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Michael Douglas, X + Y, The secrets of a storyboard artist

Presented by Francine Stock. Michael Douglas discusses his first superhero movie, Ant-Man, and explains why he's become the go-to guy for lengthy monologues.

With Francine Stock

Michael Douglas discusses his first super-hero movie, Ant-Man, and explains why he's become the go-to guy for lengthy monologues

Director Morgan Matthews explains why he turned his documentary about a maths Olympiad, Beautiful Young Minds, into a feature film, X + Y.

Martin Asbury lets light in on the magic of the storyboard artist.

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28 minutes

X+Y (12A TBC)

X+Y (12A TBC)
Nathan (Asa Butterfield) and Zhang Mei (Jo Yang) star inΒ 'X+Y' , inspired by the BAFTA-nominated documentary Beautiful Young Minds. Β  'X+Y' is available on DVD from 13th July 2015.Β Image copyright: Koch Media

Ant-Man (12A)

Ant-Man (12A)
Michael Douglas reflects on the state of filmmaking and how, like Ant-Man, the little guys are taking on the powerful corporations. Ant-Man is released on Friday 17 July. Β  (Image: Β Paul Rudd. Β Copyright: Β  Walt Disney Studios)

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest Michael Douglas
Interviewed Guest Morgan Matthews
Interviewed Guest Martin Asbury

Broadcasts

  • Thu 16 Jul 2015 16:00
  • Sun 19 Jul 2015 23:00

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