Do you mean it's for a paper you're writing for school, or for your school newspaper?
Either way, you're definitely doing cooler things with your education than I did with mine.
But yeah, I'd definitely ask him his feelings about the movie and all, but probably try not to over do it.
Although, all the questions kinda have to do with things in the movie, cause it was basically a biography?
I dunno, thinkings about that makes me feel like I'm looking at an Escher.