EXCLUSIVE: Fremantle has taken international rights on the BBC‘s Roger Moore function doc.
My Life as Roger Moore provides an unique behind-the-scenes have a look at the charismatic Bond star and can air on the BBC later this 12 months. It takes viewers again to a golden age of cinema, tracing Moore’s unlikely rise from a younger knitwear mannequin to an era-defining icon, whereas displaying how Moore refined his persona as a debonair, seasoned man-about-town, and at last gained his breakthrough position as Bond. Past Bond, the documentary explores Moore’s life as an A-Record star, pals with the Sinatra household, in addition to Tony Curtis, Elizabeth Taylor and numerous different Hollywood legends. Fremantle can also be promoting a BBC doc about Hollywood main woman Taylor at MIPCOM this week, which is produced by Kim Kardashian.
Behind-the-scenes exhibits about actors have been performing properly lately, with Nonetheless: A Michael J. Fox Film and Tremendous/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story each garnering good evaluations.
My Life as Roger Moore is produced by Whynow Studios and has been made in collaboration with Moore’s property and household, providing entry to never-before-seen private archives, together with letters and residential motion pictures.
Céire Clark, Senior Acquisitions Supervisor, Worldwide, Fremantle, mentioned: “We’re excited to share the fascinating journey of this legendary actor with audiences. This documentary honours Roger’s legacy and sheds mild on how he revitalised the position of Bond and left an indelible mark on cinema historical past.”
The movie is directed by Jack Cocker, EP’d by Janet Lee and Gabriel Jagger and produced by Karen Steyn.
