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May 19

STAR WARS: EPISODE I – THE PHANTOM MENACE was released 26 years ago today. The fourth release in the Star Wars series, and probably the most anticipated movie ever to come out of Hollywood, the story behind the scenes will blast you into oblivion…

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Even before the original trilogy became a huge success, George Lucas had always planned for the Star Wars saga to be told across multiple movies. Having negotiated a studio deal allowing him to retain sequel rights when making the first film, he planned for a total of nine.

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Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) would later say that Lucas discussed the idea of an older Luke with him in the mid-1980s, while actress Sybil Danning said Lucas had asked her if she’d be interested in playing a Jedi Witch in a movie set before the originals.

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May 14

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD was released 10 years ago today. Acclaimed as one of the great action movies of the century, and the 4th film in George Miller’s dystopian sci fi series, the behind-the-scenes story will make you wonder how everyone made it through in one piece…

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Two years after the release of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome in 1985, writer-director George Miller had plans for a fourth film in the series. His idea was for “almost a continuous chase” – a story where Max is pursued after possibly stealing oil.

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The idea stayed in Miller’s head until 1998 when he had the idea of changing the McGuffin from oil to people. Miller set to work on a screenplay with writer-actor Nico Lathouris and Brendan McCarthy, a comic book writer known for working on Judge Dredd.

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May 12

TOP GUN was released 39 years ago today. One of the definitive 1980s action films, and among the most popular of its star, Tom Cruise. The story behind the scenes will take your breath away…

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In 1983, California Magazine published an article detailing the life of U.S. Airforce pilots at the Miramar base. Hollywood producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson thought it had the basis for a great movie, and Paramount Pictures agreed to fund the film.

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Having been turned down by numerous screenwriters, Bruckheimer and Simpson hired writing team Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr to pen a screenplay. For research, the writers attended several Top Gun classes and flew in an F-14 jet.

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May 10

DR. NO was released in the US 62 years ago this week. The first Hollywood entry in the iconic James Bond series, and still among the most popular 007 films, the story of how it was made will leave you shaken and stirred….

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In 1953, author Ian Fleming published a book based on his experiences in British naval intelligence during WWII. The novel was called Casino Royale and the main character was secret agent James Bond, codenamed 007. It was a hit, and studios were interested immediately.

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CBS produced a TV adaptation of Casino Royale in 1954 with Barry Nelson as Bond. It was well received, and Fleming signed a deal with producer Henry Morgenthau III to write a TV show about a secret agent called James Gunn. Fleming wrote an episode, and called it Dr. No.

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May 9

Ridley Scott’s GLADIATOR was released 25 years ago this week. A sword and sandals classic, and the film that made a megastar of Russell Crowe, the making of story is worthy of the Colosseum…

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In the 1970s, aspiring screenwriter David Franzoni travelled across Europe and the Middle East. Coming across many ancient arenas, he read Daniel P. Mannix’s 1958 book Those About to Die. It was about Roman Gladiators, and Franzoni thought it would make a great movie.

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25 years later, Franzoni was a Hollywood success. Having written Amistad – a historical drama directed by Steven Spielberg – DreamWorks gave Franzoni a 3-picture writing deal. He pitched his gladiator story idea to Spielberg, who told him “you must write that script.”

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May 7

THE AVENGERS was released 13 years ago this week. The first movie featuring Earth’s Mightiest Heroes on-screen together, and one of the most successful films ever made, the making of story will have you heading for the nearest shawarma joint…

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The first serious talk of an Avengers movie preceded the MCU. In 2005, Marvel Studios and Paramount struck a deal to make a series of Marvel Comics-based movies, one of which was The Avengers. Zak Penn (co-screenwriter of two X-men films) was hired to write the script.

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With the MCU taking off post-Iron Man in 2008, Marvel put plans in for ‘MCU Phase 1’, culminating with an Avengers film. Emmy Award-winning writer Joss Whedon was brought in for redrafts but said he’d only take the job if he could rewrite the script from scratch.

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