At 25, after only three films, Warren Beatty was hailed as a major acting talent-but then a string of indifferent parts, combined with his vulnerable good looks and romantic indulgences, recast him as merely a pretty-boy movie star. By ...See moreAt 25, after only three films, Warren Beatty was hailed as a major acting talent-but then a string of indifferent parts, combined with his vulnerable good looks and romantic indulgences, recast him as merely a pretty-boy movie star. By becoming a producer and then a director, he turned this reputation around and now his creation, Reds, which took him ten years to bring to the screen, has been honoured with 12 Oscar nominations. In conversation with lain Johnstone, Beatty talks about this film for the first time, as well as other aspects of his life and career. Written by
Radio Times
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