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Becoming Led Zeppelin coming to theatres soon

Led Zeppelin's long awaited documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin is finally set for a cinema release.

Led Zeppelin's long awaited documentary 'Becoming Led Zeppelin' is finally set for a cinema release.

The authorized film, which was first announced in 2019, has been acquired for release by Sony Classics Pictures in a number of countries.

An official release date for the documentary is yet to be announced however a rough version of the film was premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 2021.but hasn't been seen since.

According to Variety, the film has been augmented with additional footage since the "work in progress" version screened in Venice with the "now completed" cut featuring "a brand-new sound mix and newly unearthed material from the archives of all four band members."

The documentary features new interviews with Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Robert Plant, as well as rare archival interviews with the late John Bonham, who died in 1980.

'Becoming Led Zeppelin' is the first time that Led Zeppelin have participated in a documentary in 50 years, with the band granting the film's production team unprecedented access for the creation of the film.