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Denzel’s turn as a drug-addicted pilot took a decade to make it to the screen

After a detour into animation, “Forrest Gump” director Robert Zemeckis returns to live-action film with “Flight,” which starts with a plane crash but centers more on personal rather than airborne crises. Denzel Washington stars as a pilot who becomes a national hero for managing to crash-land a malfunctioning jet but…