Liam and Noel Gallagher, Oasis (Photos: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever Media)
Renowned documentary director Asif Kapadia is to work on a new film charting the rise of Oasis, reports Deadline.
Kapadia recently helmed the Amy Winehouse documentary Amy, and also directed the hugely successful 2010 Ayrton Senna film Senna. He will act as executive director above the Spike Island director Mat Whitecross, while James Gay-Rees of production company On The Corner is also involved.
“Oasis are without doubt one of the classic British rock bands, selling 70 million albums worldwide and defining the sound of a whole era,” Andrew Orr, managing director of Independent Film Sales, states.
“At its heart are Liam and Noel Gallagher, two of the finest rock ‘n’ roll stars this country has ever produced. Mat’s sensibility and style are going to provide the perfect complement to this tale of the rise of one of the great rock ’n’ roll bands.”
Filmmakers are reported to have gained ‘unprecedented’ access to the Oasis archives, including previously unseen footage, in order to tell the story of the band from its earliest days to the release of debut album ‘Definitely Maybe‘ in 1994.