According to a press release, Man On The Run will serve as “the definitive document of Paul’s rise from the breakup of the world’s biggest band and his triumphant creation of a second decade of musical milestones – a brilliant and prolific stretch.”
“As a lifelong obsessive of all things McCartney, I have always felt that the 1970s was the vastly under-examined part of his history,” Neville said in a statement. “I am delighted to have the opportunity to explore and re-evaluate this pivotal moment in the life and work of a great artist.”
Morgan Neville won an Oscar Award for the 2013 documentary 20 Feet from Stardomwhich explored celebrated choristers and recently directed the retrospective of anthony bourdain, roadrunner.
“I was too young to buy Beatles records when they came out, but I could buy Wings records and I loved them. To me, the story of what happened to Paul McCartney in the aftermath of The Beatles when he had to rediscover himself is the story that has never been told,” Neville said when announcing the project.
“When Universal called me out on this, it took me about three seconds to say I had to do this. It’s the kind of thing I think I’ve been training for since I was 10 years old.”
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