

Going Rogue
Tansy Gardam
A podcast about the film industry that looks at both the films, and the industry. The show covers the writing, shooting, editing and reshooting of troubled films and tries to not only find out what happened, but why, sometimes in a single episode, sometimes over an entire season. Hosted by film writer Tansy Gardam, Going Rogue is all about the context and complications of making movies, and the often wild reasons that films are... like that.
You can support the show at Patreon.com/GoingRoguePodcast
You can support the show at Patreon.com/GoingRoguePodcast
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Oct 6, 2025 • 1h 14min
Artemis Fowl
Artemis Fowl is many things: a character, a book, a best-selling children's series, a long resident of development hell and a massive investment in a potential franchise. But as a film, it basically doesn’t exist.If you want to support the show, we have a Patreon! You can subscribe for bonus episodes, plug-free versions of the show and the ongoing production of the show in general! Don't do it through the iOS app! Cannot stress that enough!If you have any questions about this insane film please ask them! I will do my best to answer since I had to cut of lot of very minor details because they "sounded unhinged", "were visual nitpicks on an audio medium" and "made the episode longer than the movie".You can follow the show on Bluesky or tumblr @goingroguepod, or for slightly less hinged content, follow @tansyg.bsky.social on Bluesky. If you want to get in touch, you can email goingroguetansy@gmail.com but please don't do that if you don't like the show just keep that to yourself!CLIPS USED: Artemis Fowl (dir. Kenneth Branagh, 2020)Artemis Fowl Teaser Trailer & Deleted ScenesSir Kenneth Branagh interviewed by Simon MayoD23 Official Podcast: Behind the Magic of Artemis Fowl With Director Kenneth BranaghThe Art of Racing In The Rain TrailerMUSIC“Loopster”, “Crypto”, “Groove Grove”, “Shadowlands 1 - Horizon”, “Vibe Ace”, “Waltz Tchaikovsky Op. 40”, “Bicycle”, “Synapse”, “Cut Trance”, “Backed Vibes Clean”, “Floating Cities”, “The Path of the Goblin King”, “Path of the Goblin King v2”, “Bossa Antigua”, “Marty Gots A Plan”, “The Chamber”, “Screen Saver”, “Divertissement”, “Morgana Rides”, “Black Vortex”, “Lost Frontier”, “Unanswered”, “Enter the Maze”, “Oppressive Gloom”, “I Can Feel It Coming” & “Ever Mindful”Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/“Suspended Animation” by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Jun 29, 2025 • 1h 14min
Dredd
2012’s Dredd is a nexus of pop culture rumours, mysteries and intrigue: but are we asking the right question when we ask who actually directed it?If you wish this episode had been about the 1995 film, it wasn't because Jason Jenkins already wrote a much better breakdown of that breakdown than I ever could. If you want to support the show, we have a Patreon! You can subscribe for bonus episodes, plug-free versions of the show and the ongoing production of the show in general! Don't do it through the iOS app! Cannot stress that enough!You can follow the show on Bluesky or tumblr @goingroguepod, or for slightly less hinged content, follow @tansyg.bsky.social on Bluesky. If you want to get in touch, you can email goingroguetansy@gmail.com but please don't do that if you don't like the show just keep that to yourself!CLIPS USED: Dredd (dir. Pete Travis, 2012)Day of Chaos: The VFX of DreddMega City Masters: 35 Years of DreddEmpire Podcast #146: Alex Garland, Paul Thomas AndersonAlex Garland Breaks Down His Most Iconic Films (GQ)Alex Garland Interview - TIFF 2012 Alex Garland: How We Made Ex Machina (BFI)Page One Podcast Ep 53 - Alex GarlandBorn Free (M.I.A)Justin Bieber 800% SlowerThe Raid: Redemption (dir. Gareth Evans, 2012) DP 30 The Raid: Redemption, writer director Gareth EvansKermoda and Mayo - Gareth Evans (2012)NDNF Q&A w Gareth Evans, The Raid: RedemptionThe Raid Redemption: Back Breaking Scene with Mike ShinodaMUSIC"Hitman", “Malicious", “Rising", "Rising Tide”, “Oppressive Gloom”, “Prelude & Action”, “Crypto”, “Satiate Percussion”, “Too Cool”, “Beauty Flow”, “Floating Cities”, “Nonstop”, “Eternal Terminal”, “Leaving Home", “Industrial Cinematic", “Morgana Rides”, “Groove Grove", “Unwritten Return", “Deep Haze", “Hiding Your Reality" & "Synapse"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/“Suspended Animation” by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Jun 29, 2025 • 6min
PREVIEW: How To Train Your Dragon (Bonus Live Action)
This is a preview of a bonus episode: you can listen to the full thing by subscribing to the Going Rogue Patreon. It's good I promise. And it's a couple of bucks a month what else are you doing with that money? If you can't afford it just hit me up on socials I'll send you a code but you do have to ask for it that's the social contract.

Jun 8, 2025 • 1h 4min
Ballerina
From The World Of John Wick: Ballerina boldly asks the question: what if a 23 year old wrote a script inspired by the trailer for John Wick Chapter 2, and that script then got turned into a John Wick spin-off?If you want to support the show, we have a Patreon! You can subscribe for bonus episodes, plug-free versions of the show and semi-regular Q&As when Tansy bleacher her hair. Just don't do it through the iOS app.You can follow the show on Bluesky or tumblr @goingroguepod, or for slightly less hinged content, follow @tansyg.bsky.social on Bluesky. If you want to get in touch, you can email goingroguetansy@gmail.comCLIPS USED: From The World Of John Wick: Ballerina (dir. Len Wiseman, 2025)John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum (dir. Chad Stahelski, 2019)John Wick Chapter 4 (dir. Chad Stahelski, 2023)Wick is Pain (dir. Jeffrey Doe, 2025)From The World of John Wick: Ballerina TrailersFrom The World of John Wick: Ballerina Full Cast and Crew InterviewsChad Stahelski: ‘John Wick’ - It Happened In HollywoodThe Empire Podcast #24 (2013) - Len Wiseman & Robert WebbBallerina’s Norman Reedus & Director Len Wiseman Talk Reshoot l InterviewBBC’s The One Show: Ian McShaneMUSIC"Galactic Rap", “Bicycle", “Mesmerizing Galaxy Loop", "Rising Tide”, “Volatile Reaction”, “Crypto”, “Simplex”, “Intuit256, “Danse Macbre”, “Divertissment”, “Unwritten Return”, “Oppressive Gloom”, “Hiding Your Reality”, "Loopster", "Floating Cities", "I Can Feel It Coming", "Unanswered Questions", "BlacKk Vortex", "Cephalopod", "Crypto" & "Tenebrous Brothers Carnival - Intermission"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/“Suspended Animation” by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comVivaldi's Winter by PM Music

Apr 13, 2025 • 45min
Kung Fu Panda 4
Kung Fu Panda 4 did not set the world on fire: but if Dreamworks had gone ahead with the original idea to plonk an unchanged CGI Po into the real world, it might have.If you want to support the show, we have a Patreon! You can subscribe for bonus episodes, plug-free versions of the show and my eternal love and gratitude. Just don't do it through the iOS app.You can follow the show on Bluesky or tumblr @goingroguepod, or for slightly less hinged content, follow @tansyg.bsky.social on Bluesky. If you want to get in touch, you can email goingroguetansy@gmail.comCLIPS USED: Kung Fu Panda 4 (dir. Mike Mitchell & Stephanie Ma Stine, 2024)Kung Fu Panda 2 (dir. Jennifer Yuh Nelson, 2011)Kung Fu Panda 4 Filmmakers CommentaryMUSIC"March of the Spoons", “The Chamber", “Cut Trance", "Chill Wave”, “Thinking Music”, “Crypto”, “Screensaver”, “Groove Grove”, “Marty Gots A Plan”, “Deep Haze”, “Invariance”, “Anguish” & “That Zen Moment”Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/“Suspended Animation” & “Synapse” by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Dec 31, 2024 • 26min
PREVIEW: Gambit (Bonus Episode)
This is a preview of our Patreon bonus episode on Josh Zetumer's Gambit script - you can check out the full episode here
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Dec 21, 2024 • 54min
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Dive into the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special, a mashup of whimsy and chaos that aired only once in 1978. Discover the behind-the-scenes struggles faced by George Lucas, from budget woes to clashing visions. Explore the charming animated segment featuring Boba Fett, despite its many artistic challenges. Unpack the mixed legacy of the special, which remains a quirky piece of Star Wars lore, likened to an awkward family gathering that fans can't forget!

Dec 8, 2024 • 1h 1min
Cinderella
In 1950, Cinderella saved Disney from destruction. In 2015, Cinderella went on a wild journey from swashbuckling adventure to a visually sumptuous but emotionally vacuous film that set the template for the Live Action Remakes that now threaten to swallow cinema whole.
If you want to support the show, we now have a Patreon! You can subscribe for bonus episodes, plug-free versions of the show and my eternal love and gratitude. Just don't do it through the iOS app.
You can follow the show on twitter or tumblr @goingroguepod, or for slightly less hinged content, follow @tansyclipboard on twitter or @tansyg.bsky.social on Bluesky. If you want to get in touch, you can email goingroguetansy@gmail.com
CLIPS USED:
Cinderella (dir. Kenneth Branagh, 2015)
Steven Soderbergh's State of Cinema Address at the San Francisco International Film Festival
The Creator (dir. Gareth Edwards, 2023)
Kenneth Branagh on Kermode and Mayo
Variety Artisans: Sandy Powell and the Costumes of Cinderella
Cinderella Costume Designer Sandy Powell (Press Conference)
Cinderella Interview - Sandy Powell
Sandy Powell Interview
MUSIC
"Backed Vibes Clean", "Divertissment", "Loopster", "Waltz - Tschikovsky Op. 40", "Chill Wave”, “Deadly Roulette”, “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy”, “Dirt Rhodes”, “Morgana Rides”, “Crypto”, “Arid Foothills”, “Bleeping Demo”, “On The Ground”, “Lost Frontier”, “Rollin At 5”, “Frost Waltz”, “The Snow Queen”, “Unanswered Questions”, “Frost Waltz (Alternate)”, “Gymnopedie No.1”, “Concentration”
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
“Suspended Animation” by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
“Blue Danube”, “Romeo and Juliet” by PM Music

Nov 3, 2024 • 52min
Gladiator II
This is not the story of the Gladiator II that you will see in cinemas. This is the story of the time Russell Crowe went rogue and commissioned a script for a Gladiator sequel where Maximus returns from the dead to save the early Christian Church from annihilation and is cursed by the gods to live forever.
FOGHORN: Sound of Freedom is real bad y'all!
If you want to support the show, we now have a Patreon! You can subscribe for bonus episodes, plug-free versions of the show and my eternal love and gratitude. Just don't do it through the iOS app.
You can follow the show on twitter or tumblr @goingroguepod, or for slightly less hinged content, follow @tansyclipboard on twitter or @tansyg.bsky.social on Bluesky. If you want to get in touch, you can email goingroguetansy@gmail.com
CLIPS USED:
Gladiator (dir. Ridley Scott, 2000)
Gladiator: Deleted Scenes with Commentary from Ridley Scott (Dreamworks)
Gladiator: Behind the Scenes (Dreamworks)
WTF With Marc Maron: Nick Cave
Happy Sad Confused: Russell Crowe
Ridley Scott Talks “Gladiator 2” by Nick Cave
MUSIC
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis - The Proposition #3
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Red Right Hand
Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrad - Barbarian Horde
Harry Gregson-Williams - Logan Through Time
“Leaving Home”, “Deadly Roulette”, “Morgana Rides”, “Crossing the Chasm”, “Devastation and Revenge”, “Crypto”, “Shadowlands 1- Horizon”, “Gloom Horizon” “Black Vortex”, “Intrepid”, “Cambodian Odyssey”, “Lost Time”, “Ever Mindful”, “Darkling”, “Rynos”, “Synapse”, “Divertisment”, “Peaceful Desolation” & “Unanswered Questions”
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
“Suspended Animation” & “Synapse” by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Sep 29, 2024 • 1h 17min
Megalopolis
Francis Ford Coppola is undeniably one of the greatest filmmakers who has ever lived. Megalopolis is the film he has been chasing for nearly 40 years. But when the posters declare “From The Man Who Brought You The Godfather and Apocalypse Now”, they should probably add “And Live Cinema and Tetro.”
CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses fictional depictions of sexual assault and sexual violence from 24: 35 to 27:15, and allegations of inappropriate on-set behaviour from 1:06:30 - 1:07:30
If you want to support the show, we now have a Patreon! You can subscribe for bonus episodes, plug-free versions of the show and also my upcoming unhinged rant about BBC America's The Watch.
You can follow the show on twitter or tumblr @goingroguepod, or for slightly less hinged content, follow @tansyclipboard on twitter or @tansyg.bsky.social on Bluesky.
If you want to get in touch, you can email goingroguetansy@gmail.com
CLIPS USED:
Megalopolis (dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 2024)
Megalopolis Trailers (Lionsgate)
Francis Ford Coppola Predicting The Future At 1979 Oscars
Adam Driver Talks 65, Fighting Dinosaurs, and Filming Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis (Collider)
MUSIC
“As I Figure”, “Egmont Overture”, “Crypto”, “In The Hall Of The Mountain King”, “Dirt Rhodes”, “Vanishing”, “Dark Times”, “Morgana Rides” “Odyssey”, “That Zen Moment”, “Chill Wave”, “On The Cool Side”, “Screen Saver”, “Metaphysik”, “Groove Grove”, “Fairytale Waltz”, “Divertisment”, “Peaceful Desolation” & “Unanswered Questions”
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
“Suspended Animation” & “Synapse” by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
PM Music: Ride of the Valkyries, Winter
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0