Steve Martin is a man of many dimensions, and two pieces – at least to judge from director Morgan Neville ’s documentary about the comedy icon. Steve! (Martin) a Documentary in 2 Pieces , streaming on Apple TV+ , splits the story in half, with piece 1 exploring Martin’s youth in Orange County, Calif., early career as a comedy writer and eventual rise to king of standup.
Piece 2 spends time with Martin now, happily married, and the star and co-creator of the hugely successful Only Murders in the Building . The inspiration to craft two distinct parts didn’t come right away, Neville says. Related Stories News 2024 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming Below The Line How 'Lessons in Chemistry' Makeup Designer Miho Suzuki Transformed Star Brie Larson Into Scientist-Turned-TV Personality Elizabeth Zott Steve Martin Apple TV+ “I was lucky enough to work on it for about six months before I decided what it was.
I didn’t know, is it a single feature film? Is it a mini-series? What is it?” Neville tells Deadline. “On the one hand was this incredible archive and this origin story, all of that philosophy of comedy and stuff that I loved. And then it was hanging out with the guy I met — with Steve and his life today.
And in many ways, it kept feeling like they were two different people.” He ran with the idea, organizing the workflow so that each “piece” of the documentary would feel unique. “I came up with a bunch of rules.
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