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21 May 2008 8:56 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Martin Scorsese, a feature-film director who has occasionally made documentary films about famous musicians, has been replaced as director of a documentary about Bob Marley by Jonathan Demme, another feature-film director who has occasionally made documentary films about famous musicians. Scorsese, whose most recent film was the Rolling Stone documentary Shine a Light, said that he could not continue work on the Marley film because of "scheduling conflicts." Marley's son Ziggy welcomed the change and expressed confidence that Demme's participation in the project would result in "the ultimate celebration of my father's life." Demme made the 1984 Talking Heads documentary Stop Making Sense and the 2006 Neil Young documentary Heart of Gold.

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21 May 2008 6:59 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Moviemaker Martin Scorsese has been forced to step down as the director of a new Bob Marley documentary due to scheduling conflicts.

The Oscar winner, who won acclaim for his recent Rolling Stones concert film Shine A Light, has been replaced by Jonathan Demme, who made Talking Heads' film Stop Making Sense and Neil Young: Heart of Gold.

The Marley film will be released to coincide with what would have been the reggae icon's 65th birthday in February, 2010.

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2 articles from 2008