In conversation with Drew Goddard | A very nerdy film chat

Film Stories with Simon Brew

Simon Brew

Film History, Tv & Film

4.9 • 813 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Here's a special episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, where Simon is joined by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Drew Goddard. Drew was in town to talk about his script for Project Hail Mary. But as you're about to hear, the conversation goes off in a lot of different directions: from directing Bad Times At The El Royale and Cabin In The Woods, to writing The Martian, to, er, Police Academy... Project Hail Mary is in UK cinemas from 20th March. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What I've dedicated my life to is revenge. A brand new drama based on the bestselling novel.
0:07.5	They think they're better than us. Who do you think you are? I'm going to prove to them that they're wrong.
0:11.5	She's punishing me. You destroyed my family. I will not rest until I've destroyed yours.
0:17.0	A woman of substance on Channel 4 starts tonight at 9.
0:20.2	Hello, this is Simon Brew.
0:22.5	I'm the founder of Film Stories magazine
0:24.2	and a very warm welcome to a very special episode
0:27.4	of the Film Stories podcast.
0:29.8	Come with me.
0:32.0	And I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.
0:35.3	And movies.
0:36.4	Movies that had stories.
0:38.3	That the story just sucks a man.
0:40.3	This is just the beginning.
0:42.3	There are stories.
0:44.3	We would be honored if you would join us.
0:49.3	Hello and a very warm welcome to Film Stories with Simon Brew. I am Simon Brew as always. That's
0:56.2	absolutely everything you need to know about me. The aim of the podcast though is given away by the
1:01.2	title. I'm here to talk of the stories of films and I tend to talk about production stories,
1:06.0	marketing stories, release stories, development stories, all the ingredients really that go towards
1:10.6	making the
1:11.2	films that we know and sometimes love, just that the films that we know and sometimes love.
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