A new feature length documentary of
Chuck Berry,
who died March 18, 2017, at age 90, is on the way. The film, approved
by the rock ’n’ roll pioneer’s widow, Themetta, is titled
Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock and Roll. It will have its premiere on October 4 at the
Nashville Film Festival.
The film, from the U.K. film company Cardinal Releasing Ltd.,
features new interviews and archival footage with such classic rock
stars as Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Alice Cooper, Little Richard, Bo
Diddley, Joe Perry, and many more.
It was directed and produced by Jon Brewer, whose previous documentary subjects include Nat King Cole and B.B. King.
There’s no word yet on when the film will be shown in theaters.
