It’s been a journey for director Daniel Minahan.
They were at the forefront of queer cinema."
The story he wanted to tell about Halston warts and all didn’t ultimately work as a 90-minute feature.
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“We took a couple of good runs.
So, he let it go, only to return to the idea years later.
This cycle would repeat for more than two decades.
Daniel Minahan on the set of ‘Halston’ with Ewan McGregor.JOJO WHILDEN/NETFLIX
Minahan calls it “this quixotic obsession.”
That’s such an American story,” Minahan says.
I’m like, ‘That’s funny.
I think of it as a love scene,'" Minahan says.
“I think they fall in love in that moment.”
It seemed McGregor was just as committed to the authenticity of this story.
Minahan says he was “constantly surprised” by McGregor.
Minahan chuckles to himself saying that.
“I wanted to walk up to him and just say, ‘How did you know that?’
He’s such a great observer of people and so empathetic.”
“I’ve been working on this for more than 20 years.
It’s really been a labor of love for myself and my producers.”
(Bill Pullmanportrays Mahoney in the series.)
“I consider this a dramatic homage to Halston and a celebration of his genius,” Minahan says.
I’ve devoted a lot of my life to telling this story.
I hope that when [the family] sees it, they will feel the same way."
Halstonis now available to stream on Netflix.
