Overview

• Michael Douglas and Paul Zaentz introduced a newly restored 50th-anniversary print of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
• Douglas received a surprise Crystal Globe statuette and said he has no real intention of returning to acting aside from special projects
• Zaentz confirmed he has formally secured rights from Ken Kesey’s estate to develop a TV series told from Chief Bromden’s perspective
• The planned spinoff outlines a first-season focus on Chief Bromden in the hospital and a second season following his escape, but no writers, studios or network partners are attached yet
• Both producers used their festival platform to criticize President Trump’s policies and warn that U.S. democracy is at risk of autocracy and undue influence of money in politics