The Latest Breaking News from Simon Farnaby

A Canceled Star Wars Movie Could Break A Hollywood Sci-Fi Curse

A Star Wars movie from two proven filmmakers is getting retooled into an original film.

Inverse · Aug 10

Lucasfilm Canceled Star Wars Movie: Reason Explained as Disney Scraps Bold Robot-Focused Project

Lucasfilm cancelled a Star Wars movie by Simon Farnaby and Paul King due to its unconventional concept. Disney is now reworking it into a standalone sci-fi film.

International Business Times UK · Aug 10

Planned Star Wars movie canceled in latest setback for franchise

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The Independent UK · Aug 9

The Magic Faraway Tree review – spruced up Blyton with Foy and Garfield proves fruitful

Paddington 2 co-creator Simon Farnaby branches out with adaptation of children’s classic boasting lively performances and some sharp gags

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23

Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy on rebooting Enid Blyton: ‘You can be responsible, or stay true to outdated ideas’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The British actors play doting parents in a new film adaptation of ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’. They speak to Louis Chilton about its joyful production, their decade-long friendship, and why the film’s creators took the right approach to Blyton’s famously problematic edges

The Independent UK · Mar 21

‘What’s under my saucepans? Rage!’ Claire Foy, Andrew Garfield and cast on the set of The Magic Faraway Tree

The trippy film of Enid Blyton’s much loved novels has been 20 years in the making. We catch up with its adult and child stars – inside a giant cake as disco-dancing elves rollerskate past

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3

BBC sitcom Ghosts to return after three years for feature film as Rivals star joins cast

Comedy will be back with a feature film as ‘Rivals’ star joins cast

The Independent UK · Feb 27

Ghosts cast hints beloved BBC sitcom is returning from the dead

Series shuffled off this mortal coil in 2023 – but a comeback appears to be happening

The Independent UK · Feb 26

Netflix Just Quietly Added The Best Prequel Ever Made

This Timothée Chalamet vehicle really has no business being as good as it is.

Inverse · Nov 4, 2025

A Cinematic Icon Gives One Last Bow In The Most Delightful Fantasy Epic Of The Year

If you are kind and polite, you’ll find joy in even the weakest Paddington movie. 'Paddington in Peru' goes to great heights, even if it relies a bit much on physical comedy.

Inverse · Feb 13, 2025