The biopic of Reggae legend Bob Marley, initially slated for a January 12, 2024, launch date has been pushed again to February 2024.
The Paramount Photos movie, titled Bob Marley: One Love, is now scheduled to hit theaters worldwide on February 14, 2024, in line with Deadline.
No motive was given for the rescheduled date, however it’s possible that the current Hollywood actors’ strike was one of many components.
The strike, which started in Might of this 12 months, introduced a halt to American movie and tv manufacturing in addition to promotional occasions akin to film premieres. The strike ended on September 27.
Anticipation constructing for Marley
The diaspora is gearing up for the discharge of the movie, which marks the primary time that Bob Marley’s life and profession will probably be showcased in theaters around the globe as a biopic.
The movie stars British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir as Bob Marley and Lashana Lynch as Rita Marley.
The director of the film is Reinaldo Marcus Inexperienced, who additionally directed King Richard, the award-winning movie which follows the teaching journey of Richard Williams, the daddy of Venus and Serena Williams.
Inexperienced confirmed that the Marley biopic will cowl the interval 1976 to 1978, which is able to embrace the notorious tried assassination of Marley and spouse Rita, the making of his iconic Exodus album, and his eventual return to Jamaica for the historic One Love Peace Live performance.
“You actually need to grasp that time frame to grasp Bob the person, and what he was going via spiritually and emotionally as a father, as a husband, and as a musician,” mentioned Inexperienced in an interview in regards to the movie.
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“From the very starting, we weren’t taken with doing kind of a cradle-to-grave story. We didn’t really feel like we would have liked to try this, to seize the essence of what Bob was going via at the moment. This can be a very wealthy interval of Bob’s life by way of his maturation course of, of his changing into a person, of his leaving a legacy to the world. And I feel it’s vital to know that specific time frame.”
Ziggy Marley, who’s joined by his sister Cedella Marley and mom, Rita Marley, as producers on the movie, shares that distinction with co-producers Brad Pitt, Robert Teitel, Jeremy Kleiner and Dede Gardner.
The movie is executive-produced by Ziggy’s spouse Orly Marley, Richard Hewitt, and Matt Solodky.
The film was shot in Jamaica and the UK, and includes a predominantly Jamaican forged working behind the scenes and on digital camera.
