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James Blunt is set to star in a new feature documentary, which has been described as Spinal Tap meets Alan Partridge.The new project comes from Lorton Entertainment, who previously produced the BBC film Bros: After The Screaming Stops, the Oasis documentary Supersonic and the soon-to-be-released George Ezra film End-To-End.The upcoming documentary was filmed on the road during Blunt’s 2022 Greatest Hit Tour, and will explore the singer’s backstory, from his time in the British Army to recording the biggest-selling album of the noughties.The official synopsis reads: “This the story of an ageing, British popstar, still fighting for relevance some seventeen years after his star momentarily twinkled. No one has a more extraordinary story than James Blunt.
The soldier turned singer has one of the most inspiring trajectories in the history of music.“Filmed on the road during his 2022 aptly named Greatest Hit Tour, director Chris Atkins is given access all areas following James Blunt across Europe. Delving into James’ unique backstory, from witnessing the genocide of the Kosovo War, recording the biggest selling album of the noughties, enduring the harsh backlash that followed his meteoric success, and then tweeting his way back to becoming a national treasure, this is an intimate portrait of James Blunt, as never seen before.It continues: “Described as Spinal Tap meets Alan Partridge, this is a behind the scenes, brutally honest story of a painfully self-aware, endlessly touring musician, for whom persistence eventually prevails.The film will be produced by Steven Lappin, Ian Neil and Dom Freeman at Next of Kin Films, as well as Julian Bird, Ed Barratt and Arthur Landon of Lorton Entertainment.On the announcement of the new
.James Franco will be playing former Cuban leader Fidel Castro in an upcoming movie and his casting has drawn criticism from the Latinx community, including from actor John Leguizamo.
James Franco has been cast as Fidel Castro in an upcoming movie and his casting is being slammed by John Leguizamo.
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James Blunt is to star in a new documentary about his career, described in the official blurb as being like “Spinal Tap meets Alan Partridge”. And if your immediate thought is, “Oh, like the Bros documentary”, it is indeed made by the same production company behind the incredible ‘When The Screaming Stops’.Filmed during Blunt’s recent greatest hits tour, the film explores the musician’s time in the British Army, his move into music – which, of course, saw him make and release the biggest selling album of the early 21st century – and the progression of his career since then.“This is the story of an ageing, British popstar, still fighting for relevance some seventeen years after his star momentarily twinkled”, says production company Lorton Entertainment.
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Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins and Ringo Starr are set to set to feature in a new documentary.READ MORE: Taylor Hawkins, 1972 – 2022: Foo Fighters drummer who always stole the showLet There Be Drums!, which is due to be released in cinemas on October 28, is being directed by Justin Kreutzmann, son of The Grateful Dead’s drummer Bill Kreutzmann.According to Deadline it “examines the essential role drumming plays in great bands and how music passes from generation to generation.”It is set to feature one of Hawkins’ final interviews before he died in Bogotá, Colombia on March 25 at the age of 50.Along with Starr, it will also include Stewart Copeland of The Police, Stephen Perkins from Jane’s Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and ex-Guns N’ Roses sticksman Matt Sorum.Kreutzmann took on the project “to talk to the world’s most influential drummers in hopes of better understanding his father and the instrument that defined his life.”“The idea of doing the movie Let There Be Drums! really came to me as a gift. Literally,” he said in a statement.“It started Christmas Day, 1977 when I was given a Super-8 film camera.
Manori Ravindran International EditorJames Blunt, the British singer-songwriter behind the romantic anthem of the aughties, “You’re Beautiful,” is the focus of a new documentary.The project, which is jokingly described as “the story of an ageing, British pop star, still fighting for relevance some 17 years after his star momentarily twinkled,” will follow Blunt all across Europe during his 2022 Greatest Hit Tour.The doc, which is directed by Chris Atkin, will delve into Blunt’s backstory, from witnessing the genocide of the Kosovo War as a British Army soldier to recording “Back to Bedlam,” the biggest selling album of the 2000s in the U.K. The film will also detail how Blunt endured a harsh backlash following his meteoric success, but “tweeted his way back” by becoming a keen social commentator online.
Bros: After the Screaming Stops producer Lorton Entertainment is next turning the camera to cult British singer James Blunt in a doc billed as “Spinal Tap meets Alan Partridge.”