James L. Brooks on Acting Again

Work with Jack Nicholson is as good as it gets.
At least that’s what the writer-director says James L. Brooks thought after working with the actor for nearly three decades, even directing him in two of his three Oscar-winning performances in Conditions of affection And As good as it gets.
But even though Jack hasn’t appeared on screen since James’ 2010 film how do you know alongside Reese Witherspoon And Paul Ruddthe director is “very in touch” with the 88-year-old and has a bold vision for Jack’s future.
“I’m sure he’ll work again,” James told E! News in an exclusive interview on the red carpet of the Ella McCay world premiere in Los Angeles on December 9. “I hope it’s with me.”
Even if Jack wasn’t in James’ new movie Ella McCaywith Emma Mackey And Jamie Lee Curtis and exclusively in theaters on December 12, this was partly due to the script, as James noted: “There is no role in this movie for someone like Jack.”
Although Jack remained out of the public eye, apart from a few rare appearances on his daughter Lorraine Nicholson‘s Instagram – James has long expressed his desire to see the We flew over a cuckoo’s nest The actor is back on the big screen after a 15-year hiatus.



