1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, an attempt to launch a cinematic universe, and an attempt to not directly follow-up an earlier success. The Mummy&amp;nbsp;(2017) was the starting point for Universal's planned Dark Universe of movies. Things changed a little when Tom Cruise was cast - but it became clear too late the project was in trouble. Following the success of&amp;nbsp;Four Weddings &amp;amp; A Funeral, there was an assumption that 1999's&amp;nbsp;Notting Hill&amp;nbsp;would be a sort-of follow up. Not so, the filmmakers insisted - as they faced the challenge of bringing a huge movie star to the streets of London. Stories of both are told in this episode. Find Simon on Twitter at @simonbrew, and the podcast can be found at @filmstoriespod. Support this podcast: www.patreon.com/simonbrew. Film Stories with Simon Brew https://www.filmstories.co.uk <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/22669427/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/22669427