The documentary man on the run will endeavor to tell the life of Paul McCartney after the separation of the Beatles.
man on the runthis is the title of the documentary currently in preparation, on Paul McCartney after the separation of the Beatles in 1970, according to information from the HollywoodReporter.
Led by Morgan Neville, this project will explore the 1970s, after the end of the Beatles and in full rise of the Wings, the group that Paul McCartney created including his wife, Linda, in 1971, “a brilliant and prolific period”, according to a press release relayed by NME.
“As a lifelong obsessed with all things McCartney, I’ve always thought the 1970s was the largely under-examined part of his story,” Neville said in a statement.
“I am thrilled to have the chance to explore and revisit this pivotal moment in the life and work of a great artist.”
The Scrapbook band on the run, which gives its title to the documentary, is the third album of the Wings. Released in 1973, it was McCartney’s biggest commercial success after the Beatles broke up.
“A story never told”
“For me, the story of what happened to Paul McCartney after the Beatles, when he had to rediscover himself, has never been told,” said Morgan Neville.
Oscar winner in 2014 for the documentary Twenty Feet from Stardomwhich spotlights backing vocalists, Morgan Neville was also executive produced for Hallelujah, the words of Leonard Cohen.
Many documentaries have explored and revisited in recent years the work of the Beatles, The Beatles: Get backrereading by Peter Jackson of the last moments of the Beatles, at McCartney 3,2,1, fascinating exchange between producer Rick Rubin and Paul McCartney on the genesis of the music of the Beatles.
