Disney acquired the international rights to the film and will release it in theaters this September.
ToPeter Jackson’s documentary onThe Beatles, The Walt Disney Company said: let it be.
That also means the doc has a release date in U.S. and Canadian theaters: this Sept. 4.
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A global release date will be announced at a later time.
(Probably after the coronavirus situation is figured out.)
Jackson previously restored grainy, black-and-white archival World War I footage for his documentaryThey Shall Not Grow Old.
Jabez Olssen, who worked with Jackson onThey Shall Not Grow Old, is editing the film.
Giles Martin and Sam Okell are mixing the music at… where else?
Abbey Road Studios in London.
Working on this project has been a joyous discovery," Jackson said in his own statement.
Im thrilled that Disney have stepped up as our distributor.
Theres no one better to have our movie seen by the greatest number of people."
The friendship and love between us comes over and reminds me of what a crazily beautiful time we had.
“Im really looking forward to this film,” said Ringo Starr.
“Peter is great and it was so cool looking at all this footage.
There was a lot of joy and I think Peter will show that.
I think this version will be a lot more peace and loving, like we really were.”
