Yes. Does James Mangold, who wrote and directed Walk the Line, which is heavily referenced in the 2007 comedic film, think that temporarily killed the musical biopic? Not even a little bit.

My first Oscar nomination was for ‘’Walk the Line.’ I think you look at anybody ... “This was my third movie with Jim, but he let me know ahead of time that he was going to make this.

He said he was more unnerved that the studio that made the movie paid twice as much for Walk Hard and refused to pay half as much for Walk the Line. Despite the differences in budgets, Walk the ...