Back in January, it was announced that filmmaking icon Martin Scorsese was going to get back in the documentary game for a new Bob Dylan film that would be released by Netflix. At the time, we knew the film would be coming later this year, but outside of that, and a few other bits of info, the project was a mystery. Now, thanks to a report from Variety, we have some more info, a poster, and finally, a release date.
The report says that “Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese” (quite a mouthful) will arrive on the streaming service in June, which should be music to the ears of Dylan and Scorsese fans all around the world.
‘Rolling Thunder’ still doesn’t have much in the way of plot details, but the doc is said to trace the fall 1975 tour that Dylan and his friends embarked on, as well as looking at how the tour, and the music, affected the world during that era. Netflix describes the film as “part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream.” So yeah, take that for what it’s worth.
In addition to the planned awards-qualifying theatrical runs in New York City and Los Angeles, followed by a small rollout nationwide, “Rolling Thunder” will be featured in one-night-only “roadshow” screenings in the following cities: London, Paris, Washington, D.C., Nashville, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Portland, Tulsa, Tempe, Chicago, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Bologna, Sydney, L.A., and New York.
For the rest of the world, you can catch Scorsese’s latest on June 12 from the comfort of your own couch, toilet, bed, chair, or wherever you consume Netflix content.
Here’s the poster for the film, as well, which definitely feels like the art for a doc that is crossed with a concert film and a fever dream. So, good job, Netflix!
