Having recently finished shooting the historical action movie The Eagle (which is due for release on both sides of the Atlantic later this month), Kevin Macdonald will now be moving into documentary territory, and making a film about the life, times, and legacy, of a true musical legend; Bob Marley.
Macdonald’s no stranger to creating solid documentaries; and having produced two of the most acclaimed documentary films in recents years (those being One Day in September, and Touching the Void), he should have no trouble bringing Marley’s life to screen (particularly as this documentary has the full backing of the Marley estate).
Ziggy Marley (Bob’s son) will be serving as an executive producer on the film; which marks the first time the family have ever authorized the use of their private family archives; and believes that Kevin is the perfect person for the job; as he’s got an “obvious passion for and interest in” the life of Bob Marley both “as a musician, and person.”
Kevin was always “intrigued by the Marley story” but has stated that interviewing key people, and going over archive footage has even “surpassed his expectations”, and will ensure that whilst the question of what made Bob tick may remain “unanswerable”, everyone who watches the documentary “will certainly feel that they know him a little better.”
Filming in locations as far abroad as Ghana, Japan, and the U.K. (as well as Marley’s much loved Jamaica, and the U.S.), Macdonald’s film is hoping to explore not only the life of Bob Marley, but also the global impact he had, the legacy he left behind, and what made him one of the most influential singers, songwriters, musicians, and activists, of all time, before getting a worldwide theatrical release in the third quarter of 2011; a year which marks the 30th anniversary of the legendary singers passing.
