Apple TV+ lands film about the life of Michael J. Fox
What you need to know
- Apple TV+ has landed a new feature film about Michael J. Fox.
- The film will be directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim.
- It will take an intimate look at the life of the beloved actor.
Michael J. Fox is coming to Apple TV+.
Apple TV+ has landed a new feature film that will focus on the life of beloved actor Michael J. Fox.
In a press release, the company announced that Oscar-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim will direct the film, which will take an intimate look at Fox’s professional and personal life.
The film, directed by Guggenheim, which will incorporate documentary, archival and scripted elements, will recount Fox’s extraordinary story in his own words — the improbable tale of an undersized kid from a Canadian army base who rose to the heights of stardom in 1980s Hollywood. The account of Fox’s public life, full of nostalgic thrills and cinematic gloss, will unspool alongside his never-before-seen private journey, including the years that followed his diagnosis, at age 29, with Parkinson’s disease. Intimate and honest, and produced with unprecedented access to Fox and his family, the film will chronicle Fox’s personal and professional triumphs and travails, and will explore what happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease. With a mix of adventure and romance, comedy and drama, watching the film will feel like… well, like a Michael J. Fox movie.
Interestingly, Steve Job’s wife, Laurene Powell Jobs, is one of the executive producers of the film. Concordia Studio, who also worked with Apple on “Boy’s State,” is producing this film as well.
The untitled Michael J. Fox feature film is produced by Concordia Studio. Guggenheim, Annetta Marion (“Oprah’s Master Class”), Will Cohen (“Divide and Conquer”) and Jonathan King (“Spotlight,” “Roma,” “Green Book”) serve as producers, with Laurene Powell Jobs (“Boys State,” “A Thousand Cuts”), Jonathan Silberberg (“Time,” “Boys State,” “Summer of Soul [… Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised]”), Nicole Stott (“Time,” “Boys State,” “Summer of Soul [… Or, “When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised]”) and Fox’s long-time producing partner Nelle Fortenberry (“Adventures of an Incurable Optimist”) executive producing. The project marks the second partnership for Apple and Concordia Studio following the Emmy Award-winning documentary “Boys State.”
It’s currently unclear when the film will premiere on Apple TV+. If you want to ensure you get to watch it in the best picture quality when it does, check out our list of the Best TVs for Apple TV 2022.
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