A documentary about the creative pairing of Carole King and James Taylor has been commissioned by CNN and HBO Max, with Frank Marshall set as director and producer, the two companies announced Friday. Under the terms of the deal, "Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name" will premiere on CNN, while domestic streaming and international distribution rights will go to HBO Max.Marshall, the producer of many feature blockbusters who is lately reinventing himself as a music documentarian,...
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Marshall has produced some of most successful movies of all time, including the “Back to the Future,” “Indiana Jones” and “Jurassic Park” franchises, the latter two of which have new installments premiering in 2022. But lately he’s been just as busy with documentaries, such as Hulu series “McCartney 1, 2, 3” and HBO’s “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?” (2020), the latter of which earned five Emmy nominations in 2021, including one for Marshall’s work as director. Over the last 40 years, he’s received five Oscar nominations for best picture on films ranging from 1981’s “Raiders of the Lost Ark” to 2008’s “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” In 2019, he and his wife, former producing partner and current Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy, were honored with the Academy’s Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for career achievement.