Particle.news

Download on the App Store

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Celebrates 50th at Karlovy Vary as TV Spinoff Enters Early Development

The gala screening at KVIFF marked the film’s 50th anniversary, underscored by Michael Douglas’s Crystal Globe, a Chief Bromden spinoff agreement in early development

Image
Image
Image
US actor and film producer Michael Douglas poses with an honorary award on the occasion of the screening of a newly restored version of the film 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic on July 5, 2025 (MICHAL CIZEK/AFP via Getty Images)

Overview

  • A newly restored print of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest screened at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to mark its half-century milestone
  • Michael Douglas received a surprise Crystal Globe at the festival and said he has no real intention of returning to acting unless a special project arises
  • Speaking at KVIFF, Douglas cautioned that the United States is “flirting with autocracy” and lamented that politics has become profit-driven
  • Producer Paul Zaentz used his platform to denounce President Trump as a “malignant narcissist” and urged international audiences not to give up on American democracy
  • Zaentz confirmed a TV spinoff focused on Chief Bromden under an agreement with Ken Kesey’s estate, noting that no writers or studio partners have yet been attached