{"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":"Joker (2019) and Cat's Eye (1985) | Two lower budget films, only one grossed a billion","slug":"joker-2019-and-cat-s-eye-1985-two-lower-budget-films-only-one-grossed-a-billion","published_at":"2026-03-09T06:49:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-stories-with-simon-brew-606292/joker-2019-and-cat-s-eye-1985-two-lower-budget-films-only-one-grossed-a-billion","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-stories-with-simon-brew-606292","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WHYNOW6841704766.mp3?updated=1773039876","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WHYNOW6841704766.mp3?updated=1773039876","summary":"Jared Leto was the reigning Joker. Todd Phillips couldn't get the films he wanted to do off the ground. The DC range of movies was having a whole range of challenges for Warner Bros. And constant changes at the studio were leading to regular challenges of direction. In the midst of this, a relatively slim production, Joker, would have notable ramifications. Similarly slim, Cat's Eye marks the first credited screenplay for a man called Stephen King. But this too had challenges, when the original financing plan fell apart. And then, another film - Firestarter - had a bit of a knock-on effect... Stories of both are told in this episode. Please like/subscribe/leave nice reviews. Thank you! Find more at www.filmstories.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Jared Leto was the reigning Joker. Todd Phillips couldn't get the films he wanted to do off the ground. The DC range of movies was having a whole range of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5073,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/film-stories-with-simon-brew-606292/episodes/joker-2019-and-cat-s-eye-1985-two-lower-budget-films-only-one-grossed-a-billion/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/joker-2019-and-cat-s-eye-1985-two-lower-budget-films-only-one-grossed-a-billion.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}