Suicide Squad (2016) and Leap Of Faith (1992)

01/31/22 • 55 min

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In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films up against immovable release dates. Suicide Squad was part of Warner Bros's attempts to establish a universe of comic book movies - but struggles with a different movie led to late changes.

Leap Of Faith was rushed forward when Paramount found itself without a Christmas release at all for the end of 1992. It left little margin for error.

Stories of both are told in this episode.

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Leap Of Faith was rushed forward when Paramount found itself without a Christmas release at all for the end of 1992. It left little margin for error.

Stories of both are told in this episode.

Find Simon on Twitter at @simonbrew, and the podcast can be found at @filmstoriespod.

Support our work at www.patreon.com/simonbrew.

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Ronin (1998) and Knocked Up (2007)

In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of films that wanted to do things for real.

The plan with Ronin was to not use CG unless as a last resort, and to do as much as possible for real. All with the help and support of French authorities.

Knocked Up was a comedy that turned Seth Rogen into a movie star - but it went through a notable casting change, as well as post-production challenges.

Stories of both are told in this episode.

Find Simon on Twitter at @simonbrew, and the podcast can be found at @filmstoriespod.

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