Rolling Stones Muse Documentary ‘Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg’ Picked Up by Magnolia for North America (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comPat Saperstein Deputy Editor Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to “Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg,” which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
The documentary, which was acquired by SK Global Entertainment, tells the story of Anita Pallenberg, the model and actress who rose to fame in the 1960s and ’70s after a chance encounter with the Rolling Stones.
Alexis Bloom and Svetlana Zill directed the docu, which features the voice of Scarlett Johansson as Anita, based on the words of her unpublished memoir.
Keith Richards and his children with Pallenberg, Marlon and Angela Richards, make appearances in the film. Magnolia plans to release “Catching Fire” next spring. “Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg” tells the story of a woman who was described as a “rock n’ roll goddess,” a “voodoo priestess” and an “evil seductress.” She was also accused of trying to break up the Rolling Stones.
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