In conversation with director Matt Shakman: The Fantastic Four, Dick Tracy, Gremlins 2, writing career-changing letters

Film Stories with Simon Brew

Simon Brew

Tv & Film, Film History

4.9 • 767 Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by director Matt Shakman. They were chatting at the junket for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which is now in cinemas. But this conversation went in lots of different directions. For your eardrums here, we go into Dick Tracy, Gremlins 2, the Star Trek film that never was, and the career-changing letter he wrote when he was young. Quite the chat this, with a movie junket question that struck gold... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.4	Hello, this is Simon Brew.
0:47.8	I'm the editor of Film Stories magazine
0:49.7	and a very warm welcome to a very special episode
0:53.1	of the Film Stories podcast.
0:55.7	Come with me.
0:57.8	And I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.
1:01.1	In movies.
1:02.3	Movies that had stories.
1:04.0	That the story just sucks a man.
1:06.4	This is just the beginning.
1:09.0	We would be honored if you would join us.
1:15.8	Hello and a very warm welcome to film stories with Simon Brew.
1:20.4	I am Simon Brew.
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