One More Trailer for ‘Marley’ Doc – Bob’s 80th Birthday Re-Release
by Alex Billington
June 17, 2025
Source: YouTube
“My richness is life.” Regal Cinemas and Blue Fox Ent. have debuted another official trailer to celebrate the 2025 re-release of this iconic documentary titled Marley about the Jamaican reggae maestro Bob Marley. Made by director Kevin Macdonald, the director originally opened in 2012 and earned a BAFTA nomination. It was also re-released in 2020 to celebrate Bob’s 75th birthday (we also posted a trailer then), but this was right during the middle of the pandemic summer. Now it’s out for another round again – playing in theaters nationwide in 2025 in honor of what would have been Bob Marley’s 80th birthday. Featuring rare footage, never-before-seen performances, and interviews with Marley’s family, friends, and collaborators, Marley offers an intimate and comprehensive look at the man behind the music. The film explores his journey from humble beginnings on the island of Jamaica to becoming one of the most influential musicians of all time, spreading messages of love, unity, peace, and resistance that continue to resonate worldwide today. This is a comprehensive and enlivening doc – always worth a watch anytime. To learn from Bob and to vibe with Bob.
Here’s the latest 80th Birthday trailer for Kevin Macdonald’s documentary Marley, from YouTube:
You can still watch the original 2012 trailer for Macdonald’s Marley doc here to see even more footage.
Born into poverty in rural Jamaica, Bob Marley became a prophet for the world’s oppressed, preaching peace, love, and understanding with a universal language – song. On what would have been Marley’s 75th birthday, Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald combines unheard tracks, unseen footage, and intimate interviews to paint a definitive portrait of the legendary artist. Marley was originally supposed to be directed by Silence of the Lambs filmmaker Jonathan Demme years ago, before Life in a Day and Last King of Scotland director Kevin Macdonald took over for him. The award-winning Scottish filmmaker has also directed doc films including Chaplin’s Goliath, One Day in September, A Brief History of Errol Morris, Touching the Void, My Enemy’s Enemy, Christmas in a Day, Sky Ladder, Whitney, and Return to Podor previously. Marley originally premiered at the Berlin Film Festival & SXSW Film Festival in 2012. The film first opened in US theaters in spring of 2012. Blue Fox Ent. will re-release Macdonald’s Marley doc playing in Regal Cinemas theaters during summer 2025 – check local listings. For more info, visit BobMarley.com.