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| From | Michael Coxe <audities@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Scorsese to direct Harrison bio-pic |
| Date | Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:24:18 -0700 |
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http://www.variety.com/VR1117972815.html
Martin Scorsese has committed to direct an untitled documentary about
the life of George Harrison.
Scorsese will produce with Harrison's widow Olivia and Nigel Sinclair in
a co-production between Scorsese's Sikelia Prods., Harrison's Grove
Street Prods., and Sinclair's Spitfire Pictures.
The docu is being constructed as a theatrical release, and the Harrison
family will supply materials from its extensive archive. Interviews and
early production will begin later this year, and the film will take
several years to complete.
Pic will cover Harrison's Beatles career and later years that included a
successful solo music career as well as a foray as a movie mogul when he
backed Handmade Films and made pics such as "Monty Python's Life of
Brian" and "Time Bandits." Scorsese, who explored themes of faith in
"Kundun" and "The Last Temptation of Christ," will also focus closely on
the Eastern spiritual pursuits that were central to Harrison's life.
The docu will be edited by David Tedeschi, who served the same role on
the Scorsese-directed Rolling Stones film "Shine A Light." Tedeschi was
also editor on the Scorsese-directed "No Direction Home: Bob Dylan."
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