The film will include footage, performances and songs that have never seen the light of day again.
In November, it was announced that director Brett Morgen would be making his first approved documentary about David Bowie.
Now, the rights to the film - titled "Moonage Daydream" - have been acquired by Neon, Universal and HBO Documentary Films, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Neon will release "Moonage Daydream" in the United States, and the film is expected to be screened in IMAX cinemas. Universal will take over the international release of the film, while HBO has the rights to show it via cable TV and streaming.
The narrator of "Moonage Daydream", which is described as an "experiential feature film odyssey", is David Bowie himself.
The film will feature footage, performances and songs that have never been seen before.
In addition to David Bowie's glorious career in music, the documentary will also delve into his work in dance, painting, sculpture, video and audio collage, screenwriting, acting and live theater.
David Bowie
Although he has certainly been the subject of many films, "Moonage Daydream" is the first project that has received the approval of his family.
David Bowie's widow, Iman, had explained to Variety her reluctance to approve a biographical film about the late artist, saying: "We always ask each other: 'Would he do it?' He would not do it. "
However, it seems that Brett Morgen's background won the family over. With "Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck" and "Jane", the director used private material to create collage-like films instead of traditional, superficial documentaries.
It is in this light that Brett Morgen gained access to David Bowie's personal files, including all of his recordings and many hours of footage from his 35mm and 16mm film appearances.
Brett Morgen wrote, directed, produced and edited "Moonage Daydream".
The soundtrack of the film, which includes 48 tracks from the original David Bowie studio recordings, was edited by the singer's longtime producer Tony Visconti, Bohemian Rhapsody sound mixer Paul Massey, and Ford v . Ferrari », David Giammarco.
John Warhurst and Nina Hartstone led the film's sound design.
