The Business
Bob Zemeckis on 'Flight,' Motion-Capture and 'Yellow Submarine'
Director Bob Zemeckis makes "Flight" for cheap, defends motion capture and abandons his remake of "Yellow Submarine."
By Kim Masters • • 28m ListenDirector Bob Zemeckis makes Flight for cheap, defends motion capture and abandons his remake of Yellow Submarine. He also reflects on how hard it is to take risks and get original movie ideas made in today's Hollywood.
Banner image: (L-R) Robert Zemeckis and Denzel Washington on the set of Flight
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Director Bob Zemeckis earned fame and power in the movie business with successful films like Back to the Future, Castaway and the Oscar-winning Forrest Gump. But for the last 12 years he's been devoted to making motion-capture movies (Polar Express, Beowolf) and he's found himself the object of skepticism and criticism.
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