‘Apollo 13’ producer Brian Grazer says he’s ‘never political’ in his movies: “I’m only about working on universal themes”

According to Grazer, the best stories are the ones that bring people together.

31 Years Later, Fans Still Call ‘Apollo 13’ a Nearly Perfect Movie

Thirty-one years ago, an iconic film based on a true story debuted in movie theaters. That movie, Apollo 13, was a hit in ...

Hollywood producer behind 'Apollo 13' rejects politics in his movies, seeks to unite audiences

Speaking at the Aspen Institute's Ideas Festival, Oscar-winning film and television producer Brian Grazer said he keeps politics out of his storytelling.

The cast of “Apollo 13”, then and now: See the A-list stars of Ron Howard's Oscar-winning film more than 30 years later

Ron Howard's dramatization of NASA's titular lunar mission, which soon turned into a desperate fight for survival, was ...
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“Apollo 13” turns 30: See what the A-list cast of Ron Howard's Oscar-winning docudrama has been up to the last 3 decades

Houston, we have an anniversary. Ron Howard's Apollo 13 touched down 30 years ago today, captivating audiences with its harrowing real-life tale of a 1970 flight to the moon that nearly ended in ...

What ‘Apollo 13’ Got Right—and Wrong—About One of NASA’s Most Dramatic Missions

The famed Apollo 13 rescue has been the focus of several movies, including a 2024 Netflix documentary. Not all the films have ...
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Apollo 13 commander James Lovell dies at 97

James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97. Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, Illinois, NASA ...
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Director Sees Beauty in Apollo 13’s Brush With Disaster in New Netflix Documentary

Apollo 13 came close to tragedy in 1970, but a new documentary finds hope for our planet in the failed Moon mission. Reading time 4 minutes It’s been more than 60 years since Yuri Gagarin became the ...
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How 'Apollo 13' Started the IMAX Era for Blockbuster Movies

Andrew McGowan studied at Bowdoin College and the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television. Hs has served on programming and judicial teams for several film festivals, and has written about cinema ...