The past 18 months have produced an abundance of celebrity documentaries, but Netflix’s newly released “Robbie Williams” sets out to do something different. Charting Williams’ rise from clueless teenager in British mega-boy band Take That to solo superstar, there’s no talking heads and no glossing over the less salubrious moments in Williams’ 35-year-career, including his relationships, drug-taking and depression.
Director Joe Pearlman, the filmmaker behind last year’s “Harry Potter” reunion and Netflix’s recent Lewis Capaldi documentary, set out to make a series about Williams confronting his extraordinary life head-on. Eschewing traditional documentary formats, the four-part show sees Williams interviewed, mostly in bed, while watching archive footage stretching back three decades.
“We did an initial interview and Rob gave a brilliant interview but it was an interview I’d heard before,” Pearlman says. “We were like, there’s so much more here. We’ve seen the footage, we...
Director Joe Pearlman, the filmmaker behind last year’s “Harry Potter” reunion and Netflix’s recent Lewis Capaldi documentary, set out to make a series about Williams confronting his extraordinary life head-on. Eschewing traditional documentary formats, the four-part show sees Williams interviewed, mostly in bed, while watching archive footage stretching back three decades.
“We did an initial interview and Rob gave a brilliant interview but it was an interview I’d heard before,” Pearlman says. “We were like, there’s so much more here. We’ve seen the footage, we...
- 11/9/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
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One of the original bad boys of 1990s pop is getting the no-holds-barred documentary treatment.
Netflix has revealed it is production on an unscripted series about Robbie Williams, the former Take That member who famously split from the band in 1995 and would go on to have a hugely successful solo career. Asif Kapadia, who landed an Oscar for his Amy Winehouse feature doc Amy, is exec producing, while Joe Pearlman, best known for the hugely acclaimed Bros. music doc Bros: After the Screaming Stops, directs.
The series will launch in 2023 and is described as an “unfiltered, in-depth examination of a global icon and natural-born-entertainer who had to navigate the highs and lows of being in the limelight for more than 30 years.” The project will cover the intense media scrutiny Williams faced, plus adulation and addiction, professional and personal break-ups, reunions, recovery and the...
One of the original bad boys of 1990s pop is getting the no-holds-barred documentary treatment.
Netflix has revealed it is production on an unscripted series about Robbie Williams, the former Take That member who famously split from the band in 1995 and would go on to have a hugely successful solo career. Asif Kapadia, who landed an Oscar for his Amy Winehouse feature doc Amy, is exec producing, while Joe Pearlman, best known for the hugely acclaimed Bros. music doc Bros: After the Screaming Stops, directs.
The series will launch in 2023 and is described as an “unfiltered, in-depth examination of a global icon and natural-born-entertainer who had to navigate the highs and lows of being in the limelight for more than 30 years.” The project will cover the intense media scrutiny Williams faced, plus adulation and addiction, professional and personal break-ups, reunions, recovery and the...
- 8/25/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix has put a doc series about British pop superstar Robbie Williams into production, as its UK original series chief Anne Mensah doubled down on the streamer’s commitment to the UK despite the incoming cost of living crisis and concerns over drops in share price.
The multi-part music doc will launch in 2023 and contain exclusive access to Williams. It is billed as “an unfiltered, in-depth examination of a global icon and natural-born-entertainer who had to navigate the highs and lows of being in the limelight for more than 30 years.”
Show will look at the media scrutiny that has followed the former Take That singer’s career, his relationship with adulation and addiction and his professional and personal break ups. Footage captured over more than 25 years will be included in the no-holds-barred look at the entertainer and will reveal a more nuanced and multifaceted character.
“He’s really willing to go there,...
The multi-part music doc will launch in 2023 and contain exclusive access to Williams. It is billed as “an unfiltered, in-depth examination of a global icon and natural-born-entertainer who had to navigate the highs and lows of being in the limelight for more than 30 years.”
Show will look at the media scrutiny that has followed the former Take That singer’s career, his relationship with adulation and addiction and his professional and personal break ups. Footage captured over more than 25 years will be included in the no-holds-barred look at the entertainer and will reveal a more nuanced and multifaceted character.
“He’s really willing to go there,...
- 8/25/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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- 8/19/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
A&e Network has signed on for a feature documentary about Ol’ Dirty Bastard, the late founding member of pioneering hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan.
The film, under the working title Biography: Ol’ Dirty Bastard, will be co-directed by Sam Pollard and Pollard’s son, editor Jason Pollard. A&e promises a “definitive” look at the performer born Russell Jones, produced with the cooperation of Odb’s estate and featuring “a never-before-seen personal archive shot by his wife, Icelene Jones, and access to his closest friends and family.”
“This culture-defining special,” A&e says, “humanizes Odb as a man, a father, and a husband like never before… providing an intimate picture of Odb’s life and reflecting on his lasting impact on music and culture.”
The film is being produced by Pulse Films, with...
The film, under the working title Biography: Ol’ Dirty Bastard, will be co-directed by Sam Pollard and Pollard’s son, editor Jason Pollard. A&e promises a “definitive” look at the performer born Russell Jones, produced with the cooperation of Odb’s estate and featuring “a never-before-seen personal archive shot by his wife, Icelene Jones, and access to his closest friends and family.”
“This culture-defining special,” A&e says, “humanizes Odb as a man, a father, and a husband like never before… providing an intimate picture of Odb’s life and reflecting on his lasting impact on music and culture.”
The film is being produced by Pulse Films, with...
- 4/1/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
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