Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, On Forefront Of Anti-Aging Search
Director Ron Howard and his producing partner Brian Grazer are behind “Breakthrough” on the National Geographic Channel. The series looks into the latest in anti-aging therapies.
“We’re all aging,” Howard said with Grazer in his Beverly Hills office, explaining what attracted him to the topic. In fictional terms, he explored the subject in “Cocoon,” his 1985 hit comic fantasy about seniors who magically throw off the pains and limits of advanced years after an encounter with aliens.
Howard narrates the NatGeo film, so the reference to his real self also prevents people from thinking “it’s another episode of ‘Arrested Development,'” he joked, alluding to the Fox sitcom that he narrated and helped produce.
More seriously, Howard believes that his new TV film can illuminate the scientific advances, particularly in genetic research, that some doctors think will slow down aging and greatly extend human lifespan in coming years. But the tale is not without the kind of drama that can lure a director of scripted narratives.
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tracey marie October 30th, 2015 at 12:41
great, longer life for the duggars
DownriverDem October 30th, 2015 at 13:05
How about a longer life for all of us? That’s who your thought first?
tracey marie October 30th, 2015 at 13:58
Yes, those types will kill the country.
Helen Cannon October 31st, 2015 at 07:40
rg9rts October 30th, 2015 at 14:11
I remember when Ronnie had hair LOL wait what am I laughing at…I did too