How the 1997 film Contact made it to the screen, with one director fired, and a whole host of other challenges too… Robert Zemeckis’ 1997 film of Carl Sagan’s Contact is a remarkably grown-up science fiction movie for a summer blockbuster. Starring Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey, it took nearly 20 years to bring the ... Podcast | Contact (1997) and how it nearly fell apart, plus David Frankel on The Devil Wears Prada 2
How the 1997 film Contact made it to the screen, with one director fired, and a whole host of other challenges too…
Robert Zemeckis’ 1997 film of Carl Sagan’s Contact is a remarkably grown-up science fiction movie for a summer blockbuster. Starring Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey, it took nearly 20 years to bring the story to the screen – and along the way, Mad Max director George Miller was hired and fired too. It’s quite a story, told by Simon Brew in this latest episode.
Plus! Oscar-winning filmmaker David Frankel chats to James about The Devil Wears Prada 2, and the short film that earned him an Academy Award…
