In conversation with filmmaker Dan Cadan. Including how much he got paid for one line in Die Another Day

Film Stories with Simon Brew

Simon Brew

Tv & Film, Film History

4.9 • 767 Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Dan Cadan may not be a name familiar to too many, but he's had quite the career. In this special Film Stories episode, he tells his tale of how the lad growing up in Huddersfield went on to work with Guy Ritchie (including writing a remake of The Wild Geese), Stephen Graham, Madonna and more. Then, getting a film made, the sole UK release from the Fox International label, Walk Like A Panther. He takes us into the highs and lows of that, his letter about it to Kermode & Mayo, and what mischief he's up to now. Quite the story this... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:59.8	Hello, this is Simon Brew. I'm the editor of Film Stories magazine and a very warm welcome to a very special episode of the Film Stories podcast.
1:01.2	Come with me.
1:05.0	And I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.
1:08.2	And movies. Movies. Movies that have the stories.
1:10.6	That the story just sucks a man.
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