Tag: Steven
Will Smith almost turned down a sci-fi hit before The Matrix — but Steven Spielberg rescued him with a helicopter
It’s one of the funniest — and true — Hollywood stories: Will Smith turned down sci-fi classic The Matrix. And played in the flop Wild Wild West instead. It doesn’t…
What happened to Steven Seagal? He was an action star like Bruce Willis and 1000 controversies later he is almost forgotten
Action stars’ careers are the stuff of legends. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone fought an outright war in the 80s. Chuck Norris developed a TV personality that was 90% roundhouse…
The ridiculed sci-fi Bond Steven Spielberg was turned down for
The James Bond series has taken cinema’s most famous spy to the world’s most exotic locations. At one point, however, the series is so aloof that the secret agent even…
One of Steven Spielberg’s best films, for which he was actually the wrong man (he says himself)
After becoming known for big blockbusters like Jaws, ET – The Extra-Terrestrial or Raiders of the Lost Ark, Steven Spielberg surprised in 1985 with a quiet melodrama. The color purple,…
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas predicted catastrophe 10 years ago and now there’s a lot to suggest they’re right
Probably nobody in Hollywood knows blockbusters better than Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. The filmmakers have shaped blockbuster cinema with their work. Jaws (1975, Spielberg) or Star Wars (1977, Lucas):…
Underestimated Steven Spielberg film that is part of a secret masterpiece trilogy
When hearing the name Steven Spielberg, most people probably think of films like Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Jurassic Park. He has been to the cinema since the…
Steven Spielberg regrets 6 of his own films, despite 3 of them being absolute sci-fi masterpieces
Steven Spielberg is considered one of the greatest US filmmakers of our time. He has created works across a wide range of genres, ranging from adventure highlights like Indiana Jones…
Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford was set to star in 3 Steven Spielberg classics – he was even cut from sci-fi hit
Harrison Ford is currently embarking on one final adventure as an archaeologist in Indiana Jones and the Wheel of Destiny. It is the fifth installment in a blockbuster series that…
One of the best Steven Spielberg films with 20 brilliant minutes, which the director himself finds “terrible”.
Although Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom rarely tops the list of the best Indiana Jones films, it is one of the most compelling films Steven Spielberg has ever…
Steven Spielberg made one of the best sci-fi movies of all time 18 years ago, but to this day he’s not happy with the ending
In 2005, director Steven Spielberg brought a remake of HG Wells’ sci-fi classic War of the Worlds to the cinemas. His version of the story one Alien invasion on earth…