The Phantom Premise

The Phantom Premise

Welcome to The Phantom Premise, where each week we explore a parallel universe of unproduced screenplays as well as tinkering under the hood of some of Hollywood’s most famous and infamous movies. So, if your curious to learn about the unproduced Indiana Jones scripts of old, the Ben Affleck Daredevil sequel that never was, or get the low down on Robert Rodriguez' unproduced Predator movie, then join us. From The Script Department and hosted by Brad Brookes.

Episodes

October 4, 2024 61 mins

This week Julie and John look at Terry Rossio and Ted Elliot's unproduced screenplay, The Chronicles of John Carter. Is it better than the 2012 release?


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In this episode, Julie and John talk about Sean Connery's curious attempt to remake Thunderball (before he made Never Say Never Again). Underwater cities and robot sharks are just the beginning of his problems...


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August 7, 2024 78 mins

Julie and John discuss Chris Columbus' unproduced Daredevil script from the mid 90s.


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June 26, 2024 72 mins
This week, in preparation for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, Julie and John look at the rejected 2008 screenplay for the fourth film in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise, written by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas.

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June 12, 2024 98 mins
Star Trek newbie Julie is joined by our resident Trekspert Marcus to discuss Erik Jendresen's unproduced script for an eleventh Star Trek film. 

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In this episode, Julie and John discuss an unproduced script or Sherlock Holmes and the Vengeance of Dracula.

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May 15, 2024 73 mins
In this episode of The Phantom Premise, we look at the 1991 treatment for James Cameron's unproduced Spider-Man film.

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October 6, 2023 69 mins
On this episode of The Phantom Premise, Brad and John pitch more dream reboots and requels (yes, we said it) including a Bruce Lee classic and a Hugh Jackman flop.

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August 24, 2023 90 mins
This week, Brad and John review the 1996 unproduced screenplay for Robert Rodriguez's The Predators.

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August 17, 2023 100 mins
Brad and John discuss the unproduced 1995 screenplay for Indiana Jones & The Saucer People of Mars.

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July 3, 2023 68 mins
Brad and John discuss their dream spin-offs for their favourite television shows.

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May 17, 2023 74 mins
Brad and John revisit the sands of Tatooine to see if they can do a polish draft on The Book of Boba Fett.

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March 14, 2023 79 mins
Join Brad and John for their latest 'Pitchisode', where the rewrite pair discuss their dream prequels, which have, as of the time of recording, yet to come to pass.

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February 20, 2023 87 mins
Brad and John cast their eye over Jurassic Park 3 and attempt to rewrite the troublesome sequal!

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February 6, 2023 63 mins
The Great Hollywood rewrite is back and has evolved a little bit...

Join Brad and John on the first episode of season 2, and the first-ever Pitchisode, where the rewrite pair discuss their dream sequels, which have never come to pass.

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December 19, 2022 105 mins
On the season finale of The Great Hollywood Rewrite, Brad and John tackle McG's Terminator Salvation. Subscribe and ring the notification bell for daily screenwriting videos.

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December 5, 2022 112 mins
Brad and John attempt to rewrite Star Wars Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker.

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November 14, 2022 86 mins
Brad and Marcus attempt to fix the very divisive final season of Game of Thrones.

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November 7, 2022 89 mins
On this episode, Brad and John travel back to 1998 to try and save Godzilla from the clutches of studio merchandise executives.

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October 24, 2022 109 mins
Brad and John attempt the Kessel Run as they rewrite 2018's Star Wars prequel, Solo.

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