The name of the (new) director of Netflix's long awaited Prince documentary has leaked: it's Ezra Edelman who earlier directed the award-winning O.J.: Made in America.
https://twitter.com/yan_k...6427983872

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#prince's

@netflix

documentary is directed by

@ezraedelman

(2016's award-winning "O.J.: Made in America") • here's hoping ('specially 2day) that he gets 2 do right by P. & his unique artistic legacy

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Apparently ?uestlove let this slip during one of his recent "all-Prince" DJ sets.

thanks Bart!
I liked the OJ doc so hopefully he won't be 'leashed' by The Estate and can do his thing without them interfering too much. He's also a much better choice than Ava Duvernay who I suspect would have made a shitty doc with her 'woke' agenda.

JorisE73 said:

thanks Bart!
I liked the OJ doc so hopefully he won't be 'leashed' by The Estate and can do his thing without them interfering too much. He's also a much better choice than Ava Duvernay who I suspect would have made a shitty doc with her 'woke' agenda.

BartVanHemelen said:

Apparently ?uestlove let this slip during one of his recent "all-Prince" DJ sets.

Some of us have been holding this close to the vest for a long time.
I hope this revelation doesn't cause this to fail again.

onlyforaminute said:

Don't know him. Of course wiki'd him at least. Interesting background, seems a bit limited but meaty. Curious to get a feel for him. [Edited 4/29/20 12:05pm]

O.J.: Made in America is one of the most intelligent, deep, subtle things that I've seen on TV these last years.

What's the over/under on weeks this director lasts?

[Edited 5/3/20 6:49am]

WhisperingDandelions said:

What's the over/under on weeks this director lasts?

[Edited 5/3/20 6:49am]

He's been involved snce before Ava's "resignation" was announced.

JorisE73 said:

thanks Bart!
I liked the OJ doc so hopefully he won't be 'leashed' by The Estate and can do his thing without them interfering too much. He's also a much better choice than Ava Duvernay who I suspect would have made a shitty doc with her 'woke' agenda.

Not sure what that unnecessary comment is about.

At any rate, Ezra is a great choice to take it over, given documentaries are his forte. Looking forward to it.

jn2 said:

onlyforaminute said:

Don't know him. Of course wiki'd him at least. Interesting background, seems a bit limited but meaty. Curious to get a feel for him. [Edited 4/29/20 12:05pm]

O.J.: Made in America is one of the most intelligent, deep, subtle things that I've seen on TV these last years.

I am very pleased to hear this director has taken over. That OJ: Made in America series was must-watch television. (Everyone's acting was great, so I hope that doesn't overvalue what the director brought to the production.)

Is there a projected timetable on release?

pdiddy2011 said:

jn2 said:

O.J.: Made in America is one of the most intelligent, deep, subtle things that I've seen on TV these last years.
I am very pleased to hear this director has taken over. That OJ: Made in America series was must-watch television. (Everyone's acting was great, so I hope that doesn't overvalue what the director brought to the production.)

I guess you're confusing it with "The People vs. O. J. Simpson, American Crime Story"

(which was great indeed!)

I haven't seen "Made in America" yet, bute the ratings im IMDB are very good (average: 8,9 of 10), so it sounds promising to me.

I think it's interesting, that Ezra Edelman seems to have been focused on the sports world until now:

"Brookyln Dodgers, The Ghost of Flatbush" (2007)

"Magic & Bird, A Courtship of Rivals" (2010)

"9-Man" (2014) [about a streetball game]

lezama said:

JorisE73 said:

thanks Bart!
I liked the OJ doc so hopefully he won't be 'leashed' by The Estate and can do his thing without them interfering too much. He's also a much better choice than Ava Duvernay who I suspect would have made a shitty doc with her 'woke' agenda.

Not sure what that unnecessary comment is about.

At any rate, Ezra is a great choice to take it over, given documentaries are his forte. Looking forward to it.

I'll probably get snipped for saying this, but there has always been lots of low-key racism on .org, much of it directed at Prince himself (don't search threads about the song "Baltimore").

BlueShakooo said:

pdiddy2011 said:

I guess you're confusing it with "The People vs. O. J. Simpson, American Crime Story"

(which was great indeed!)

I haven't seen "Made in America" yet, bute the ratings im IMDB are very good (average: 8,9 of 10), so it sounds promising to me.

I think it's interesting, that Ezra Edelman seems to have been focused on the sports world until now:

"Brookyln Dodgers, The Ghost of Flatbush" (2007)

"Magic & Bird, A Courtship of Rivals" (2010)

"9-Man" (2014) [about a streetball game]

No I don't see O.J.: Made in America you will be blown away, even if you think you know everything and you're fed up with this sad, dramatic story.

https://youtu.be/HrB3rOcrJxg

jn2 said:

jn2 said:

onlyforaminute said:

Don't know him. Of course wiki'd him at least. Interesting background, seems a bit limited but meaty. Curious to get a feel for him. [Edited 4/29/20 12:05pm]

O.J.: Made in America is one of the most intelligent, deep, subtle things that I've seen on TV these last years.

So true. This is great news.

EnDoRpHn said:

lezama said:

Not sure what that unnecessary comment is about.

At any rate, Ezra is a great choice to take it over, given documentaries are his forte. Looking forward to it.

I'll probably get snipped for saying this, but there has always been lots of low-key racism on .org, much of it directed at Prince himself (don't search threads about the song "Baltimore").

Wow! Interesting. This hasn't been checked?

EnDoRpHn said:

If it's gonna be 85% about 1976-1988 and 15% about 1989-2016 like so many other documentaries and books, they can go f... off and die, I ain't watching it.

Thanks for posting this info

laytonian said:

WhisperingDandelions said:

What's the over/under on weeks this director lasts?

[Edited 5/3/20 6:49am]

He's been involved snce before Ava's "resignation" was announced.

'Resignation'?

What's the story?