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For our Merry Phantoming (Christmas) X-Band: The Phantom Podcast we decided to have some phun. We created a quiz to celebrate the festive season. The quiz was open for a live participation with phans from around the world and then afterwards open for all. While we only received three participants on the night, we had over 100 phans have a go at the quiz afterwards. The top ten who got the most answers correct are: Indian 30,477 Seuj 28,464 Mase 25,934 Marcus 24,579 Callum 22,

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 1996 Phantom movie being released we hold a phan commentary on the movie. This podcast is released on the day the movie was released in Australia. Come and join us as we watch and talk about the movie. Due to legal issues we could not have the video of the Billy Zane 1996 Phantom movie on YouTube, the above video player is just the audio. If you want to watch the video us chatting click here. We would love to hear from you on what you

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! It is The Phantoms 85th Birthday - on this day back in 1936, something amazing happened with the debut of a comic strip in the newspapers that has changed the world and many peoples lives. We at Chronicle Chamber have celebrated the birthday by talking about each of the decades in detail and going over what we believe are the key moments through out the Phantoms history. Have a listen and tell us what you agree with and do not agree with. Have we missed any

When we said back in the show notes for #132A, "You knew that having Billy Zane come to Australia meant that you were going to get bombarded with podcasts, right?", we had no idea that we'd be wedging in an actual sit-down podcast interview with the man himself (#133) . As it turns out, we did! That's meant that a bit of a delay with the Brisbane recordings coming out, but so be it! A word of warning - the Phantom panel with the Frew guys ( Glenn Ford, Jamie Johnson, Andre

The ChronicleChamber team is lucky enough to sit down with Billy Zane in a quiet moment at Brisbane Supanova 2019. Generous with his time, Billy tells us how he became a phan and why the character resonates with him. He talks through the journey of getting the 1996 movie off the ground and convinces us that the time is right for a new Phantom film. We also hear about interactions with Australian phans and potentially exciting plans for future visits Down Under. If, like Bil

You knew that having Billy Zane come to Australia meant that you were going to get bombarded with podcasts, right? First up in the series is an insight into Adelaide Supanova through the eyes of one who was there. Phantom phan Sean reflects on his experiences and passes on his advice, before taking us into the audience of Billy's Q&A panel session. A massive thank you to Sean for sending these recordings in for us all - we know listeners are going to enjoy this. Until Bri

YouTube channel Midnight's Edge , who are know for their deep analysis of film, TV and pop culture, have created a special video looking back at the 1996 The Phantom film. The video is not a simple re-review of the film nor a fan assessment with a more mature mind. Rather, the video goes behind the scenes of the making of the film, intelligently discusses why it may not have been successful in America and why it had the tone and Indiana Jones -like feel it did. An incredibl

Phantom phans are very familiar with the variety of posters used to promote the 1996 film starring Billy Zane . Most serious collectors would have at least one of these in their collection. However, very few phans would be aware that, in 1996, Drew Struzan painted a number of prototypes for what might have become the official movie posters. Even the most cursory of Google searches reveals why Struzan is so renowned among film poster buffs as one of the greatest exponents

As part of the 80th Anniversary celebrations, a Phantom Film Festival will be held in Örebro, Sweden on May 28th. The event will take place at the Roxy movie theatre from 11 am to 6 pm, and the following will be shown: The 1943 Movie Serial (edited) The 1996 Theatrical Movie The 2009 SyFy Miniseries Tickets will cost 150 SEK until May 12 or 200 SEK after that. Snacks and beverages will be available for sale. Facebook page for the event HERE . Website and ticket sales HERE

The Daily Mail has featured an interview with Australian director Simon Wincer about the story behind the filming of the 1996 The Phantom movie. With the 20th anniversary of the film just around the corner, it’s a timely reminder of just how much effort was involved in bringing the Ghost Who Walks to the big screen. The article talks about the long, difficult road the Phantom has toward his first big screen appearance, discusses the cult following the movie has earned sinc

Things have started rumbling again in the Phantom movie space. After several false starts it looks the star of the 1996 Phantom film, Billy Zane, might be working on plans for a follow up. Comics website The Superhero Method contacted Billy via his Twitter account asking about when we might see the Ghost Who Walks once more on the big screen. Mr. Zane’s reply was interesting to say the least. What exactly this means we can’t be sure, but it seems that Billy Zane is activel