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Doc Talk Podcast: Ron Howard On Telling Jim Henson’s Story, Taking A Splash With John Candy & Getting His Directing Break From Roger Corman


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Ahead of the documentary’s launch Friday on Disney+, the director stops by Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast to share insights into his exploration of the Muppets creator, filmmaker and creative genius. Howard tells us how his film went over in Cannes (and how the reception compared to an earlier movie he premiered at the fest, 2006’s The Da Vinci Code) and what got the biggest laughs at a screening just a few days ago in Los Angeles. That’s on the new episode of Doc Talk, co-hosted by Oscar winner John Ridley( 12 Years a Slave) and Deadline’s documentary editor, Matt Carey.

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