Film Stories

The King’s Man heading to DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

by Simon Brew | Jan 25, 2022 | News

There's a physical media release on the way for Matthew Vaughn's The King's Man, on DVD, 4K disc and Blu-ray....

Designing town squares for video games

by Konstantinos Dimopoulos | Jan 24, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

How to approach the design and history of the open-air, fascinating hearts of civic life

Skydance Productions, the studio behind the upcoming Bermuda

Skydance Media inks multi-year production deal with Apple

by Dan Cooper | Jan 24, 2022 | News

Skydance and Apple formalise their growing relationship, with several movie projects already in development. ...

Knives Out 2 arriving late 2022, will play in cinemas

by Simon Brew | Jan 24, 2022 | News

Knives Out 2 is in post-production, and Netflix is now said to be targeting a release for the Daniel Craig-headlined sequel in late 2022....

Class action lawsuit fired at Universal over Yesterday's 'misleading trailer'

by Dan Cooper | Jan 24, 2022 | News

The lack of the promised Ana de Armas in the film Yesterday has led to a sizeable legal case being brought against Universal....

Alex Garland sets up latest film, Civil War, at A24

by Dan Cooper | Jan 24, 2022 | News

Alex Garland has his next two films set up at A24, including the newly announced Civil War: more on that here....

Mission: Impossible 7 and 8 get even further away

by Simon Brew | Jan 24, 2022 | News

Paramount delays the release date of the next Mission: Impossible films for a fifth time - we're now going to be waiting until 2023 for the next one....

Podcast: Ronin (1998) and Knocked Up (2007)

by Simon Brew | Jan 24, 2022 | Podcasts

In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of films that wanted to do things for real....

Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer

The quiet death of Fantastic Four 3

by Simon Brew | Jan 24, 2022 | Feature, News

The run of Fantastic Four movies in the 2000s was at least supposed to have a third film - but a lot changed following Rise Of The Silver Surfer....

Film still from Chicken Run. Ginger and other chickens look towards the camera, smiling.

New details revealed on Netflix's Chicken Run 2

by Lauren Miles | Jan 21, 2022 | News

Netflix's Chicken Run sequel is titled Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget - Zachary Levi lends his voice for the role of Rocky. Fi...

Film still from The Aristocats. A white cat, Duchess, and ginger cat, Thomas O'Malley, sit opposite each other with a harp between them.

Disney working on a live-action adaptation of The Aristocats

by Lauren Miles | Jan 21, 2022 | News

Disney is making a live-action adaptation of its 1970 animated film, The Aristocats - it is currently in early development....

Scream - a picture of Ghostface (the killer) wearing a halloween mask and holding a bloody knife.

Scream filmmakers wanted a Rian Johnson cameo in slasher sequel

by Lauren Miles | Jan 21, 2022 | News

Scream directors Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin wanted The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson to have a cameo in the film. 1...

Surveying the serene skateboarding scene

by Aaron Potter | Jan 21, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

We chat to the indie developers who’ve explored the tranquil side of skateboarding

The Meg 2: The Trench set to begin filming in the UK next week

by Dan Cooper | Jan 21, 2022 | News

Helmed by Ben Wheatley, the sequel to 2018's The Meg is switching to a UK shoot, and will begin filming shortly....

The Batman clocks in at almost three hours in length

by Dan Cooper | Jan 21, 2022 | News

The Batman promises to be the longest cinematic incarnation of the character yet, as the film's sizeable running time is revealed....

Star Trek: Nemesis, and when salary negotiations went public

by Simon Brew | Jan 21, 2022 | Feature, News

Paramount wanted Star Trek: Nemesis to come in for less money than its predecessor - but its strong-arm negotiations wouldn't go down well....

Trailer released for Gamestop: Rise Of The Players documentary

by Dan Cooper | Jan 21, 2022 | News

A new Gamestop documentary will tackle the infamous events where Reddit users took on Wall Street, causing the company's stock to rise 2500%....

Film Quiz Friday: Best of Five?

by Mark Harrison | Jan 21, 2022 | Feature, News

With Scream (5cream?) in cinemas, this week’s film quiz tests your knowledge of fifth instalments of franchises, along with various other movie t...

British movie podcast of the week: Don't You Want Me?

by Em McGowan | Jan 21, 2022 | Feature

Our podcast recommendation of the week has a few words about relationships included: here's what Don't You Want Me is worth a listen....

The French Dispatch confirmed for Disney+ in February

by Simon Brew | Jan 21, 2022 | News

Wes Anderson's awards hopeful The French Dispatch is set to land on the Disney+ streaming platform next month - although disc details aren't yet...

Glen Powell and Chris Morgan working on sci-fi thriller Deputy X

by Lauren Miles | Jan 21, 2022 | News

Actor Glen Powell and writer-producer Chris Morgan are working on sci-fi action-thriller Deputy X for Universal Pictures. ...

Spencer heads to digital download and DVD release

by Simon Brew | Jan 21, 2022 | News

Spencer, starring Kristen Stewart, is heading to DVD and Blu-ray in the UK in February - and the digital release is even closer....

Spike Lee to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2022 DGA Awards

by Lauren Miles | Jan 20, 2022 | News

Legendary director Spike Lee is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of America at their 2022 awards ceremony. ...

Kathy Bates, John Malkovich, Lewis Pullman to star in indie drama Thelma

by Dan Cooper | Jan 20, 2022 | News

An impressive cast is forming around upcoming indie drama Thelma, directed by Ken Kwapis....

Charisma Carpenter responds to Joss Whedon, stating he is 'unable to be accountable'

by Dan Cooper | Jan 20, 2022 | News

The former Buffy star is the latest actor to refute Joss Whedon's explanations, taking to social media to bluntly dismiss the director's interview....