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"Bob Marley: One Love" is produced by his wife Rita Marley and
their children Ziggy and Cedella and executive produced by Brad
Pitt. Directed by "King Richard" filmmaker Reinaldo Marcus
Green, it sees British actors Kingsley Ben-Adir and Lashana
Lynch taking on the challenge of bringing Bob and Rita Marley to
life on the screen.
“(It was made) mainly to spread his message more, to put his
message into a different medium; film, to reach another
generation,” said Ziggy Marley as he attended the film's
premiere in London on Tuesday.
"One love is something positive out there in the world. That's
what it's about, the message."
Marley, whose hits with The Wailers included "No Woman, No Cry",
"Jamming" and "I Shot the Sheriff", was born in Jamaica in 1945.
He died from cancer in 1981, aged 36.
The movie opens in Kingston in 1976, with Marley planning a
peace concert in response to deep political divisions and
violence. It sees the musician moving to London after both he
and Rita survive an assassination attempt and recording the hit
album "Exodus". Flashbacks offer insight into Marley's childhood
and youth.
Ben-Adir, who played Malcolm X in "One Night in Miami" and
Barack Obama in "The Comey Rule", prepared to play Marley while
on the set of "Barbie", in which he appeared as one of the Kens.
Mastering Marley's mannerisms and language, the Jamaican patois,
was not an easy feat, the actor, 37, said.
"All of it, the language, the music, finding Bob's true
vulnerability. He was a tough man and he was a gentleman. There
were so many colors to him,” he said.
"I don't play music, so I had to learn everything about music.
There was a lot to do and so when I was on a break, I just
started in the Mojo Dojo Casa.”
"Bob Marley: One Love" is out in cinemas globally from Feb. 14.
(Reporting by Hanna Rantala; Editing by Chris Reese)
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