Film Stories

Animal Farm | Andy Serkis on his George Orwell adaptation

by Dan Cooper | Jun 11, 2025 | News

Andy Serkis' animated take on George Orwell's Animal Farm is now complete, and Serkis has been opening up about the project....

Wonder Woman | New film coming, no Gal Gadot

by Dan Cooper | Jun 11, 2025 | News

DCU boss James Gunn has revealed that a new Wonder Woman movie is in development - but no Gal Gadot this time....

Her | What OpenAI CEO Sam Altman gets wrong about his favourite film

by Ryan Lambie | Jun 11, 2025 | Feature, News

OpenAI sees 2013’s Her as a vision of a utopian future where everyone loves their AI products. But it’s really about people, not tech....

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Mental Health Matters | When friendships end

by Sarah Myers | Jun 11, 2025 | Feature

In our regular mental health spot on the Film Stories website, a few words about friendships, and sometimes having to let them go....

Being Heumann | CODA director Siân Heder’s next project takes shape as Mark Ruffalo joins cast

by Maria Lattila | Jun 10, 2025 | News

CODA director Siân Heder has set Being Heumann as her next project and Mark Ruffalo is set to star in it. More on the film below. ...

NEO Magazine | University of Greenwich puts out call for back issues

by James Harvey | Jun 10, 2025 | News

Do you have a massive NEO Magazine collection? Academia needs you! Check out our letter from the NEO Magazine Archive project below....

Sunshine | Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's 2007 sci-fi could have been a trilogy

by Ryan Lambie | Jun 10, 2025 | News

Director Danny Boyle has revealed that his 2007 sci-fi thriller Sunshine, written by Alex Garland, could have been a trilogy had it been a hit....

David Lynch | Details emerge regarding the filmmaker's unmade final project

by Dan Cooper | Jun 10, 2025 | News

Unrecorded Night would have been one final entry into the David Lynch LA mystery noir canon that characterised a key era of the beloved filmmaker's...

The Pickup | Trailer lands for new Eddie Murphy comedy

by Dan Cooper | Jun 10, 2025 | News

Eddie Murphy stars in The Pickup from director Tim Story: here's the trailer for the upcoming August comedy....

The Legend Of Zelda | Sony delays movie, due 2027

by Dan Cooper | Jun 10, 2025 | Gaming, News

The movie take on Nintendo's The Legend Of Zelda has been delayed a couple of months to a prime summer slot in 2027....

The Amateur | Thriller arrives on Disney+, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray due next month

by Simon Brew | Jun 10, 2025 | News

Spy thriller The Amateur lands on Disney+, and is getting a DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release as well. More here....

Doctor Who | Disney deal dead, but another deal reportedly close

by Simon Brew | Jun 10, 2025 | TV

Doctor Who and Disney look set to be parting ways, but the BBC is closing in on other parties interested in co-financing the show....

The film-TV-film pipeline isn't working

by James Harvey | Jun 10, 2025 | Feature, News

With Karate Kid: Legends struggling at the box office and a Jack Ryan flick on the way, can the film-to-TV pipeline ever reverse course?...

Film Stories Podcast Network | Final Destination (twice!), Morecambe and Wise, Before Sunrise and more

by A J Black | Jun 10, 2025 | Film Stories Podcast Network, News

This week on the Film Stories Podcast Network: death on the prowl, comic legends on the big screen, romance across decades and much more. Here’s w...

The allure of ultra-competent men

by Mike Record | Jun 09, 2025 | Feature

John Wick, Tom Cruise, and Nobody - has a new form of action hero taken charge of our cinema screens?...

Warner Bros. Discovery is splitting into two companies

by Maria Lattila | Jun 09, 2025 | News

Warner Bros. Discovery will split into two separate companies next year as David Zaslav looks to separate the studios and streaming from traditional...

130,000 film and TV scripts stolen by AI companies, BFI report suggests

by Ryan Lambie | Jun 09, 2025 | News

A new report published by the BFI suggests that around 130,000 scripts from TV and film have been used for 'training' by generative AI companies....

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How To Train Your Dragon review | Dragons galore, imagination less so

by Maria Lattila | Jun 09, 2025 | News, Reviews

DreamWorks follows in Disney’s footsteps as it makes its first live-action adaptation. Here’s our How To Train Your Dragon review. ...

The Twilight Zone | Ben Stiller in line to direct a new film adaptation

by Dan Cooper | Jun 09, 2025 | News

Legendary suspense anthology series The Twilight Zone could be making a return to the big screen courtesy of star and Severance director Ben Stiller....