Amazon MGM Studios Acquires Paul McCartney Documentary

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Amazon MGM Studios has acquired ‘Man on the Run,’ a feature documentary exploring Paul McCartney’s career post-Beatles.

Directed by Academy Award-winner Morgan Neville, the documentary premieres this weekend at the Telluride Film Festival. The film is the centerpiece of an expansive new partnership between Paul McCartney, Universal Music Group, and Amazon that will unfold over the next year.

In addition to the documentary, the partnership will see the release of exclusive music and merch drops from Amazon Music, and one-of-a-kind commentary from McCartney himself. The partnership coincides with the release of his book, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run, which will be available on Amazon and Audible starting November 4, and McCartney’s Got Back tour dates across North America this fall.

The documentary takes viewers on an intimate journey through Paul McCartney’s extraordinary life following the breakup of the Beatles and the formation of Wings with his wife, Linda. From director Morgan Neville, the film chronicles the arc of McCartney’s solo career as he faces down a myriad of challenges while creating new music to define a new decade. Through unprecedented access to previously unseen footage and rare archival materials, the documentary captures Paul’s transformation post-Beatles era through a uniquely vulnerable lens.

‘Man on the Run,’ produced by Tremolo in association with MPL and Polygram Entertainment, will be released in select theaters and subsequently available on Prime Video from February 25 in over 240 countries worldwide.

Producers include Morgan Neville, Chloe Simmons, and Meghan Walsh for Tremolo; Scott Rodger and Ben Chappell for MPL; and Michele Anthony and David Blackman for Polygram Entertainment. Executive producers include Caitrin Rogers and Paul McCartney. Polygram Entertainment is the film and television arm of Universal Music Group.

Morgan Neville is an Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy Award-winning director and producer best known for his work as a cultural documentarian. His acclaimed film, ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?,’ a documentary about Fred Rogers, was released by Focus Features in 2018 and has become one of the best-reviewed and highest-grossing documentaries of all time.