{"podcast":{"title":"Film Stories with Simon Brew","slug":"film-stories-with-simon-brew-606292","podcast_index_feed_id":606292,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/WHYNOW9690202599","website_url":"https://www.filmstories.co.uk","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a124f724-f565-11ee-9b07-eb88e20847a5/image/bf3309cce106a7d399248fe48280f173.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Simon Brew","episode_count":467,"summary":"Film Stories with Simon Brew is a podcast that looks to dig into the stories behind popular movies.From troubled productions, to rights issues, to difficulties with release to films nearly falling apart, the podcast will be looking at the stories that don't always seem apparent when watching a movie! The podcast is hosted by Simon Brew, the founder of Den Of Geek. Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/simonbrew. Thank you!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-stories-with-simon-brew-606292"},"episode":{"title":"Eyes Wide Shut (1999) and Maybe Baby (2000) | The never-ending shoot, and Ben Elton's directorial debut","slug":"eyes-wide-shut-1999-and-maybe-baby-2000-the-never-ending-shoot-and-ben-elton-s-directorial-debut","published_at":"2026-02-23T06:49:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-stories-with-simon-brew-606292/eyes-wide-shut-1999-and-maybe-baby-2000-the-never-ending-shoot-and-ben-elton-s-directorial-debut","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-stories-with-simon-brew-606292","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WHYNOW4178792800.mp3?updated=1771830243","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WHYNOW4178792800.mp3?updated=1771830243","summary":"The plan was for Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman to spend around six months in the UK for the filming of Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. Kubrick had been mulling the film for decades, and considering a couple of other projects, too. But the shoot of Eyes Wide Shut would ultimately be his final film - and it's end up in the Guinness Book of Records. For Ben Elton, he was keen to pursue making the film Maybe Baby, having enjoyed success with the same story in his novel Inconceivable. But his insistence on a particular piece of casting nearly derailed the whole project. Stories of both are told in this episode. Please do like and subscribe and leave nice reviews! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"The plan was for Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman to spend around six months in the UK for the filming of Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. Kubrick had been m…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4601,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/film-stories-with-simon-brew-606292/episodes/eyes-wide-shut-1999-and-maybe-baby-2000-the-never-ending-shoot-and-ben-elton-s-directorial-debut/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-stories-with-simon-brew-606292/eyes-wide-shut-1999-and-maybe-baby-2000-the-never-ending-shoot-and-ben-elton-s-directorial-debut.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}