EXCLUSIVE: Steven Soderbergh is out to the city with an untitled function doc, centered on the ultimate interview of John Lennon, a number of sources inform Deadline.
That is the primary doc in a few years for Soderbergh, who launched And Every little thing Is Going Advantageous — on the lifetime of multi-hyphenate artist Spalding Grey — by way of Sundance Selects in 2010. We’re instructed Soderbergh is in manufacturing now, and the seek for a distributor is on, with the movie to be accomplished by finish of yr.
EPs on the undertaking embody Soderbergh, Michael Sugar and David Hillman of Sugar23, and Nancy Saslow and David Hudson of Mishpookah Leisure Group.
Lennon’s ultimate in-depth interview befell alongside spouse and inventive collaborator Yoko Ono on the fateful day of December 8, 1980 — the one radio interview granted across the launch of their album, Double Fantasy. That afternoon, the pair met a group of three from RKO Radio at their Dakota residence. The dialog was extraordinary and wide-ranging, reflecting the duo’s open and reflective moods. John had simply turned 40 and emerged from a five-year hiatus from the music business to take care of his son, Sean. The longer term appeared limitless.
A matter of 12 hours later, although, Lennon was lifeless — gunned down by Mark David Chapman exterior the couple’s New York Metropolis residence constructing. Probably the most haunting line from the interview must be Lennon telling journalists, “I contemplate that my work received’t be completed till I’m lifeless and buried, and I hope that’s an extended, very long time.”
As ever, there’s ample curiosity in The Beatles, maybe probably the most iconic group in rock historical past, and taking a look at their story from all angles. At the moment trying to take action within the narrative house is Sam Mendes, who as we have been first to report, is placing collectively 4 interconnected biopics on Lennon and his band mates, all of which will likely be launched in April 2028, in an experimental transfer.
Soderbergh is coming off of the London shoot for The Christophers, his darkish comedy starring Ian McKellen, Michaela Coel, James Corden, and Jessica Gunning, on which we have been first to report. Ever prolific, the filmmaker in March unveiled his critically lauded spy thriller Black Bag, starring Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, and Regé-Jean Web page, two months previous to that unveiling the Neon psychological thriller Presence.
Soderbergh is repped by WME, Sugar23, and Lichter, Grossman, Nichols.
