Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner became a new-age version of Tracy and Hepburn by virtue of their screen team-ups in Romancing the Stone, Jewel of the Nile and The War of the Roses.
In the second season of The Kominsky Method they were reunited again, however briefly, in an episode of the hit Netflix comedy series. When co-star Alan Arkin left the show before the third and final season, creator Chuck Lorre and Douglas decided to ask Turner to take on a greater role and return as Douglas character Sandy’s salty ex-wife. It was a no brainer as Douglas explained to me during the Netflix virtual panel session at Deadline’s Contenders Television awards-season event.
“Because she killed it in her one scene we had together from last year, she was so good, and I think Chuck just saw the possibilities,” Douglas said. “You know how wonderful she is...
In the second season of The Kominsky Method they were reunited again, however briefly, in an episode of the hit Netflix comedy series. When co-star Alan Arkin left the show before the third and final season, creator Chuck Lorre and Douglas decided to ask Turner to take on a greater role and return as Douglas character Sandy’s salty ex-wife. It was a no brainer as Douglas explained to me during the Netflix virtual panel session at Deadline’s Contenders Television awards-season event.
“Because she killed it in her one scene we had together from last year, she was so good, and I think Chuck just saw the possibilities,” Douglas said. “You know how wonderful she is...
- 5/15/2021
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
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