Devo, the rock band best known for the 1980 hit “Whip It,” gets the documentary treatment.
The project is the first authorized documentary about the group, which features the classic lineup of Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh, Gerald and Bob Casales, and Alan Myers.
Chris Smith, who directed Netflix Fireworksabout the troubled Fyre Festival and Tiger King, the Doc.
It comes from BMG, Fremantle Documentaries and Warner Music Entertainment, with Vice Studios and Library Films producing in association with Mutato Entertainment.
The self-titled doc, currently in production, tells the story of the group that was founded in 1973 in Akron, Ohio, after the Kent State Massacre.
It will feature a mix of archive footage and interviews of other characters in their work.
Producers include Anita Greenspan and Chris Holmes for Mutato Entertainment, Executive Producers include William Kennedy, Stuart Souter and Kathy Rivkin Daum for BMG, Mandy Chang for Fremantle Documentaries, Charlie Cohen for Warner Music and Mark Pinkus for Rhino Entertainment.
Smith said: “Devo was a huge influence on me. Their approach to music, film, video and art was something I’d never seen before and was one of the really formative artistic influences that showed me that there was absolutely new ways of looking at things.
Source: Deadline
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