Susie Figgis obituary Respected casting director who oversaw the choice of the three young leads for the Harry Potter films The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2025
Megadoc review – absorbing account of an impressive and indomitable Francis Ford Coppola at work Mike Figgis’s valuable documentary shows how Coppola worked with actors on his $120m passion project Megalopolis The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2025
‘He’s a jump-off-the-cliff kind of guy’: inside Francis Ford Coppola’s chaotic Megalopolis shoot Mike Figgis’s documentary takes us on to the set of the director’s passion project to give as raw and intimate a portrait of an auteur at work as we’ve had for some time The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2025
7 new Prime Video movies with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes I think you should stream in July 2025 Prime Video's movie library is growing in July 2025, and these seven movies with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes are my top picks to stream. TechRadar · Jul 1, 2025
‘Has this guy ever made a movie before?’ Francis Ford Coppola’s 40-year battle to film Megalopolis The director has spent half his life and $120m of his own money to make his sci-fi epic. Just days ahead of its debut in Cannes, some of his crew members are questioning his methods The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024
Nicolas Cage Reveals He May Not Have Been Paid For Role Nicolas Cage's unpaid role in Leaving Las Vegas, dedication to his craft, and continued success in Hollywood, including recent Oscar appearances and an upc... Top News · Mar 19, 2024
Melanie Lynskey writes tribute for ‘fast friend’ and former co-star Julian Sands ‘I have never forgotten your kindness and I will never forget you’ The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023
Julian Sands was ‘genuinely fearless’ says friend and colleague Mike Figgis said Sands had been ‘very secure in himself’ and he had found his boldness ‘endearing’. The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023
‘Outrageous, magnetic and genuinely fearless’: Mike Figgis on Julian Sands The director worked with his friend Julian Sands on eight films – and one fitness regime. Here he remembers an actor unlike any other: impish, charismatic and unafraid to shock The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2023
Nicolas Cage’s wildest acting antics, from playing Superman to wrestling a venomous snake What won’t Cage do for a role? Evening Standard · Apr 19, 2023
The crime movie with big-name stars that was filmed and set in 1980s Newcastle Stormy Monday starring Sting, Melanie Griffith and Tommy Lee Jones had its premiere in America in April 1988, finally arriving in British cinemas the following year Chronicle Live · Apr 17, 2023
Nicolas Cage launches own bourbon in ‘passion project’ move The Hollywood actor has trademarked his name for the new booze brand Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2023
Director says he and Nicolas Cage were never paid for 'Leaving Las Vegas' Nicolas Cage and director Mike Figgis went all in but ended up empty-handed after "Leaving Las Vegas." Los Angeles Times · Oct 5, 2022