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Podcast: Film Stories with Simon Brew
Episode: Game Night (2018) and Disney's Hercules (1997)
Description: In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a film that came together after a very brief pitch, and a movie whose price rocketed due to external factors. Jason Bateman was at one time in line to direct the comedy/thriller Game Night - but a change in writers meant a change in plan. Disney's Hercules, meanwhile, came very close to casting Jack Nicholson - until a Batman problem surfaced. Stories of both are discussed in this episode. Find Simon on Twitter at @simonbrew, and the podcast can be found at @film...