The Insider (1999) and Layer Cake (2004)

Film Stories with Simon Brew

Simon Brew

Film History, Tv & Film

4.9 • 813 Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a hugely risky studio movie, and a bit of a breakthrough role for Daniel Craig. The Insider, from Michael Mann, was telling a story about a piece of modern history just years old when the movie was made. As such, there was a huge risk of litigation, and whichever studio took the movie on was opening itself to huge risks, with no obvious box office upside. Incredibly, Disney said yes. Matthew Vaughn meanwhile had come to prominence producing Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, that Guy Ritchie had directed. A trip to a football match unlocked the path to a new project, Layer Cake, that he'd planned for Ritchie to direct too. But when Ritchie said no? Vaughn swiftly moved to plan B... --- Find Simon on Twitter at @simonbrew, and the podcast can be found at @filmstories Support this podcast: www.patreon.com/simonbrew. Find our print magazines at store.filmstories.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.5	simon brue i'm the editor of film stories magazine and a very warm welcome to the film stories podcast
0:37.3	i've just got
0:38.3	michael gambon in at the start just to give me a pep talk you're a bright young man
0:43.0	this monkey business is in your blood under your skin you're not getting out you're just getting in
0:48.4	you're only getting started i've every faith in you oh cheers, cheers, Michael. Come with me.
0:55.0	And I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.
0:59.0	And movies.
1:00.0	Movies that had stories.
1:02.0	That the story just sucks a man.
1:04.0	This is just the beginning.
1:06.0	We would be honored if you would join us.
1:13.8	Hello and a very warm welcome to film stories with Simon Brew.
1:18.1	I am Simon Brew.
1:19.1	As always, that's absolutely everything you need to know about me.
1:22.1	The aim of the podcast, well, I've given away in the title really.
1:25.0	I'm here to talk of the stories of films.
1:27.2	I tend to talk about development stories, really. I'm here to talk of the stories of films. I tend to talk
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