Stevie Nicks, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and U2‘s Bono and are among the music stars who will appear in a new four-part documentary titled The Defiant Ones, which explores the relationship between rapper and producer Dr. Dre and Interscope Records co-founder and producer Jimmy Iovine. The four-part film, which will premiere on HBO in 2017, will feature interviews with those artists and many others.
The Defiant Ones will be directed by Allen Hughes, whose credits include Menace II Society and Dead Presidents. The documentary also will include previously unseen footage of recording and writing sessions featuring Springsteen, Petty, U2, Stevie Nicks and others.
“The Defiant Ones has everything you expect in a great story — drama and humor, tragedy and triumph,” says HBO executive Casey Bloys in a statement.
The Defiant Ones also will feature appearances by entertainment mogul David Geffen, Springsteen manager Jon Landau, No Doubt‘s Gwen Stefani, Nine Inch Nails‘ Trent Reznor and rap stars Eminen, Nas, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg and N.W.A.
ABC News Radio / December 12, 2016
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