This loving but deeply complicated relationship, not to mention the restlessly unhappy personality that lay underneath Newman's on-screen charm, is detailed in a six-part documentary made by Ethan Hawke. She hated his philandering, too - indeed there was at least one hamburger. In fact, Woodward loathed that laddish remark - it made her feel 'like a piece of meat', she said - just as she loathed other aspects of being married to Newman, including his alcoholism, and the fact that she had to give up her acting dreams to bring up their children while he, arguably a lesser actor, became a superstar. He really loves his wife.' When Playboy magazine asked him about his reputation for fidelity, Newman famously replied: 'Why go out for a hamburger when you have steak at home?' Golden couple: But all was not what it appeared for Newman and Woodward, pictured here in 1965Īs director Otto Preminger acidly observed: 'Paul is an oddity in this business. The Newmans would just smile modestly and soak up the applause as the 'It' couple of the era, a pair who made 16 films together and who seemed to be everything the rest of their industry wasn't - grown-up, devoted and normal. Newman was one of the biggest pin-ups in cinema history and his success in holding down what was, by Tinsel Town's standards, an epically long relationship with the same woman was a cause for endless congratulation on TV chat shows and interviews. But, as a new TV series reveals, the episode offers an intriguing insight into how the 50-year partnership of 'Hollywood's golden couple' - long regarded as blissfully happy and stable - was very different in reality. Given this was a man who would drink a six-pack of beer at breakfast, it wasn't much of a concession. He couldn't give up the booze completely, he said, but he would stick to beer rather than whisky and the half dozen martinis he was downing every night. She refused and Newman, the blue-eyed actor lusted after by women worldwide, spent several nights sleeping in his car on the drive until they reached a compromise. When she did finally snap, bundling their three young daughters into a car and driving to their Malibu beach home, Newman came in hot pursuit, banging on the door and shouting to be let in. 'It was one of many, many scenes,' she said. She came close to leaving him that night. Endeavor Content is producing alongside MPL Communications Inc., Shangri-La, Film 45, Kennedy Marshall and Diamond Docs.Paul Newman's drinking was so bad that his long-suffering wife Joanne Woodward once found him lying insensible on the floor, his head bleeding after falling out of bed. Leila Mattimore serves as co-executive producer. Additionally, the 2016 documentary “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years” is streaming on Hulu.ĭirected by Zachary Heinzerling, “McCartney 3,2,1” is executive produced by McCartney, Rubin, Scott Rodger, Peter Berg, Matthew Goldberg, Brandon Carroll, Jeff Pollack, Frank Marshall and Ryan Suffern. Later that year, Hulu’s documentary film “I Am Greta” featured an intimate portrayal of teen climate activist Greta Thunberg from the first solitary days of her school strike in August 2018 to her appearance at the United Nations Climate Summit in September 2019. The streaming service released the four-part documentary series “Hillary” in March 2020, which examines Hillary Clinton’s life and the 2016 election. “McCartney 3,2,1” is the latest series to join Hulu’s expanding slate of documentary content that examine influential figures from world history. It is an honor that Paul chose to return to Hulu to share this one-of-a-kind series.” “To be an observer as Paul and Rick Rubin deconstruct how some of the biggest hits in music history came to be is truly enlightening. “Never before have fans had the opportunity to hear Paul McCartney share, in such expansive, celebratory detail, the experience of creating his life’s work - more than 50 years of culture-defining music,” Craig Erwich, president of Hulu Originals and ABC Entertainment, said in a statement. His experience and insights into songwriting and recording will likely provide a fresh take on McCartney’s groundbreaking work with the Beatles, his group Wings, and his 51 years as a solo artist. While there have been many documentaries on the Beatles and McCartney over the years, what makes this one different is the fact that he will be speaking with Rick Rubin, one of the most successful producers of the last 30 years and a music geek of magnitude, who has worked with everyone from Tom Petty to Run-DMC, from Johnny Cash to Slayer, from Adele to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Hulu has announced that a six-part music docuseries titled “McCartney 3,2,1” will premiere on July 16.
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