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EXCLUSIVE: Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Steve Marriott and his influential 1960’s British set Small Faces are nan taxable of a caller euphony biopic called All Or Nothing.
Marriott, who almost group up a set pinch bully friend David Bowie, became a mod style icon successful 1960s Britain and his influential group Small Faces had a drawstring of hits first arsenic a stone and rotation group and past arsenic a pyschedelic band. First members included Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones and Jimmy Winston. When Marriott near successful 1969 to shape Humble Pie, nan group continued pinch Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood. In his later life, Marriott distanced himself from nan mainstream euphony manufacture and turned distant from awesome grounds labels, remaining successful comparative obscurity. He died aged only 44 aft a occurrence ripped done his 16th period home.
The communicative is “seen done nan eyes of a young female fan; her lifelong emotion is nan set and its phenomenal frontman, Marriott, whose iconic style and unthinkable vocals person had a lasting effect connected generations of musicians. Through their affectional connection, we uncover nan complexities and contradictions that pain beneath nan showman’s mask, arsenic Steve struggles to navigate life successful nan spotlight, disguising his earthy backstage turmoil and vulnerability pinch arrogance and caustic humour.”
The original screenplay, written by character and writer Carol Harrison (The Elephant Man), is inspired by her West End musical, All aliases Nothing, and will beryllium directed by BAFTA victor Adrian Shergold (Funny Cow). Harrison, who met Marriott astatine property eight, wrote nan shape philharmonic based connected her relationship pinch Mariott and conversations pinch his family, including girl Mollie Marriott.
The movie will beryllium produced by Carol Harrison of Rock ‘n’ Roll Productions and Mark Vennis of Moviehouse Entertainment and executive-produced by Charles Ledigo and Gary Phillips. Moviehouse will besides grip sales.
According to producers, nan movie is being made pinch nan support and blessing of nan (Steve) Marriott and (Ronnie) Lane Estates and is owed to spell into accumulation successful autumn 2026. The Small Faces’ backmost catalogue is owed to service arsenic nan film’s soundtrack.
The producers added: “The movie is an authentic, passionate and insightful depiction of 1 of nan astir unsocial and influential UK bands of nan 60s, nan Small Faces. A classical stone ‘n’ rotation communicative of fame, exploitation and nan conflict to found their ain authentic sound. At its heart, All aliases Nothing is simply a tender, bittersweet emotion communicative group successful nan rebellious 1960’s amid an uprising of empowering celebrated civilization and a shifting societal landscape.”
Harrison said: “I americium very excited to person Adrian Shergold, 1 of Britain’s premier directors, connected board. I tin deliberation of nary 1 amended to bring nan communicative to life pinch compassion and integrity, and to present nan film’s grit, humour, excitement and sartorial elegance.”
Shergold added: “I americium a passionate instrumentality of nan Small Faces and that era, and erstwhile I publication Carol’s screenplay, I knew that this could beryllium a euphony movie pinch a difference. The movie has truthful overmuch modern resonance – nan cardinal position of a female fan, on pinch nan lows of dealing pinch fame astatine specified young ages (the set were each nether 18 erstwhile they started), and of course, nan play of nan famously corrupt management. It’s very exciting.”
