Amazon shares trailer for new Paul McCartney and Wings documentary, ‘Man on the Run’
Amazon MGM Studios have shared the first look at their upcoming Paul McCartney and Wings documentary, Man on the Run.
Taking its title from a Wings song of the same name, Man on the Run focuses on the chapter of McCartney’s career following the demise of The Beatles in 1969 as he decided what to do next with his life.
The film, which is set for release on February 25th, 2026, on Prime Video, previously premiered at Telluride Film Festival in August, and was acquired by Amazon MGM shortly before it was first shown to audiences.
The official synopsis reads: “Man on The Run takes viewers on an intimate journey through Paul McCartney’s extraordinary life following the breakup of The Beatles and the formation of Wings with his wife, Linda.”
It continues, “From Academy Award-winning director Morgan Neville, the film chronicles the arc of McCartney’s solo career as he faces down a myriad of challenges while creating new music to define a new decade. Through unprecedented access to previously unseen footage and rare archival materials, the documentary captures Paul’s transformative post-Beatles era through a uniquely vulnerable lens.”
In the trailer, McCartney, who narrates the clip, questions what his next move should be after enjoying a wild ride beyond anything he’d ever dreamed of with the Fab Four. He says, “The Beatles had broken up and I was thinking, ‘What do I do now?’ How could I ever do anything that’s anywhere near as good as The Beatles.”
McCartney continued, “I was on my own for the first time, I had to look inside myself. So, I put a new band together. I thought we should start from square one, so it was a puzzle that I had to unravel.”
Neville, the director of Man on the Run, has expertise in the area of biographical films, having previously helmed the Anthony Bourdain documentary, Roadrunner, and also a two-part documentary on comedian Steve Martin.
Next week, McCartney is set to publish Wings: The Story Of A Band On The Run via Penguin on November 4th, which will also tell the story of the classic rock band.
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