EXCLUSIVE: Gunpowder & Sky, the production company behind Sabrina Carpenter: A VR Concert and Showtime’s Sheryl is teaming with pop and reality TV star Jessica Simpson on a multi-part documentary about the musician, entrepreneur, philanthropist and best-selling author.
Production is currently underway on the documentary, which is described as a raw, intimate and unprecedented look into Simpson’s personal journey, “revealing private moments, exploring the recent highs and lows of her life including personal revelations, successes, and heartbreaks that have never been shared with the public before.” The documentary will feature interviews with those closest to her, including Simpson herself, and chronicle her return to music in more than a decade. “With exclusive access to Jessica’s own personally shot, never-before-seen footage, the doc will dive deeper than ever into how Simpson continues to evolve artistically, defy labels, and persevere in the face of major adversity.” The docu “will follow her walking through transition and life challenges once again, as she returns to herself and makes her way to the other side of pain, inspiring others to know that they can do the same.” The project reunites Simpson with her longtime collaborator, Gunpowder & Sky CEO Van Toffler, with whom she worked on the MTV reality show Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica.
The show, which followed the marriage of then-husband-and-wife Nick Lachey and Simpson, aired from 2003-2005 on MTV. “Having had the pleasure of meeting Jessica while I was at MTV – during her burgeoning music career and amidst the tempest that surrounded her during Newlyweds – I’ve seen her bravely wear her heart on her sleeve and punch back with unyielding honesty,” said Toffler,
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