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1962's Cape Fear was ripe for a remake. Steven Spielberg thought so, and it was he who had the original idea to move it forward. Separately, Martin Scorsese had the rights to Thomas Keneally's book Schindler's Ark, that he was planning to make into a film.
As Simon Brew explains in this latest Film Stories deep dive, Scorsese - burned by his experience with The Last Temptation Of Christ - would swap with Spielberg (Spielberg turning Schindler's Ark into Schindler's List) and Scorsese would find himself in an unfamiliar genre, and with a film he wasn't entirely sure he wanted to make...
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1962's Cape Fear was ripe for a remake. Steven Spielberg thought so, and it was he who had the original idea to move it forward. Separately, Martin Scorsese had the rights to Thomas Keneally's book Schindler's Ark, that he was planning to make into a film.
As Simon Brew explains in this latest Film Stories deep dive, Scorsese - burned by his experience with The Last Temptation Of Christ - would swap with Spielberg (Spielberg turning Schindler's Ark into Schindler's List) and Scorsese would find himself in an unfamiliar genre, and with a film he wasn't entirely sure he wanted to make...
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Film Stories celebrates the magic of movies, from blockbuster hits to indie gems. Through reviews, podcasts, deep dives and behind-the-scenes insights, we explore the stories behind the films, the people who make them, and why they matter. We stay curious, we stay positive, and we shine a light on the filmmaking journey... the setbacks, surprises, and small miracles that happen along the way.
