Academy Award winning director, Kevin Macdonald has signed on to direct a big screen biography of musical icon, Bob Marley. The news comes via Tuff Gong Pictures and Shangri-La Entertainment. The film, entitled Marley, will tell the story of Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician Nesta Robert “Bob” Marley and will be made in conjunction with the Bob Marley Estate. For more, take a look at the official press release below:
Los Angeles, February 03 2011: Academy Award® and BAFTA® winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald has boarded the Tuff Gong Pictures / Shangri-La Entertainment Bob Marley documentary Marley. Director of two of the most acclaimed documentaries of recent years, One Day In September and Touching The Void, Macdonald will join with the Marley family, Chris Blackwell and Steve Bing to direct what will be the ultimate, authorized documentary film on the life, legacy and global impact of a true legend, one of the most influential singers,...
Los Angeles, February 03 2011: Academy Award® and BAFTA® winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald has boarded the Tuff Gong Pictures / Shangri-La Entertainment Bob Marley documentary Marley. Director of two of the most acclaimed documentaries of recent years, One Day In September and Touching The Void, Macdonald will join with the Marley family, Chris Blackwell and Steve Bing to direct what will be the ultimate, authorized documentary film on the life, legacy and global impact of a true legend, one of the most influential singers,...
- 2/3/2011
- by Craig Sharp
- FilmShaft.com
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