Director Kevin Macdonald is producing a documentary on Bob Marley for Universal Pictures. Macdonald has always been a fascinating director, if only because he’s very hard to pin down. Macdonald has arguably won the most critical acclaim for his work on the superb Last King of Scotland. He was also responsible for last year’s highly ambitious Life in a Day, the famous “youtube movie” that attempted to capture, in snippets, a glimpse of life as lived and recorded on 24th July 2010. Bob Marley, of course, continues to be one of the most boldly iconic and recognisable musicians in the world, even thirty years following his death at the age of 36. The combination is interesting, and I look forward to seeing what Macdonald brings to the table – I can’t imagine handling a pop culture icon like Marley is an easy task.
Luckily enough, Marley will be opening in Irish cinemas on the 20th April. The trailer is below.
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