Director Brett Morgen on Robert Evans' legacy and the '#MeToo moment' that never was
LOS ANGELES - Documentarian Brett Morgen knew Robert Evans, the producing legend who died Saturday at age 89, for about 20 years. Yet, when people came to him with their memories of Evans, Morgen found them hard to reconcile with those of his "best friend."
"I would always recognize an element of Bob in that story," Morgen said Monday from his offices in Culver City. "But it always felt very, at the same time, foreign to me."
Morgen lived with and studied Evans as the co-writer of the acclaimed 2002 documentary "The Kid Stays in the Picture," based on the best-selling memoir from - and narrated by - the industry icon. They later reunited for "Kid Notorious," an animated series based on Evans' life. On Monday, Morgen wrote a touching tribute to the movie mogul on
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