 2025 | News
The trailer for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple could emerge on the 18th July - appropriately, 28 days after its predecessor hit cinemas....
Blumhouse | Indie horror studio hit by reports of layoffs
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 16, 2025 | News
A number of staff have been laid off at Blumhouse Productions, the indie horror studio behind June's M3GAN 2.0....
Rebel Moon 3 | Zack Snyder still interested, insists “there’s tons of stories”
by Simon Brew | Jul 16, 2025 | News
Zack Snyder hasn't closed the door on more Rebel Moon films, as he finishes off a new SWAT movie for Netflix. More here....
The Monkey, and putting a personal spin on adaptations
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 16, 2025 | Feature
Rather than slavishly copy Stephen King’s story, writer-director Osgood Perkins turns The Monkey into a deeply personal black comedy....
Mental Health Matters | What doesn't go on your email signature
by Simon Brew | Jul 16, 2025 | Feature
In our regular mental health spot, a few thoughts about what we don't put on an email signature, and the challenge of projection....
WeTransfer | Company issues update on its terms of service and AI
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 15, 2025 | News
"We don't use machine learning or any form of AI to process content," WeTransfer says in the wake of its updated terms and conditions....
Film Stories issue 56 on sale now | Help us champion indie cinema
by Simon Brew | Jul 15, 2025 | News
The UK's biggest film magazine returns! 168 pages, and it's crammed with movies. Order your copy right here (and thank you!)...
No, generative AI does not count as fair use, EU report finds
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 15, 2025 | News
A paper written by the European Parliament concludes that using creative material for AI training does not count as fair use, and that "timely reform"...
Superman | The Film Stories Spoiler Chat is here
by Maria Lattila | Jul 15, 2025 | News, Video
Team Film Stories has got together again to chat about James Gunn's Superman - with heaps of spoilers. More on that below....
Resident Evil | Director Zach Cregger won't be "completely obedient" to videogame lore
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 15, 2025 | News
Weapons director Zach Cregger plans to make a new Resident Evil adaptation next, which he says won't slavishly stick to the survival horror...
Doctor Who | 32-year old Ncuti Gatwa quit because “I’m getting old”
by Simon Brew | Jul 15, 2025 | TV
Ncuti Gatwa admits that he left Doctor Who because "I'm getting old" and "my body was tired." More on the story here....
WeTransfer updates T&Cs, allows it to use your data to train AI
by Simon Brew | Jul 15, 2025 | News
The WeTransfer service, used by creatives to transfer their work, is the latest to want to use your work to train AI models. More here....
Even after 20 years, The Descent remains one of the best British horror films
by Maria Lattila | Jul 15, 2025 | Feature, News
Now 20, The Descent has lost none of its impact. Here's what modern horror films could learn from director Neil Marshall's modern classic....
Rian Johnson says he's developing an original sci-fi concept
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 14, 2025 | News
Knives Out director Rian Johnson suggests he's moving back into Looper sci-fi territory with a "high-concept" sci-fi idea he's developing after Wake...
Donkey Kong | Copyright filing hints at Universal movie plans
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 14, 2025 | News
A recent copyright filing suggests that Nintendo and Universal are planning to make a Donkey Kong movie....
Superman (2025) thoughts | Kindness is a superpower
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 14, 2025 | Feature, News
In a climate of division, cynicism and conflict, Superman emerges as a disarmingly sincere plea for kindness. ...
Podcast | Naked Gun 33 1/3 (1994) and Cast Away (2000)
by Simon Brew | Jul 14, 2025 | Podcasts
Leslie Nielsen's swansong as Frank Drebin in Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, and the long production of 2000's Cast Away. Both stories told here....
Practical Magic 2 | Original stars Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing set to reprise their roles
by Maria Lattila | Jul 11, 2025 | News
The cast for Practical Magic 2 keeps growing and Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing are set to reprise their roles from the original. ...
The Backrooms | Mark Duplass joins A24 film adaptation of viral YouTube series
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 11, 2025 | News
Directed by Kane Parsons, and an adaptation of his viral YouTube series, The Backrooms has added Mark Duplass and more to its cast....
Road House 2 | Director Guy Ritchie is said to have left the production
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 11, 2025 | News
Weeks before filming was due to begin, director Guy Ritchie has left the production of the Jake Gyllenhaal-starring action sequel, Road House 2,...
Superman III | The childhood nightmares chat
by Simon Brew | Jul 11, 2025 | Feature, News
Superman III was supposed to be (and is, in large part) a family friendly movie - right up to the part involving Annie Ross and a massive computer....
Podcast | In conversation with Nick Mohammed
by Simon Brew | Jul 11, 2025 | Podcasts
He's starring in Deep Cover, and there's more on the way - Nick Mohammed joins us for a Film Stories podcast conversation....
Street Smart | The Christopher Reeve thriller that got made thanks to Superman IV
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 10, 2025 | Feature, News
Superman star Christopher Reeve played a much darker kind of journalist in 1987’s Street Smart - a fascinating thriller based on a pack of lies....
