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EXCLUSIVE: Jim Marshall, dubbed nan “godfather of stone ‘n’ rotation photography”, is nan taxable of a caller movie biopic.
Known for his all-access, friendly style and beardown personality, Marshall captured a number of nan astir iconic artists of his era. His adventures landed him arsenic nan only photographer backstage astatine The Beatles’ last concert, documenting Jimi Hendrix burning his guitar astatine nan Monterey Pop Festival, capturing Johnny Cash astatine Folsom Prison, and he was 1 of nan main chroniclers of Woodstock.
Other artists he was celebrated for capturing see Neil Young, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Bob Dylan, The Who, Led Zeppelin, nan Grateful Dead, Guns N’ Roses, Santana and Miles Davis. Below are immoderate of his iconic photos.
Beyond music, nan U.S. photographer chronicled nan 1960s counterculture, anti-war protests, and nan realities of poverty. In 1967, he concisely dated Folgers java heiress, Abigail Folger, who was murdered successful 1969 by followers of Charles Manson. In 2014, 4 years aft his passing, Marshall became nan first photographer to person nan Recording Academy’s Trustees Award.
Filmmakers Jason Noto (Beyond nan Night) and Tim Cronin (The Things We Carry) successful collaboration pinch the Jim Marshall estate, are processing nan communicative feature.
Working straight pinch property holder Amelia Davis and her longtime partner Bonita Passarelli, nan filmmakers secured Marshall’s life authorities and person been commissioned to constitute nan fictionalized communicative biopic.
The movie is expected to research nan commencement of rock-and-roll and nan emergence of nan counterculture through Marshall’s lens. His activity remains potent. The March 2026 Rolling Stone Special Edition cover featured Marshall’s iconic photography of The Grateful Dead.
“We judge this is nan correct infinitesimal to tell Jim Marshall’s story,” said Noto. “He stood for presence, authorship, and imaginative independence. At a clip erstwhile exertion is reshaping really activity is made and monetized, those principles consciousness much captious than ever.”
Cronin stated: “Our volition is to show this communicative pinch uncompromising fearlessness — to research nan good, nan bad, and nan disfigured of Jim Marshall’s analyzable life while honoring nan integrity of his iconic career. It’s astir capturing thing profoundly quality and undeniably bold wrong a defining era successful American history.”
Noto’s credits see co-directing short movie Sweet Tooth starring Timothée Chalamet, producing movie El Camino starring Elisabeth Moss, and directing characteristic Beyond nan Night, starring Tammy Blanchard and Azhy Robertson. Cronin producing credits see The Things We Carry, starring Michael Madsen and Elizabeth Grullon, and documentary TV series NHK Special.
Jim Marshall, courtesy Jim Marshall
