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Contact (1997) and how it nearly fell apart, plus David Frankel on 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...
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Contact (1997) and how it nearly fell apart, plus David Frankel on The Devil Wears Prada 2 is an episode from Film Stories with Simon Brew by Simon Brew. Robert Zemeckis' 1997 film of Carl Sagan's Contact is a remarkably grown-up science fi...
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Published May 4, 2026, 83:53 long, audio available.
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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
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Published May 4, 2026 and 83:53 long