The Brit List: Interview with Kevin Macdonald on Bob Marley at SXSW

By staff | Posted on March 28th, 2012

Bob Marley in 1973 (AP Photo, file)

Previously, Kevin Macdonald spoke with us about his new Bob Marley documentary simply titled Marley. But The Last King of Scotland director also appeared at this year’s South By Southwest in Texas, where the film made its debut. “He’s such an icon,” Macdonald told The Brit List, “but nobody seemed to ask, ‘What was he like as a man?’ I thought, ‘I’d love to make a film about him.’ My wish came true.”