Slam Evil: Billy Zane & Australia's First Big Blockbuster

14/03/2022 33 min Temporada 1 Episodio 5
Slam Evil: Billy Zane & Australia's First Big Blockbuster

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The Phantom finally gets its big screen treatment! It's1996 and Hollywood heartthrob/goddamn angel Billy Zane cast as the lead. The film's director Simon Wincer takes us through its production. Meanwhile president of Village Roadshow studios Lynne Benzie takes us onto the very sound stages where the film was shot! Plus we speak to Christine Wada and Kasra Farahani – production designers on only some of the BIGGEST superhero movies & TV shows (Loki, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Guardians of The Galaxy Vol 2) – to find out what makes a great superhero movie. King's Comics are offering 10% off The Phantom products - just use code phan10 at checkout here https://bit.ly/3GiR29d .   LINKS   Read the episode transcript here - https://bit.ly/thephantom-ep5-transcript See photos of Sound Stage 5 at Village Roadshow studios https://bit.ly/soundstage5  Rent or buy ‘The Phantom’ from Google via Youtube Rent or buy ‘The Phantom’ from Amazon Prime in Australia Follow @Maria__Lewis on Instagram   Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram   MEDIA REFERENCED   Wincer, S. (1996) The Phantom [Film]. The Ladd Company, Village Roadshow Pictures, Hearst Entertainment, Paramount International. Burton, T. (1989) The Batman [Film]. Guber-Peters Company, Warner Bros. Charles, L. (2006) Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan [Film]. 20th Century Fox. CREDITS   Host, Writer, Producer: Maria Lewis Guests (in order of appearance):  Simon Wincer  Lynne Benzie  Kasra Farahani  Christine Wada  Executive Producer: Elise Cooper  Editor: Adrian Walton  Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.