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EPISODE · Apr 7, 2025 · 1H 23M

Drive (2011), plus director Christopher Landon on Drop, James Bond, Happy Death Day and more

from Film Stories with Simon Brew · host Simon Brew

There was a brief period in time when the movie Drive was set to star Hugh Jackman, and be backed by a Universal Studios budget. But when they fell through, the movie became an lower budget independent, and for the first time, Ryan Gosling was able to hand-pick a director. He made an unusual, yet very successful choice. For the second half of this episode, director Christopher Landon joins Simon to chat about his latest film, Drop. In the course of the conversation, they also end up nattering about Happy Death Day, the James Bond saga, and a whole lot more... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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