Con Air (1997), Skyfire (2019) and more, with director Simon West

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Gladiator (2000) and its journey to the screen, plus director Morgan Matthews

2000's Gladiator might be regarded as a classic now, but heck, did it have some bumps on its way to the screen. A script that was a long way from finished. A leading man, er, 'not too thrilled' with the fact said screenplay was constantly in flux. The death of Oliver Reed before ...  Show more

American Made (2017), and the Tom Cruise film that's fallen through the cracks

Just as Tom Cruise embarked on his run of Mission: Impossible and Top Gun sequels, he slipped in one of bolder choices too: an R-rated crime caper, based on a true story. Originally called Mena before being retitled American Made, the shoot saw the writer, director and star of th ...  Show more

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