‘Indiana Jones’ Producer Frank Marshall on the WGA Strike: ‘We Have to Figure Out a New Formula’

While much of Hollywood endures a forced vacation due to strike-related shutdowns, Frank Marshall has a different way to stay busy.

Over the past three years, the producer best known for overseeing the “Indiana Jones” franchise with his wife Kathleen Kennedy has moonlighted as a documentary filmmaker.

“I’m lucky that as long as I break even I’m happy,” Marshall said during a recent interview with IndieWire.

“I really love the excitement and freedom that documentary filmmaking brings.”Now, a few weeks after journeying to Cannes for the premiere of “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” Marshall arrives at the Tribeca Festival to premiere “Rather,” an affectionate portrait of 92-year-old news anchor Dan Rather.

He has one feature in production, the “Twister” sequel “Twisters,” which is halfway done, but other announced projects like “Spinal Tap II” have been put on hold.

So Marshall is already deep into editing yet another documentary,…

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