What Dopesick offers is the scope of the devastationboth from the perspective of the people who were took Oxycontin and the people who were trying to stop Purdue Pharma from selling it. Lets take him. So I go Cool. Meanwhile if you drove down the Strip and looked at the marquees, who the names were, they were comics that not even my dad would just older guys. They just did. Tuck tuck fold. [Laughs.] I thought, Hey, man, embrace it. It was death, and I had never experienced death. That sounds so cavalier: I was bored. But I probably did get a little bored with myself. [Laughs.] The Hulu limited series offers an on-the-ground view of how Purdue Pharmas drug created the opioid crisis. First of all 100 percent true absolutely no cocaine was involved. A guy like you probably said, I understand all of this. [Laughs.] Their interests are their interests. For Macy, that meant emphasizing the effectiveness of medication-assisted treatment, in which addicts use a less dangerous opioid like methadone or Suboxone to regain their lives. And then if you can live in that without sounding like Im saying something that makes me want to go outside and vomit you kind of raise your consciousness. Yeah. [36] Keaton later reprised the role for the sequel Batman Returns (1992), which was another critically acclaimed success. At the moral center of Dopesick is Dr. Samuel Finnix, a family practitioner in the fictional Appalachian town of Finch Creek, Va., played by Michael Keaton. Name: Michael Keaton Birth Year: 1951 Birth date: September 5, 1951 Birth State: Pennsylvania Birth City: Coraopolis Birth Country: United States Gender: Male I hope the show opens hearts and minds about who the real criminals are.. But everyone says about how stigmatised it really is, and it still is but I think thats changing.. Man, I miss that stuff so much. [60] In August 2020, it was reported that Keaton would be reprising his role as Bruce Wayne/Batman,[61][62] though Keaton disputed these claims on October 21 and again on March 22, 2021, stating that it was not confirmed. Whats the job at hand? Then you get onstage, and theyre there to see Cher. Little seems to have changed since the period of time covered by Dopesick. In 2016, Congress rewrote federal law in a way that severely constrained the D.E.A.s ability to keep prescription painkillers out of the black market after a two-year, $106 million lobbying push from the drug industry. Columbia Pictures, via Everett Collection, Michael Keaton, Revved Up and Ready to Tell Some Stories. He starred in The Paper and Multiplicity, and twice in the same role, that of Elmore Leonard character Agent Ray Nicolette, in the films Jackie Brown and Out of Sight. So I went home and read it, and I went, I dont think hes going to want me to do this after I say what I think. Then we met and I go, I think the character is this, this, this and this. I remember Tims hair was really long, and hes looking at me, and as Im talking his hair is flapping up and down, like nodding woo woo, and I went, I guess hes thinking like Im thinking. Its almost hard to watch the devastatingly accurate depiction of the opioid epidemic and its insidious invasion of America at the hands of scheming pharmaceutical executives on the Hulu drama Dopesick. Srpskohrvatski / , 19891999: Breakthrough as a dramatic lead. I think that its important that people are open and honest and talk to each other and learn from each other. The influence of Michael Keatons starring role in director Tim Burtons 1989 big screen bonanza, Batman, remains powerful. [69] He will also reprise the character in the 2023 scheduled Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, in a deleted scene. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity from two conversations. Based on the book by Beth Macy, the new Hulu series roams the hills of Appalachia and the boardrooms of Purdue Pharma to tell a story of greed and suffering. So I go, OK, Im kind of scared, but I pretty much know this material works. Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor. You know, the imagery does seem weird. On May 6, 2022, it was reported that Keaton is set to star in and direct the noir thriller, Knox Goes Away.[70]. The medicine can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose and is often available at local pharmacies without a prescription. It also meant being sure to include certain details to help clarify the record, like Richard Sacklers well-documented directive in a 2001 email to hammer on abusers and portray them as culprits. Its all pulpy and everything, but Bruce Waynes an interesting character. Were sitting around telling these stories, how fly fishermen do, and I said, Most of my fishing stories, theyre seldom about catching fish. However, probably the best fish I ever caught was a steelhead up in British Columbia with a broken rod that I had to hold together in two pieces. Opening illustration: Source photograph by Robyn Beck/Agence France-Presse, via Getty Images, The comments section is closed. If you think someone is overdosing, call 911 right away. 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Simon & Schuster. When someone overdoses from fentanyl, breathing slows and their skin often turns a bluish hue. Your attitude, how you look at things and what you can create is more in your power than a lot of people think. I always felt like I disappointed Cher. The truth becomes clear as Finnix watches one patient after another including an injured young coal miner played by Kaitlyn Dever becomes addicted. pp. [30], Keaton's career was given another major boost when he was again cast by Tim Burton, this time as the title comic book superhero of the 1989 film Batman. It takes really great people down.. [65][66], He was set to reprise the character in Batgirl starring Leslie Grace, set for a release on HBO Max,[67] taking some inspiration from the acclaimed DC Animated Universe animated series, Batman Beyond, with Keaton playing the elder Bruce Wayne as the title character's mentor and remote coordinator in the Batcave. [10] His mother was of Irish descent,[10][11][12] while his father was of Scottish, Scotch-Irish, German and English ancestry, and was originally from a Protestant family. Michael Keaton has been a star for long enough to have gone through multiple and distinctly different cycles of fame and artistic expression. No. Theyre still eating, all you hear is silverware and people mumbling things like, Hey, I didnt order Thousand Island. Youre up there and they go: Who is this kid? His family are speaking out about how drugs killed his namesake nephew in 2016. Better roles will come around. Yeah, and this was in old Vegas. We grew up in kind of a relatively affluent suburb, and parents didnt talk to each other, his sister tells The Independent. I was with my friend Skip Herman, who I fish with. After a while you kind of go: I got some ammunition left. I lost a nephew to heroin. Ive watched some of your old stand-up but you know what really killed me? Foul off a few. [56] He also briefly reprised his role as Vulture in the SSU film Morbius,[57] which released on April 1, 2022. Like Im involved with this environmentally conscientious construction company. Im probably overanalyzing it. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. The show ran for six seasons, with the Shephard role continuing throughout. At least I did that.. Its doable. Who gets to have that job? Its hard to think of another actor capable of, say, the manically riffing poltergeist he played in Beetlejuice (1988) and the layered gravitas of a latter-day role like his hard-nosed Boston Globe editor Walter Robinson in Spotlight (2015). Im so lost, Dave. Some of the most painful moments of the series come when people who know better are swept up by the pills incredibly addictive qualities anyway. [49], In 2017, Keaton played the supervillain The Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming; while making this film, Keaton was unable to reprise his role as Chick Hicks for Disney/Pixar's Cars 3 and was replaced by Bob Peterson. He is known for his various comedic and dramatic film roles, including Jack Butler in Mr. The energy level is just its very cocaine. I was always afraid that Id catch the disease.. Explain what fentanyl is and that it can be found in pills bought online or from friends. I would phone something in if I could. The Films of Tim Burton: Animating Live Action in Contemporary Hollywood. Huey? Theres something to getting older, says Keaton, a digressive and keyed-up talker, who paced nonstop through his Montana home as we spoke via Zoom. After becoming known for his hyper-comedic performances in the early 80s, Keaton switched to dramatic roles first as a recovering drug addict in Clean And Sober Thats real good. So you hear yourself speaking, youre in a scene, and it doesnt necessarily not ring true, its just kind of a sound youre doing thats too familiar. Morbius is in cinemas now, meaning that Marvel fans everywhere are getting to watch the mid-credit scenes in which Michael Keaton's Vulture makes his way to the Sitting on your couch, remote in hand, you could select a drama about a bullying, obscenely affluent family that is riven by internal strife but revels in asserting its wealth and power, even if people die. He was funny; he had a very quiet sense of humour he used to do things like tease my little sister, she says of the third and youngest sibling, Emily. Night Shift led to Keaton becoming a leading man in the 1983 comedy hit Mr. Sheila Flynn reports, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile, Michael Keatons nephew, Michael Douglas Scichilone, poses with the his mother - the actors sister, Pam - and two sisters, Meghan and Emily. I dont even like to use the word career. It sounds so narcissistic. Please. I read some old magazine profile of you where you made passing mention about bombing as a young comedian onstage in Las Vegas. Im developing this thing with Jay Roach and Owen Burke and Adam McKay. Frankly the reason a reason that a person can be more effective as an actor boy I hate acting talk. I know you like to talk in sports metaphors so [Laughs.] Hed hate it, she says. However, when Burton was dropped as director of the film, Keaton left the franchise as well. In Dopesick, Keaton plays Samuel Finnix, an old-school doctor from a small mining town in Virginia who begins prescribing his patients OxyContin to relieve So somebody said, You gotta go see this guy me. Or you can watch Succession.. [46], Keaton starred alongside Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, and Naomi Watts in Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu's Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), playing Riggan Thomson, a screen actor, famous for playing the iconic titular superhero, who puts on a Broadway play based on a Raymond Carver short story to regain his former glory. A terminally ill man prepares for his death. Once the role was retooled to be a long-running series regular, Keaton withdrew. With that in mind, Strong said he made recovery and healing a major plotline in the last few episodes, in hopes of destigmatizing treatment for opioid use disorder. Fentanyl is a potent and fast-acting drug, two qualities that also make it highly addictive. OxyContins introduction is now viewed as the start of the opioid epidemic, which has killed more than 500,000 people nationwide and addicted millions more. Trust me. Do the thing. Given the subject matter, this is for my nephew Michael and my sister Pam, the 70-year-old actor said. I cant explain it. You know people take superhero movie stuff even more seriously than Jesus these days, right? Michael Keaton talks about his return as Batman and the one thing that made him come back for The Flash.Keaton played Batman twice before for Tim Burton's Batman in 1989 and the sequel Batman Returns in 1992. [23], Keaton left Pittsburgh and moved to Los Angeles to begin auditioning for various TV parts. The DC Extended Universe has Heres what you should know to keep your loved ones safe: Understand fentanyls effects. The part was then given to actor Matthew Fox. The conversation between you two is just joke after joke after joke, and the one time where you came on walking on your hands? Even this interview: Im not unnecessarily flattering you, but when I get talking about things I forget how much I like things like this conversation. It was my sisters son. I think I invested myself more. [29] When Touch and Go was finally released in 1986 the studio was still unsure of how to market the film, making the poster, trailer and TV spots similar to Mr. Little does Finnix know that he, like so many real doctors, is being manipulated with false and misleading information about its addictive properties including by a uniquely misleading F.D.A.-approved label. Its crazy. The doctor in Dopesick or Ken Feinberg in Worth are both sort of authority figures, which can be said of a lot of the characters youve played since Birdman. But earlier in your career sorry for using that word pretty much from Night Shift to The Paper you tended to play anti-authority types. [53] In 2021, Keaton starred as American lawyer Kenneth Feinberg in the Netflix biographical drama film Worth.[54]. Thats the goal of the foundation set up in his nephews memory, too, the late sports fans sister tells The Independent. [31][32] Warner Bros. received thousands of letters of complaint by fans who believed Keaton was the wrong choice to portray Batman. When The New York Times reported that DC Films' plans to have Michael Keaton reprise his role as Batman in "The Flash," some fans took it as Keaton would be In Dopesick, Michael Keaton Plays a Doctor Duped by Oxycontin The Hulu limited series offers an on-the-ground view of how Purdue Pharmas drug created the Im blessed to do something that might improve someones life.. Keaton later portrayed Stan Hurley in American Assassin. We do it to raise awareness and to make sure that Michaels name and legacy live on and that something positive comes from something terrible, she says. Keaton and Mark Ruffalo in Spotlight (2015). Then you have to drill down and have the balls to say, If thats what you really want, then you have to do X. You know what the rest of it is? Hes such a familiar, even nostalgic, figure at this point that its easy to take his uniqueness for granted. Maybe I am. Did that change your perspective about what your career had been up to then? Michael Keaton stars in Dopesick as a doctor who watches as the OxyContin he was manipulated into prescribing ravages his small Appalachian town. It just doesnt. Im not saying good or bad; a totally different thing. Im a [expletive] hitter. Then you go, I can hit that. So you just hang in there. Finnix is persuaded by aggressive Purdue salespeople that OxyContin is a miracle drug a powerful, long-acting painkiller that they insist is addictive in less than 1 percent of people who take it as prescribed. Aim to establish an ongoing dialogue in short spurts rather than one long, formal conversation. Gotham City weeps today. Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. Im blessed-slash-cursed with a bit of a chip on my shoulder. This was his breakout role as the fast-talking schemer Bill "Blaze" Blazejowski and earned Keaton some critical acclaim.[28]. They could be down in the West Village. Not only do the roles get a little different, but your interpretation of them might be more interesting too.. You know, Im just so lazy. [58][59] In June 2020, Keaton entered talks to reprise his role as Batman/Bruce Wayne in the DC Extended Universe's upcoming superhero film, The Flash, which is scheduled to be released on June 23, 2023, after last playing the role in 1992. I dont know how you are about this, but I never got the whole fascination with the superhero thing. This series is the trial that should have happened, said Danny Strong (Empire), who created and oversaw the show, which debuted Wednesday. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. So you can say: Theres that. Families dealing with addiction, she adds, are absolutely not alone. 158174; Alison McMahan (2005). Prescription drugs sold online or by unlicensed dealersmarketed as OxyContin, Vicodin and Xanax are often laced with fentanyl. Then I started to get a feel for Vegas and Im going, Oh, boy. But I used those scenes as a conduit to get facts out.. [71], In the 1980s, Keaton bought a ranch near Big Timber, Montana, where he spends much of his time. Keaton described his nephew as a loyal and great friend who was a huge sports fan and had a great sense of humor. Talk to your loved ones. The best way to prevent fentanyl use is to. Other characters include Purdue Pharma sales reps Will Poulter and Phillipa Soo, miner Betsys parents Mare Winningham and Ray McKinnon, and the Sacklers themselves. [44] He announced in June 2010 his interest in returning for a Beetlejuice sequel. Oh, sorry. Im just saying. So the answer to that question is, I dont have any idea. One can only imagine how Michael would have reacted to being name-checked by his uncle at the televised SAG Awards for millions to see in February. Why is he bothering us? I remember starting with some kind of architecture-related joke. I was going to ask if you could use one to describe where you are in your career now. By the way, Im not convinced baseball players of all the athletes are the brightest of the bunch. Keaton starred as a political candidate's speechwriter in 1994's Speechless. But doing it again was in a way more fun than any other time. But because the drug was so addictiveand ruthlessly marketed by PurduePurdue Pharma made billions off of it. He had previously received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance in Live from Baghdad (2002) and five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, which ultimately yielded four wins for his performances in Birdman, Spotlight, The Trial of the Chicago 7, and Dopesick. While making the docuseries, which premieres Wednesday, the filmmakers say they uncovered Murdaugh-related corruption stretching to the state and the federal level., Kerry Washington Goes for LaughsAnd TruthIn Hulu Comedy. I kind of obsess over that, which is not good, and I do my little things under the radar with guys like Jim Messina. [38], Keaton remained active during the 1990s, appearing in a wide range of films, including Pacific Heights, One Good Cop, My Life and the star-studded Shakespearean story Much Ado About Nothing. He also wrote an ESPN blog on the Pirates during the final months of their 2013 season. Unlike that HBO show, Hulus new eight-part series Dopesick doesnt offer laughs at the outlandish behavior of its titans of industry. Much of the money raised, through events like an annual Kick it for Mike cornhole competition and t-shirt sales, is donated to increase addiction awareness (and, of course, support sports and kids, two of Michaels greatest loves.). I think you become a better actor if you have a world awareness and if you have experiences and you hear the way people speak. Keaton took home the SAG Award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a TV movie. Michael Keaton thought he knew the basics of the vast opioid crisis crippling this country-until he signed on to star in the Hulu limited series Dopesick. In hindsite, he says, I didnt know how it really worked, what really happened or how it was formed. Im really fortunate I have a job where you have to learn something. If you think someone is overdosing, call 911 right away. [73], Keaton supported Barack Obama in 2008,[74] Hillary Clinton for President in the 2016 U.S. presidential election,[75] and Joe Biden in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. That mind-set wont help us make changes to prevent reoccurrences, he continued. Letterman appearances from the early 80s. Was it cathartic to work on Dopesick? Drug overdose deaths, largely caused by the synthetic opioid drug fentanyl, reached record highs in the United States in 2021. But I thought, Well, theyre going to see Cher so I dont have to do a lot of time. Her mother, Pamela Douglas is his sister; Mr Keatons original last name was Douglas, too, but there was already a very well-known Michael Douglas in the actors guild. Im not sure I totally follow but Can I add this? [41] Keaton reportedly was cast as Jack Shephard in the series Lost, with the understanding that the role of Jack would be a brief one. My career; career-wise. It sounds pretentious just hearing myself say it now. To be totally honest, its not like everybody was knocking on my door. Oh, sorry, I was joking. He always kind of treated them like they were small adults.. The emphasis on peoples individual lives, and the breadth of talented actors on board, means the show makes an impact even when the storytelling is a little messy. In 2022, Keaton won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Hulu's Dopesick. 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(His character, like several others, is an amalgam of several real-life people.) How fortunate am I that good can come from something that I do just because I wanted to become an actor?, Theres massive inequity in the world. I remember sweat literally running down my back. Im really not bragging: What little act I had, I knew that some parts of it worked. The new series, which counts Barry Levinson (Diner, Rain Man) among its directors, picks up, in a sense, where that documentary leaves off; using the freedom of scripted television, it ventures inside the four-year investigation behind that report as led by a group of federal prosecutors (played by John Hoogenakker, Jake McDorman and Peter Sarsgaard) and a frustrated Drug Enforcement Administration agent (Rosario Dawson). Based largely on the 2018 book by Beth Macy, the show seeks to dramatize how members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, aided by lax regulations, pushed OxyContin onto the public starting in the 1990s. (Several states have said they will appeal the settlement.). After going to Costa Rica to find vampire bats while in pursuit of a cure for his Its not even funny. Hell take it well, hes a good guy. Keaton, who is also an executive producer, was motivated to participate in the series partly because a nephew of his died from fentanyl and heroin use. The Sacklers are the micro view of the story, Keaton said. There is no time, he said. I dont think I believe that I have a responsibility exactly, but you wouldnt want to leave the world going: I could have been a mensch. This is a piece of art, with actors saying dialogue, Strong said. My son is going to be nine soon, so he only had a few years with him, but Michael just had a way with kids. Seriously? he asked. Its not like people were writhing on the floor with laughter ever but I go, no, this works. When I say I chased this fish down: in and out of a drift boat five or six times. Learn how to spot an overdose. (Macy and Keaton are executive producers, as is showrunner Danny Strong.) He had a cameo in the Tenacious D short film Time Fixers, an iTunes exclusive. The CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes, known for its ticking stopwatch, devoted a good portion of its program Sunday night to discovering what makes Michael Keaton tick. Alternative Title: Michael John Douglas. Michael Keaton, in full Michael John Douglas, (born September 5, 1951, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, U.S.), American actor who began his career in mostly comedic roles but later found success in dramas. Good fortune. Morbius sees the titular doctor, Michael Morbius, suffering from a rare blood disease. Michael Keaton has been a star for long enough to have gone through multiple and distinctly different cycles of fame and artistic expression. Shortly after her passing, Michael Keaton admitted that two of his siblings, who also lost ex-spouses, told him that dealing with McWilliams death would be harder than he thought. His feelings were odd, the actor explained, but not necessarily in a bad way, mainly because they had remained friends. Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor. Mom (1983) to megastardom via the gothic Batman (1989) and even more gothic Batman Returns (1992). I'll wait." What people dont know is, I never left; I was always picking up a little gig here and there. WebKeaton revealed that Michael battled an addiction to fentanyl and heroin, which resulted in his death in Pennsylvania in 2016. It has been reported that Keaton will star in Goodrich, a film about a man whose second wife suddenly leaves him, forcing him to take sole care of their nine-year-old twins. I take pride in holding those people accountable for the victims of this opioid crisis, he added. At this point, thanks to my interest in Patrick Radden Keefes reporting on Purdue Pharma, Im somewhat aware of how Purdue Pharma sold out the health of millions of Americans for shareholder profit. So anyway, that was traumatic. But even talking to you now, I feel myself getting revved up. You become consumed by the addiction, Keaton said in a recent phone interview. I was direct and honest with her. 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