About this episode

This episode discusses the making of the film Contact and features an interview with David Frankel about The Devil Wears Prada 2.

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... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Simon Brew

Guest: David Frankel

Topics covered

• science fiction
• film history
• movie production
• interviews
• Oscar-winning filmmakers

Keywords

• Contact
• David Frankel
• The Devil Wears Prada 2
• Jodie Foster
• Matthew McConaughey
• George Miller
• film history
• science fiction

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Contact, The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Devil Wears Prada

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