Directed by Frank Marshall (“The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” “The Beach Boys,” “Rather”), the project will see band members share their extraordinary story in their own words for the first time.
“I am fascinated by how this incredible story of enormous musical achievement came about,” says Marshall. “Fleetwood Mac somehow managed to merge their often chaotic and almost operatic personal lives into their own tale in real-time, which then became legend. This will be a film about the music and the people who created it.”
Following their fortuitous meeting in 1974, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks reflect on their uncompromising 50-plus-year history, from their record-breaking recordings and tours — including never-before-seen footage, exclusive new interviews, and archival interviews of the late Christine McVie — through to today.
The film will explore how the band’s trials and tribulations, personal resilience, and musical dexterity combined to create songs that have stood the test of time and are enduring masterpieces. It will take fans through the highs and lows of their brilliant career, illuminating the exceptional ingredients each member brought to the band’s uncommon alchemy — a musical union that sold more than 220 million records worldwide.
The documentary will explore what allowed this combination of artists to create singular musical work again and again, and what drew them back together and held them there when every possible pressure, both outside and inside the band, threatened to blow them apart.
A release date for the documentary has not been announced.
Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood, Jeremy Spencer and Bob Brunning formed Fleetwood Mac in London in 1967; a short time later, Brunning was replaced by John McVie and the band recorded and issued their self-titled debut album in early 1968.
Pick up your copy of “Rumours” here and the “best of” package “50 Years – Don’t Stop” here.
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Fleetwood Mac stream Say You Love Me in Rumours Live album preview
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