Colin Hanks and Ryan Reynolds are developing a documentary about John Candy, and Hanks shares his experiences with Candy

Colin Hanks AND Ryan Reynolds are developing a documentary that will focus on the legendary comedian Giovanni Caramella. Hanks will direct the documentary, of which Reynolds is a producer.

As you can imagine, with Tom Hanks like dad, Colin found himself growing up with many movie legends around. One of those people was John Candy, who was a close family friend.

During an episode of What the hell with Marc Maron podcast, Hanks talked about the documentary about Candy, who died of a heart attack at the age of 43 in 1994. He said:

“If all goes well, we’ll strike wood, [I] start the next documentary at the beginning of the year. I’m trying to make a doc on John Candy. Yes. So I produced a documentary about Willie Mays that just came out Tuesday. It’s great. It’s on HBO Max, it’s called ‘Say Hey, Willie Mays!'”

Variety reported that Amazon Studios was in talks to acquire the documentary, which is said to have the approval of Candy’s family, and will explore the life and legacy of the comedy icon, who starred in films such as Planes, trains and cars, The great outdoors, Uncle Buck, SpaceballsAND Fantastic fixes. The film will also include never-before-seen home videos, archives and family interviews.

Hanks continued to talk about his experiences with Candy when he was little and called him a “sweet, sweet presence.” He said:

“I did it [know him]. My father and my mother, both my mothers. He was there when my parents were still married, and then he was there when my father and Rita fell in love. He was in my life a lot when I was a kid. Amazing guy. And when I say that, I say it as an eight-year-old, about a boy I’ve never had a sit-down conversation with. Great presence. Sweet, sweet presence. I remember him just being funny, making me laugh, making me feel better if I was feeling shy. He was a good boy.

When asked what his favorite John Candy film was, Hanks explained that the actor was “the glue” of a production, no matter how big or small the role he was in:

“They’re all delicious and they’re all different. Planes, trains and cars are hard to beat. I think it’s his most complete performance. But like I can get lost in the weeds in terms of the smaller things. Just the little things he does in Home Alone or Spaceballs. Then also Vacation, the thing I admire most about him is that he did everything. He was going to be the main character, like he was the protagonist, Uncle Buck, the name of the damn movie. But he would also be the guy who only appears for a couple of scenes and is a full-fledged character, a believable person in this world. There was no middle ground. It didn’t matter how much he was involved, he was just the glue.

This is 100% true! I really liked this about Candy and her performances. I’m looking forward to reading this because I’m a huge fan of Candy and her films.

Via: CinemaBlend