Danny Collins

Danny Collins

This story is based on real events. Al Pacino stars as a rock musician who once had wild success with the public. Now Danny Collins is far from young, although he continues to bask in the rays of past glory. And here the musician learns that his life could have turned out differently. A long time ago, he wrote a letter to John Lennon and he replied. The rocker just read the return letter. Nevertheless, Collins decides to change something in his life at least now. He decides to meet with the family of his already mature son, who does not like such a sudden love of his father. Read more The director of the film, Dag Fogelman, is primarily known for his Hollywood scripts. And that's why the film "Second Chance" became his first directorial work in his career. The film was put into production before 2010. At the same time, one of the roles, specifically the son of the main character (or even the main character), was offered to Steve Carell. The actor himself was not against playing in the film. In addition, they previously worked together with Fogelman on the filming of the comedy "It's Silly Love". However, after some time Warner.Bros refused the services of the actor. He was replaced by Al Pacino, who was invited to the film in June 2011. The roles that went to Annette Benning and Bobby Cannavale could have been played by Jeremy Renner and Julianne Moore. The recruitment of actors for leading roles continued until October 2012. The filming of "Second Chance" began in July 2013. The city of Los Angeles was the first to hit the lenses of movie cameras. For Pacino, the role of an elderly star in 2015 became the second, if we remember the drama "Humiliation". The director, who worked on the script, was inspired by a real story. The main character of the events was folk singer Steve Tilston.