In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films that were released in unusual times for the pair of them! 1990’s The Hunt For Red October is a cold war thriller, that landed as the Cold War was thawing. It had a different problem too: a week or two into filming, its leading ... Podcast: The Hunt For Red October (1990) and Godzilla Vs Kong (2021)
In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films that were released in unusual times for the pair of them!
1990’s The Hunt For Red October is a cold war thriller, that landed as the Cold War was thawing. It had a different problem too: a week or two into filming, its leading man needed very quick replacing – and a fax went over to Sean Connery…
The idea of bringing together Godzilla and King Kong for a movie together meanwhile led to a bit of studio jostling – and then, of course, when Godzilla Vs Kong finally landed, a global pandemic had significantly changed Warner Bros’ release strategy.
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