Bob Marlet biopic drops trailer, release in 2024
A biopic about Bob Marley is hitting the big screen more than 40 years after his death — and a trailer has just dropped.
Starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as the reggae legend and Lashana Lynch as his wife Rita Marley, “Bob Marley: One Love” explores the burgeoning success of Jamaican singer-songwriter legend Marley with The Wailers in a musical feature film scheduled for release. release in January 2024.
The trailer, released Thursday, also examines the aftermath of Marley’s survival of a 1976 assassination attempt, which was believed to have been politically motivated, and his subsequent return to the spotlight as headlining the now-famous “One Love” peace concert. in the capital of Jamaica. from Kingston.
Marley was only 36 when he died of a rare cancer in 1981.
It’s not the first time Ben-Adir has taken on the task of playing an icon: the actor previously played influential civil rights activist Malcom X in Regina King’s “One Night in Miami.”
Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, the film has received a lot of input from Marley’s estate. Ziggy, the late singer’s son, daughter Cedella and his wife Rita are producers of the film, along with Brad Pitt, Robert Teitel, Jeremy Kleiner and Dede Gardner.
Filmmakers promised the feature film “celebrates the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love and unity. For the first time on the big screen, discover Bob’s powerful story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his revolutionary music.”
