'Keith Richards: Under the Influence' trailer debuts; Richards at TIFF premiere
On Sept. 9, 2015,
Netflix unveiled
the trailer for the documentary film "Keith Richards: Under the Influence." As
previously reported, the movie will be available exclusively on
Netflix as of Sept. 18, 2015, the same day that Richards' solo album
Crosseyed Heart will be released. Morgan Neville, the Oscar-winning director of "20 Feet From Stardom," directed "
Keith Richards: Under the Influence."
Neville also directed the music video for "Trouble," the first single from
Crosseyed Heart.
In addition, Richards will attend the world premiere of
"Keith Richards: Under the Influence" at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
on Sept. 17, 2015. Immediately after the movie's TIFF premiere at the
Princess of Wales Theatre, Richards will do a Q&A with Neville.
(Tickets are already sold out.)
Johnny Depp directed a documentary about Richards which still has not
been released. The movie, which was filmed mostly in 2010, does not yet
have a title or release date. Depp has said in many interviews that
Rolling Stones
guitarist Richards is one of his main inspirations for Depp's portrayal
of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" character Captain Jack Sparrow.
Richards has had a cameo role as Jack Sparrow's father, Captain Edward
Teague, in the "Pirates of Caribbean" movies since 2007's "Pirates of
the Caribbean: At World's End."
Here is the press release from Netflix about "Keith Richards: Under the Influence":
Netflix, the world's leading Internet TV network, will premiere
Academy Award-winning director Morgan Neville’s ("20 Feet from Stardom,"
"Best of Enemies") original documentary "Keith Richards: Under the
Influence," an unprecedented look into the sounds and influences of rock
and roll icon Keith Richards, on Friday, September 18, 2015,
exclusively to Netflix members worldwide.
“If there’s a Mount Rushmore of Rock ’n’ Roll, Keith’s face is surely on it. He has always represented the soul of rock
music—for
all of the light and dark shades that implies,” said filmmaker Morgan
Neville. “To my relief, Keith Richards turned out to be a real man—full
of humor, knowledge and wisdom. That’s the real Keith we’ve worked to
capture in our film and I’m honored to bring it to a global audience
via Netflix.”
“There’s no one who could bring this unprecedented look into the
musical influences of Keith Richards to life as distinctively as Morgan
Neville,” said Lisa Nishimura, Netflix VP of Original Documentary
Programming. “Our viewers around the world are going to love the rare
moments he has captured.”
Produced by Academy Award and Emmy winning producers, RadicalMedia
("What Happened, Miss Simone?," "The Fog of War"), the film is a
beautifully documented portrait of Keith Richards that takes us on a
journey to discover the genesis of his sound as a songwriter, guitarist
and performer. Keith Richards: Under the Influence is unparalleled in
its access as it looks at one of the architects of rock ’n’ roll music,
while charting the journey of Keith’s sound and influences, back to the
music that inspired him then and now -- electric blues, country
honky-tonk, southern soul, and more – as he creates his first solo album
in 23 years. A culmination of both new and beloved music, rare
archival materials and hours of intimate and reflective conversations
with Keith, the film documents his long and unusual journey to become
the legend we all love.
In "Keith Richards: Under the Influence," we visit key people and
places that have always enchanted Keith and inspired his music with The
Rolling Stones
to his latest solo record: Chicago, home of the blues, where Keith
first encountered Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and the hallowed
halls of Chess Records; Nashville, where Keith explores his long love
of country music; and New York where Keith recorded the album and
collaborated with the likes of Steve Jordan and Waddy Wachtel. And
along the way, we get an additional dose of inspiration from a long-time
friend, Tom Waits. Lastly, this film is a chance to sit at the feet of
one of music’s most iconic and least understood figures. The Keith
Richards we get to know is smart, funny, poignant and profound. At this
moment later in his life, Keith Richards is serious and reflective on
his singular and spectacular journey.
Helmed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker, Morgan Neville ("20 Feet
from Stardom") and produced by Neville, Justin Wilkes ("What Happened,
Miss Simone?," "Under African Skies") and Jane Rose ("Crossfire
Hurricane," "Shine a Light"), the feature film is a beautifully
documented portraiture film of Keith Richards that takes us on a journey
to discover the genesis of his sound as a songwriter, guitarist and
performer. Emmy-award nominated cinematographer Igor Martinovic ("What
Happened, Miss Simone?," "House of Cards," "Man on Wire") shot the film
and Joshua L. Pearson ("What Happened, Miss Simone?," "Made in America,"
"Under African Skies") edited. "Keith Richards: Under the Influence" is
a RadicalMedia & Tremolo Production.
