Penny Marshall has long been a bit of an innovator. The former actress and successful director’s next project might be her most challenging yet.
She apparently is already a few conversations in to putting together a documentary about Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman. It’s a tough gig, turning a subject like Rodman into a feature with any substance, but we don’t doubt that Marshall is up to the task. Even if she lists ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’ on her credits.
From the Wall St. Journal, nestled in a report discussing the release of Marshall’s new book, ‘My Mother Was Nuts’:
Lately, she has been working on a documentary about the basketball player Dennis Rodman, some of which she has been shooting via Skype. That came up because a) Ms. Marshall is a big sports fan. (“You can yell and scream at a game and no one’s taking you away in a white coat.”) And b) “I have a little radar to the insane,” she said. “They seek me out. Dennis and his agent asked if I would do a documentary.”
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