Apple to produce Fleetwood Mac Documentary with director Frank Marshall

Fleetwood Mac will have their story told in an upcoming documentary from Apple Original Films.

In collaboration with White Horse Pictures, The Kennedy/Marshall Company and director Frank Marshall, Apple TV+ have begun work on a “fully authorised” documentary on the legendary British/American rock band, the streamer announced on Tuesday, 19 November.

“I am fascinated by how this incredible story of enormous musical achievement came about,” director Frank Marshall said in a press release. “Fleetwood Mac somehow managed to merge their often chaotic and almost operatic personal lives into their own tale in real-time, which then became legend. This will be a film about the music and the people who created it.”

Marshall, along with his wife Kathleen Kennedy, received the Irving G. Thalberg Award ahead of the Oscars ceremony in 2019. More recently, Marshall has pivoted towards directing musical documentaries, including the Grammy-winning Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story and the Emmy-nominated The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart. His most recent film is Disney+'s The Beach Boys.

“We are thrilled to continue our creative partnership with Frank and the talented team at Kennedy/Marshall,” said producer Nicholas Ferrall.

The documentary marks the first time the band the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees - Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks - will tell the story of their staggering career in their own words, from their record-breaking recordings to performing arenas all over the world.

The film will include never-before-seen footage, exclusive new interviews and archival interviews of the late Christine McVie. The upcoming documentary will also explore the band’s highs and lows of their 50-plus-year history - a musical union that sold more than 220 million records worldwide.

“Fleetwood Mac are a musical phenomenon, their alchemy almost beyond comprehension,” Ferrall continues. “White Horse is grateful and humbled by the extraordinary opportunity to produce a documentary that dives deep into the talents of each band member individually and the magic that is Fleetwood Mac as a whole. And to do this with the support and reach of Apple is quite wonderful.”