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.

‘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 ...

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 ...

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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Jim Lovell died months before 'Apollo 13' film's 30th anniversary return to theaters

Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell died six weeks before the movie about his rescue mission is set for a 30th anniversary rerelease in IMAX. Lovell, the 97-year-old Gemini XII and Apollo astronaut who died ...
Rolling Stone

Tom Hanks Pays Tribute to ‘Apollo 13’ Astronaut Jim Lovell: ‘God Speed You, on This Next Voyage’

Tom Hanks paid tribute to Jim Lovell, the astronaut he portrayed in Apollo 13, following news of Lovell’s death Friday at the age of 97. “There are people who dare, who dream, and who lead others to ...
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Apollo 13 moon mission leader, played by Tom Hanks in iconic movie, dead at 97: ‘He was our Hero’

Jim Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13, died Thursday at the age of 97, NASA announced on Friday. Lovell, who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering as ...