Avatar 2: James Cameron’s fears for its box office
by Simon Brew | Dec 16, 2021 | News
James Cameron admits that four Avatar sequels is on the risky side, calling the project "a big roll of the dice"....
Ben Affleck on The Last Duel's box office disappointment
by Dan Cooper | Dec 16, 2021 | News
Ben Affleck sort of agrees with Ridley Scott's reasons for The Last Duel falling at the box office....
The TV show about remaking The Goonies is back on
by Simon Brew | Dec 16, 2021 | News
Re-enacting The Goonies shot by shot is the subject of a new television series, that's once again moving forward....
James Bond: 60th anniversary music documentary film on the way
by Simon Brew | Dec 16, 2021 | News
The music of James Bond is subject of a new feature documentary - The Sound Of 007 - heading our way in 2022: more here....
Press screenings, the London problem, and gatekeeping
by Simon Brew | Dec 16, 2021 | Feature, News
Major film releases are again locking out writers who are immunocompromised, or can't get to London: a few words on slipping back to the old ways....
Backbeat preview: and the beat goes on
by Ian Dransfield | Dec 15, 2021 | Gaming, Previews
Pacing to a rhythmic pace
Guillermo del Toro reveals his original plans for Pacific Rim 2
by Dan Cooper | Dec 15, 2021 | News
Guillermo del Toro has been chatting about his ambitious plans for Pacific Rim 2, that never came to be....
James Cameron on how his grumpiness 'created' the classic Aliens poster
by Dan Cooper | Dec 15, 2021 | News
James Cameron has revealed how one of his trademark rants became the genesis for one of cinema's most memorable posters....
Friday The 13th: complete history gets a Blu-ray release
by Simon Brew | Dec 15, 2021 | News
An exhaustive look at the making of the Friday The 13th franchise of films is coming to DVD and Blu-ray: more details right here....
Trailer: Nicolas Cage in The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent
by Dan Cooper | Dec 15, 2021 | News
Nicolas Cage playing a fictionalised version of Nicolas Cage, spying for the FBI to take down a crime boss? Where do we sign up?....
Disney announces January debut for Marvel’s Eternals on Disney+
by Simon Brew | Dec 15, 2021 | News
Marvel's not brilliantly received Eternals film will be heading to Disney+ in January, with a physical media release likely around the same time....
Warner Bros delays Operation Mincemeat delayed by three months due to Omicron
by Dan Cooper | Dec 15, 2021 | News
The Omicron variant seems to have claimed its first cinematic casualty as Operation Mincemeat pushes back its January release by three months....
Spider-Man: No Way Home review - exhilarating, messy, fan-pleasing
by Tom Beasley | Dec 15, 2021 | News, Reviews
Spider-Man: No Way Home is jam-packed film that's gold to devoted fans of the character, not quite gold to everyone else....
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: loneliness
by Simon Brew | Dec 15, 2021 | Feature
A few words for those feeling just a little bit alone in the world at the moment - and with some ideas as to things that may break the cycle....
Killer Feature: Halo and Halo 2's regenerating shields
by Ian Dransfield | Dec 14, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
Twenty years ago, Bungie's first-person shooter put its shields up
Michael Bay biopic lands on the 2021 Blacklist
by Simon Brew | Dec 14, 2021 | News
Amongst the latest list of the best unmade films in Hollywood at the moment? A biopic of movie director Michael Bay: more here....
Kingsman 3 is still happening, set to shoot next year
by Simon Brew | Dec 14, 2021 | News
Taron Egerton will be back to play Eggsy one last time, as Matthew Vaughn confirms Kingsman 3 is set to shoot in 2022....
Mega Man movie reportedly in the works at Netflix
by Dan Cooper | Dec 14, 2021 | News
Nintendo fans rejoice! The beloved video game character Mega Man is reportedly getting a movie, courtesy of Netflix....
Mission: Impossible, and films that were supposed to pass the torch
by Luke Dunne | Dec 14, 2021 | Feature, News
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol was all set to pass the franchise from Tom Cruise to Jeremy Renner - but handing over is hard to do....
Film Stories Junior issue 8 (Winter 2021/22) – now available to order
by Simon Brew | Dec 14, 2021 | News
The latest issue of the world's only print film magazine for young film fans - that's also written by them - is here....
Young Guns II: Blaze Of Glory finally set for Blu-ray
by Simon Brew | Dec 14, 2021 | News
Over three decades since its release, Young Guns II: Blaze Of Glory is heading to the Blu-ray format in the UK: more details here....
Disney sells recently-pulled erotic thriller Deep Water to streaming
by Dan Cooper | Dec 14, 2021 | News
Ana de Armas and Ben Affleck star in the upcoming erotic thriller Deep Water which was set to hit cinemas next month until Disney pulled it - now it...
Eastward review | Panned
by Ian Dransfield | Dec 13, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews
Underground, overground, it's all pan-demonium
West Side Story struggles to revive musicals’ box office fortunes
by Simon Brew | Dec 13, 2021 | News
Steven Spielberg's West Side Story hits box office problems, shaking a bit of confidence in the movie musical again as it does so....
Tom Holland chats about his future as Spider-Man once more
by Dan Cooper | Dec 13, 2021 | News
Tom Holland - ahead of the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home - has been chatting about his future in the role....
There’s a new Phantom Of The Opera movie musical coming
by Dan Cooper | Dec 13, 2021 | News
A new musical adaptation of The Phantom Of The Opera is heading to the big screen - but it's nothing to do with Andrew Lloyd Webber....
Shane Warne documentary set for 2022, trailer released
by Simon Brew | Dec 13, 2021 | News
Australian cricket legend Shane Warne is the subject of a brand new documentary feature arriving in early 2022: more details and the trailer here....
John Woo, and what's involved in shooting his action scenes
by Simon Brew | Dec 13, 2021 | Feature, News
He's one of the best directors of action cinema of the last few decades: we've been digging into the preparation and work that goes into a John Woo...
Podcast: Bad Santa (2003) and Love Actually (2003)
by Simon Brew | Dec 13, 2021 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of Christmas movies, both released in 2003....
The lost Hollywood attempt to make a Bernard & The Genie movie
by Simon Brew | Dec 13, 2021 | Feature, News
Plans were afoot for many years to bring 1991's Bernard And The Genie to the movies - and there may yet be a flicker of life for the project too....
