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Won't that make Donner at least 91 when cameras begin to roll?
Robert Altman's last film "A Prairie Home Companion" had to do much the same thing with Paul Thomas Anderson essentially shadowing all of the pre-production and filming in case Altman was incapacitated.
That’s interesting, I didn’t know that.
Well, it is a somewhat extreme example as most big-name directors usually don't want to spend anywhere from 6 months to a year of their life shadowing someone else's movie.
Typically, it's a lesser-known veteran director with a solid track record, sometimes they may even be a member of the second unit or a producer on the film.
In this case, though, I'm 95% certain that the studio and insurers are counting on Mel Gibson to step into the director's chair if Richard Donner has to drop out.
And it's great to have nonagenarian directors working, especially good ones like Donner and Eastwood. I loved Donner's 16 Blocks; he needs to get back in the saddle.
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Another Indiana Jones sequel where for our hero, it will absolutely be the years, not just the mileage.
Look, Hollywood, I know you like playing on our childhood nostalgia, but there’s a limit.