Usain Bolt’s run-up to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and his planned retirement in 2017, will be the center of a feature-length documentary by British film-house Fulwell 73. The film will follow the Jamaican superstar's journey to the Rio Olympics in 2016, where he will compete for the gold in both the 100 and 200 metres races, for a third straight Games. The film will be produced by British outfit Fulwell 73 - directed by Gabe and Ben Turner, and produced by Leo Pearlman - who were responsible for "One Direction: This is Us," "Class of 92" and others. Gabe Turner said: "Having explored the dynamic of brotherhood and team-mates in...
- 12/21/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
The UK sales outfit will introduce the title at the Berlinale in February.
Independent Film Sales has boarded Gabe and Ben Turner’s currently untitled documentary about six-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt.
The filmmakers have been following Bolt since the end of 2014, and will also use archive footage collected from throughout his life and career.
They filmed in Jamaica in May of this year, and will return to the Caribbean country in January 2016 for further photography, before following the sprinter to the Rio Olympics in August next year, where Bolt is aiming to win a hat-trick of Olympic gold medals.
The team have also secured rights to use official coverage from the event in Rio and plan to follow Bolt through to his planned retirement from the sport in 2017.
Leo Pearlman is producing the project. He and the Turners previously collaborated on Manchester United football doc The Class Of 92 and concert film megahit One Direction: This Is Us, which...
Independent Film Sales has boarded Gabe and Ben Turner’s currently untitled documentary about six-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt.
The filmmakers have been following Bolt since the end of 2014, and will also use archive footage collected from throughout his life and career.
They filmed in Jamaica in May of this year, and will return to the Caribbean country in January 2016 for further photography, before following the sprinter to the Rio Olympics in August next year, where Bolt is aiming to win a hat-trick of Olympic gold medals.
The team have also secured rights to use official coverage from the event in Rio and plan to follow Bolt through to his planned retirement from the sport in 2017.
Leo Pearlman is producing the project. He and the Turners previously collaborated on Manchester United football doc The Class Of 92 and concert film megahit One Direction: This Is Us, which...
- 12/17/2015
- ScreenDaily
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