In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of films that faced their challenges, but one came out of it all better than the other.
A third Blade film was announced even before Blade II had arrived in cinemas. David S Goyer took on the director’s chair, but to say the production had a few problems would be quite the understatement. Gulp.
Things were a little smoother with 1992’s Candyman, although writer/director Bernard Rose was first approached about a different Clive Barker story to adapt. But three different financiers meant there were differing opinions about the film behind the scenes – and distribution wasn’t entirely straightforward either.
Stories of both are told in this episode.
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