Cannes is not lacking for glamor this year, even in the documentary lineup.
The documentary draws on conversations with the star recorded decades ago for an autobiography.
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The caricature controls the legacy, as opposed to the reality controlling the legacy.
The company is also producing a documentary about the late John Candy in conjunction with Ryan Reynolds Maximum Effort.
John Candy occupies such a unique place in all our hearts, Zipper observed.
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Colin Hanks, whose dad Tom Hanks starred with Candy inSplashandVolunteers, is directing.
And so the documentarys going to have to do the same thing.
And thats Colins vision… Zipper commented, Its the biggest project Ive ever been a part of.
They fly at 400 miles an hour.
As you watch it, your palms are going to sweat, Zipper promised.
Youre just not going to believe what youre seeing.
And the other thing, its not just spectacle.
Before founding Zipper Bros Films with his brother Ralph, Glen served as an assistant prosecutor in New Jersey.
That experience may have served him well for his current career path.
Every day is life and death in Hollywood.
And going back to my former life, it reallywaslife and death every day, he noted.
He added, I think also theres the business side that we all have to engage in every day.
Maybe we cant use the same old card trick on him because hes going to smoke it out.
So, I think maybe thats helped me a little bit too.
Were in a moment of change.
It is undeniable, Zipper said of the documentary field.
He continued, Were in the cocoon stage we dont know whats inside.
And we just have to be more like surfers toward not trying to defeat the wave.
We need to ride the wave.
