Jonathan Demme Takes Over Bob Marley Film

Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs, The Manchurian Candidate, Neil Young: Heart of Gold) has replaced Martin Scorsese as director on Tuff Gong Pictures and Shangri-La Entertainment‘s Bob Marley documentary.The untitled film will be released worldwide on February 6 2010, marking the 65th anniversary of the reggae icon’s birth. Fortissimo is handling international sales.

The producers are in talks on a North American deal.

Scorsese was preparing to direct the authorised biography after he finished work on Shine A Light but had to pull out due to scheduling conflicts.

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