Steven Soderbergh’s documentary John Lennon: The Last Interview is now on the market ahead of its world premiere as a special screening at Cannes.
Director Patrick Wachsberger’s Legendary-backed sales and production company 193 is attached to the film, which offers exclusive access to Lennon’s final detailed conversation.
Produced by Nancy Saslow for Mishpooka Entertainment Group and Sugar 23, “John Lennon: The Last Interview” captures an extraordinary and intimate moment in music history: the last detailed conversation the Beatles icon ever had. On December 8, 1980, Lennon Ono and Yoko Ono sat down with a small radio crew in their New York apartment to promote the release of their album Double Fantasy. What followed was a wide-ranging, unfiltered discussion about music, politics, fatherhood, and life. Just hours later, Lennon was murdered.
Soderbergh’s documentary features, for the first time, nearly complete interviews with people who were there. According to the description, the work reveals “a man who has reached the pinnacle of his creative and personal powers and openly looks toward a future he never saw.”
Mehta served as technical partner on the film. In select sequences, which make up 10% of the film, Soderbergh utilized Meta’s AI tools to create visuals that accompany Lennon’s esoteric ideas and reflections on the tragic final days of his life: his past, his present, and the future he dreamed of.
This will be 193’s second Cannes Market, starting in early 2025. At last year’s market, the company secured international sales for four marquee films, including the festival’s biggest grosser for director Lynne Ramsey’s “Die My Love.” John Lennon: The Last Interview marks 193’s expansion into premium nonfiction.
CAA Media Finance is handling North American rights.
