Todd Haynes finishes new documentary on The Velvet Underground
With two upcoming function movies in growth — one about jazz singer Peggy Lee and one other concerning the lawyer who took on polluting chemical firm DuPont — it appeared like director Todd Haynes (Carol, I’m Not There) already had a full dance card. However on the ongoing Cannes Movie Pageant, Haynes will reveal a 3rd venture, and the primary documentary of his profession: a movie about The Velvet Underground.
Based on The Hollywood Reporter, Haynes’ yet-to-be-titled documentary will probably be premiered for potential distributors on Thursday, other than the pageant itself. For die-hard followers who fear concerning the band’s illustration, fret not; as THR famous, Haynes made certain to hunt the enter of the band’s surviving members, together with John Cale. Whereas it’s clearly a letdown to get a Velvet Underground documentary that gained’t contain the direct participation of Lou Reed, we suspect the late frontman’s presence will probably be a lot felt all the identical.
When final we heard about Haynes’ venture, it was practically two years in the past, the place on the Locarno Movie Pageant, Haynes talked about his imaginative and prescient for the movie. There, he remarked that he would “rely actually on [Andy] Warhol movies but additionally a wealthy tradition of experimental movie, a vernacular we’ve misplaced and we don’t have, [and that] we more and more get additional faraway from.” He had additionally beforehand mentioned the issue of compiling footage of and details about a notoriously enigmatic band, however stated that he meant to combine archival discoveries with interviews that includes the surviving band, in addition to their ’60s contemporaries.
Anyone who’s seen I’m Not There or Velvet Goldmine is aware of nicely Haynes tackle the fabric will probably interrogate the time, place, and band at larger depth than your common rock doc. Haynes is within the individuals past the mythologies, and to that impact, we’re excited to see what he can put collectively.