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“Dio: Dreamers By no means Die”, the career-spanning documentary on the life and instances of the legendary rock icon Ronnie James Dio, will obtain its world premiere this week on the SXSW Movie Competition in Austin, Texas.
“Dio: Dreamers By no means Die” is the primary documentary about Dio to be absolutely licensed by the artist’s property. In response to the movie’s official description, it “delves deep into his unbelievable rise from ’50s doo-wop crooner to his early traditional rock days in Ritchie Blackmore‘s RAINBOW, to changing the enduring lead singer Ozzy Osbourne in BLACK SABBATH, to lastly cement his legend with DIO. Ronnie‘s biography is totally distinctive to the drained intercourse, medication and rock and roll clichés. The movie is about perseverance, desires and the facility to imagine in your self.”
“Dio: Dreamers By no means Die” was financed solely by BMG and was helmed by Don Argott and Demian Fenton (“Framing John DeLorean”, “Believer”, “Final Days Right here”), produced by Don Argott and Sheena Joyce for 9.14 Photos, and government produced by Wendy Dio, spouse and longtime supervisor of Ronnie James Dio, for Niji Productions and Kathy Rivkin Daum for BMG.
Argott advised Deadline that Dio would not have the “archetypical” rock and roll story. “He is principally had three unbelievable careers that, frankly, any artist could be fortunate sufficient to have a type of careers,” he stated. “From a storytelling standpoint, we checked out the way you inform that story and never make it really feel prefer it’s the identical story again and again. Historical past presents its personal group of challenges that you need to overcome. It is a bit of refreshing to not be the everyday ‘Behind The Music’ by-the-numbers rock documentary the place every little thing is fairly anticipated.”
Fenton added: “It is a story that I really feel like we simply want now. It is so stunning that you are looking at this heavy metallic dude and also you assume you realize the story filled with darkness, however it’s actually a narrative of righteousness and perseverance and packaged on this fascinating world.”
Ronnie James Dio‘s story transcends the usual rock documentary. Set in opposition to the backdrop of Dio‘s autobiography — half completed by Ronnie earlier than his premature demise from abdomen most cancers in 2010 — the movie chronicles the inspiring journey of his life, love, and storied profession. Whether or not enjoying sold-out stadiums or battling sickness, his highly effective voice and mild coronary heart have had a profound affect on his household, associates, and followers all over the world.
Wendy Dio not too long ago advised Argentinian journalist Lucas Gordon about “Dio: Dreamers By no means Die”: “I noticed the primary reduce of it. It was very emotional. It’s extremely totally different from [Dio‘s autobiography]. ‘Trigger the ebook finishes in 1986, with Ronnie enjoying Madison Sq. Backyard. However the documentary goes all through his life until the tip. And it was very emotional. I used to be watching it with my publicist and an individual from BMG, who’re funding the documentary. And all of us cried. It was very emotional. But it surely’s actually fascinating and actually good. Rob Halford is nice in it, speaking about tales. Lita Ford [and] Jack Black [are also in it]. Eddie Trunk [SiriusXM radio personality] and Mick Wall [author of Dio‘s autobiography] each sort of narrated it and every little thing. I am more than happy with it.”
Final August, Wendy advised SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk” about what followers can anticipate to see within the documentary: “There is a bunch of stuff from [old] Tremendous 8 [tapes] and another stuff. There’s improbable interviews with every kind of various folks about after they had been working with Ronnie or what they had been doing on the time, perhaps supporting Ronnie. It’s very totally different to the [recently released Dio] ebook. And I am very to see this reduce. I am excited, really, to see it. And I believe it is gonna be nice.”
In October 2019, Wendy advised the WSOU radio station that the documentary “will go from Ronnie‘s childhood all through [to the end of his life]. I believe they interviewed Jack Black, and I believe they interviewed all of Ronnie‘s bandmembers and Doug Aldrich and, I believe, Jeff Pilson. They had been on the point of go to Arizona to interview Rob Halford and Lita Ford. After which they had been going into England to interview Tony Iommi. They already did Geezer [Butler]. So there will probably be very fascinating tales from totally different folks. I believe it’s going to be an excellent factor, and it will present folks lots of issues that individuals have by no means seen earlier than.”
Ronnie James Dio handed away of abdomen most cancers on Could 16, 2010 on the age of 67.
Dio was famend all through the world as one of many biggest and most influential vocalists in heavy metallic historical past. The singer, who was recording and touring with BLACK SABBATH offshoot HEAVEN & HELL previous to his sickness, was identified with abdomen most cancers in late 2009. He underwent chemotherapy and made what’s now his ultimate public look in April 2010 on the Revolver Golden Gods Awards in Los Angeles.
Dio‘s autobiography, titled “Rainbow In The Darkish: The Autobiography”, was launched final July by way of Permuted Press.
