Post by greg on Feb 11, 2008 11:05:09 GMT -5
Scorsese To Direct Marley Documentary
On Thursday, director Martin Scorsese premiered his Rolling Stones concert film Shine a Light at the Berlin International Film Festival. Now he is looking ahead to another music-related project. The director of No Direction Home: Bob Dylan and The Last Waltz has signed on to chronicle the story of Bob Marley. Scorsese will direct the as-yet-untitled documentary which is scheduled for release on February 6, 2010, which would have been Marley’s 65th birthday.
On Thursday, director Martin Scorsese premiered his Rolling Stones concert film Shine a Light at the Berlin International Film Festival. Now he is looking ahead to another music-related project. The director of No Direction Home: Bob Dylan and The Last Waltz has signed on to chronicle the story of Bob Marley. Scorsese will direct the as-yet-untitled documentary which is scheduled for release on February 6, 2010, which would have been Marley’s 65th birthday.
BERLIN (Hollywood Reporter) - Fresh from the world premiere of his Rolling Stones concert film "Shine a Light" at the Berlin International Film Festival on Thursday, Martin Scorsese is preparing to tackle another musical project.
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The Oscar-winning director has signed on to shoot a documentary about influential reggae musician-songwriter Bob Marley. The feature doesn't have a title yet, but it does have a release date: February 6, 2010, the 65th anniversary of Marley's birth.
The film has the support of the Marley family; son Ziggy Marley is acting as one of the executive producers. As with "Shine a Light," property heir Steve Bing is financing.
Marley died of cancer in 1981 at age 36 and achieved iconic status posthumously. Several attempts have been made to bring his story to the screen, but none have come to fruition.
Scorsese is preparing to direct "Shutter Island," an adaptation of a Dennis Lehane novel starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo and Michelle Williams.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
As a fan I like to think every band has a huge vault of unreleased material and footage that will evgentually get released 
. This could be one of those times, if there is still footage yet to be seen. And I can only imagine if Martin Scorsese is going to put together a Bob Marley documentary, then he is not just going to repeat what has been done before: Soul Rebel, Time Will Tell, Caribbean Nights, Spiritual Journey, etc. 
