Prodigy is coming to the big screen.
A new documentary will follow the history of the iconic English band, from its first steps in the United Kingdom to its impact in America and the explosion of electronic music in the '90s.
The documentary will be co-produced with Prodigy's Maxim and Liam Howlett and Pulse Films, and will be directed by Paul Dugdale, the band's longtime collaborator.
Dugdale has directed Prodigy's 2011 concert film "World's On Fire", as well as several concert films for names such as the Rolling Stones, Coldplay, Paul McCartney and Sam Smith.
"The film will be as wild as the band itself. Dark sometimes, intense alternations of rhythm, will also be a visual attack, in terms of style impressive, modern and provocative. "We want spectators to leave the cinema as if they had gotten off the roller coaster," said Paul Dugdale.
The production of the documentary is expected to start this spring, while the release date has not been announced yet.
This is the Prodigy's first major venture since the tragic death of their lead singer, Keith Flint, who was hanged in May 2019.
"We're doing a documentary about the band… so what? "After the catastrophic loss of our brother Keef in 2019, it seemed that it was time to tell the story of our band, the whole…", Maxim and Howlett state in a joint statement.
"It's the story of the chaotic and turbulent journey of our company, our band, the band of the world, The Prodigy. Ή simply - a story about some brothers on a mission to make noise… to set fire to the souls of the world and blow up sound systems worldwide… This film will be created with the same integrity as our music - irreconcilable, raw and honest ει the movie about Keef! ", they add.
The documentary will be produced by Pulse Films, the company behind music-focused films such as Beyoncé's "Lemonade", LCD Soundsystem's "Shut Up And Play The Hits" and Nick Cave's "20,000 Days On Earth".
"Our Pulse Films mentality in the field of documentary music has always been to tell unique stories to artists in new ways that are upsetting," says Sam Bridger, head of music at Pulse Films.
"Working with Prodigy and director Paul Dugdale gives us the opportunity to continue this tradition and create a film that reflects the heart, the pure imagination and the danger of Prodigy," he added.
In 1995 Prodigy was the subject of a documentary entitled "Electronic Punks", which recorded the band 's early days and the period when it appeared at a rave party in warehouses, as well as the release of their first two albums, "Experience" ( 1992) and "Music For The Jilted Generation" (1994).
