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Paramount merger still stuck, unless Donald Trump’s ring is kissed

1 week ago | filmstories.co.uk | Simon Brew

The Paramount/Skydance merger remains in limbo, unless Donald Trump’s $20bn lawsuit over a TV interview is settled in his favour. Had the US election result gone the other way at the end of last year, then – amongst many other things – there’s a strong chance that the proposed takeover/merger between Skydance and Paramount would now be complete.
The 1980s films of Michael Caine | Mona Lisa (1986)

1 week ago | filmstories.co.uk | Simon Brew

Our look back through the 1980s work of Michael Caine arrives at his sinister supporting role in Neil Jordan’s acclaimed Mona Lisa…Michael Caine showed no sign of slowing down as he entered his third decade as a leading man.
Horizon | Lawsuit fired at Kevin Costner's company over rape scene in movie

1 week ago | filmstories.co.uk | Simon Brew

Kevin Costner’s Horizon films are on the receiving end of a sexual harassment lawsuit, over a rape scene in the film. More here. Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga series of films are in more bother this morning, following a sexual harassment lawsuit that’s been aimed in the direction of holding company Horizon Series, Inc. That’s Costner’s firm, that’s overseeing the production of the four movies in the saga, of which two have thus far been shot.
The War Between The Land and the Sea | First trailer incoming

1 week ago | filmstories.co.uk | Simon Brew

Doctor Who spin-off The War Between The Land And The Sea will be revealed more at the weekend, with a trailer kicking things off. xI’m not one for usually writing pieces about a trailer on the way, just that amidst all the discussion about Doctor Who’s future doing the rounds at the moment, it’s worth noting that there’s another show on the way. This is the Disney+-backed spin-off series The War Between The Land And The Sea, which seems to have been teased in the episode Lucky Day.
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for first time

1 week ago | filmstories.co.uk | Simon Brew

Tim Burton 2005 animated movie Corpse Bride will be making its 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray debut later this year – more on the release here. Warner Bros continues to offer strong support for physical media, and it’s also identified another title from its catalogue to bring to the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray format later this year. As you’ll have gleamed from the headline to this piece, it’s the 2005 stop frame animated movie Corpse Bride that’s heading our way, initially in a pair of Steelbook edition releases.
Barry McIllheney, Empire’s first editor, passes

1 week ago | filmstories.co.uk | Simon Brew

The man who launched Empire magazine, and a giant of UK magazine published, has died unexpectedly. Rest in peace, Barry McIllheney. Some awful, awful news. The man who launched Empire magazine, and a giant of UK magazine publishing, has passed away unexpectedly. Barry McIllheney’s passing was announced by his brother, and it’s hard to know quite what to say.
Batman Forever | Warner Bros sends cease & desist over Schumacher Cut screening

1 week ago | filmstories.co.uk | Simon Brew

A planned free of charge screening of Batman Forever: The Schumacher Cut has been cancelled, after Warner Bros sent a legal letter. The late Joel Schumacher scored one of his biggest box office successes with 1995’s Batman Forever, a film that rebooted the antics of the Dark Knight on the big screen and, well, made him lighter. Starring the late Val Kilmer in the Batsuit, with a not-getting-along Jim Carrey and Tommy Lee Jones doing battle with, I can’t pretend it’s a film I’m a big fan of.
A24 | Documentary arm shutting down

1 week ago | filmstories.co.uk | Simon Brew

A24 is getting out of the documentary business, and shutting its doc department down. More on the story right here. It’s relatively well known that boutique studio A24 has made a conscious decision to chase bigger movies over the coming years, with its hiring of Alex Garland to direct Elden Ring a clear statement of intent. But it does look as though its new drive towards higher profile projects comes with a little collateral damage: A24 is also getting out of the documentary business.
Podcast | Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), plus Michael Cera

1 week ago | filmstories.co.uk | Simon Brew

How Lethal Weapon 2 ended up changing tone and ending, plus a nice long chat with Michael Cera as well. The summer of 1989 gave Warner Bros an enormous box office hit with Batman – but not far behind it came Lethal Weapon 2, a sequel turned around in a couple of years, and bringing back most of the key creatives. Not writer Shane Black, though. His much darker idea for the sequel would be rejected, and the tone would duly shift. Plus, we’d get a lot more Joe Pesci as a result.
Doctor Who season 2 episode 7 review | Wish World (spoilers)

2 weeks ago | filmstories.co.uk | Simon Brew

Wish World! It’s the best Rani episode of all time. Here’s our spoiler-filled review of Doctor Who season 2’s penultimate episode. This review contains spoilers. Our review of last week’s episode is here. They don’t require poster quotes for episodes of Doctor Who, but if they did, I’m going to start with one: Wish World is the best Rani episode in the history of the series. In terms of what’s required to get over that bar, it’s less a leap and more a slight lifting of the leg.