Thirty-five years ago, Steven Spielberg released his updated take on the classic children’s story Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie. Arriving in theaters in 1991 with enormous expectations, the film was toplined by four actors at the height of their fame: Robin Williams stars as an aged-up Peter, fresh off Dead Poets Society and Awakenings…

On September 13, 1979, animators Don Bluth, Gary Goldman and John Pomeroy left the feature animation department at Walt Disney Productions to set up their own independent animation studio. Their first feature, directed by Bluth, was based on the 1971 children’s book Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien. The book…

This week, we have a special treat for you, as we are joined by Legendary makeup artist Ve Neill! After being inspired by Planet of the Apes cosplayers at a sci-fi convention, Ve began her career and has worked with makeup and effects artists like Fred Phillips, John Chambers, Rick Baker, Greg Cannom, and Stan…

Robin Williams was already a comedy and TV star based on his stand-up and starring role in Mork & Mindy. He’d also ventured into film with the films Popeye, The World According to Garp, and Moscow on the Hudson as modest successes. It wasn’t until 1987 when he starred in a Vietnam War-era comedy that…

Director Christopher Nolan made his mark in the mid-2000s with Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, starring Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne. But between these two blockbusters, Nolan and Bale teamed up on another project, an adaptation of Christopher Priest’s 1995 epistolary novel about two rival magicians in late 1800s England, with Hugh Jackman playing…

We’re hitting the road with actors Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon (playing fictionalized versions of themselves) to the North of England. Exploring the immortal poetry of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth, and ABBA, the film combines gastro-tourism, mid-life crises, impressions, song, and more impressions in a road-trip odd couple buddy comedy that somehow always keeps…

Legends Podcast is heading to Korea for Netflix’s most successful original release ever! Based on – holy moley – this is an original I.P.?! It’s not a comic or video game? Wow! Based on an original idea by co-director Maggie Kang, this 2025 film from Sony Pictures Animation centers on an all-girl trio of K-pop…

Court is in session on this 2001 Reese Witherspoon star vehicle, based on the book by Amanda Brown, who channeled her own real-life experiences as a blonde Stanford law student into a book that sparked a studio bidding war. Reese Witherspoon faced her own struggles landing the lead role after being typecast as Tracy Flick…

Today on LEGENDS PODCAST, we’re diving into a visually driven, dialogue-free sci-fi story set entirely to Daft Punk’s Discovery. Directed by Leiji Matsumoto, it’s a masterclass in music-led storytelling and stylized world-building. Quick note—our guy Lobster is out this episode, holding it down at South by Southwest. We’ll carry on without him. Let’s get into…