Mick Jagger to produce Miles Davis biopic, ‘Miles and Juliette’, starring Damson Idris
Damson Idris has been confirmed to star in Miles and Juliette alongside Anamaria Vartolomei. The film is based on the life of a young Miles Davis, and Mick Jagger will produce the project.
The upcoming movie is courtesy of River Road Entertainment and Jagger’s Jagged Films company, with sales set to be launched at Cannes Film Market later this week. A description for the movie reads: “22-year-old Miles Davis (Idris) on a transformative trip to Paris in 1949, where he falls into a passionate romance with Juliette Gréco (Vartolomei), the French singer, actress, and Left Bank icon.”
It continues: “What begins as an intimate affair blossoms into a profound connection between two young artists — just before they became cultural legends.”
Following the announcement, The Rolling Stones frontman lauded Davis as “inarguably one of the most influential and important musicians of the 20th Century.”
Bill Pohlad will direct the movie. He said in a statement: Though much of my work has centered on music, I’ve always been drawn to the intimacy and complexity of a great love story. With Miles and Juliette, I feel incredibly fortunate to explore both—through the lens of two artists whose connection was as fleeting as it was life-changing.”
The director passionately continued: “This story isn’t just about Miles Davis and Juliette Gréco—it’s about the universal rhythm of falling in love, of being transformed by it, and of carrying its echo with you long after the moment has passed.”
The Miles Davis Estate will also be involved in the project. Jagged Films has previously celebrated the lives of other musical icons in films such as James Brown: Say it Loud and Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind.
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