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Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Iron Maiden 50th Anniversary Documentary To Feature Rare Footage, New Animated Sequences with Mascot Eddie
Universal Pictures Content Group announced on Friday (March 14) that it has begun production on a documentary chronicling heavy metal icons Iron Maiden's 50-year career. The currently untitled film is slated for release internationally in the fall, with U.S. theatrical distribution details to be confirmed later. According to a release, the long-awaited doc is an 'emotive journey through Iron Maiden's 50 Year history told from the perspective of both the band and some of their most devoted followers – from longstanding superfans to established names from the worlds of film and music such as Javier Bardem, Lars Ulrich and Gene Simmons.' More from Billboard Ye Slams Kendrick Lamar for Being on Playboi Carti's New Album: 'I Don't Like [His] Music' Watch Gene Simmons Hilariously Take Over a Los Angeles Weather Report & Deliver a Chaotic Forecast Jay Rock Arrested For Felony Gun Possession in Los Angeles In addition, the doc is slated to feature exclusive interviews with key band members and the final interview with original vocalist, Paul Di'Anno, who died in October 2024 at 66 from a tear in the sac around his heart. In addition to rare archival footage of the group, the doc will also include all-new animated sequences with Maiden's fan-favorite ghoulish grin zombie mascot Eddie, who has appeared on all their album covers. 'We're proud Universal Pictures Content Group has chosen to share the unique story of Iron Maiden with the world,' said Maiden manager Rod Smallwood in a statement about the film that will be directed by Malcolm Venville (Churchill At War). 'We have given them unrestricted access to the band, our fans and musical peers. We trust that they will excite not only music fans but also anyone who loves a story of an underdog beating the odds to become and remain one of Britain's biggest musical exports since our first record released 45 years ago.' The movie description continues, 'The film offers a unique visual experience that highlights Iron Maiden's widespread impact and the strong connection between the band and their truly global army of fans. The film also explores the cultural movement Iron Maiden has helped shape and their enduring legacy in both music and fan culture, challenging common perceptions of the wider significance of rock music and heavy metal.' Iron Maiden formed in East London in 1975 and helped spearhead a resurgent wave of British metal on their way to selling more than 100 million records worldwide thanks to such hard-charging hit singles as 'Run to the Hills,' 'The Number of the Beast,' 'Aces High,' 'Flight of Icarus,' 'The Trooper' and 'Hallowed Be Thy Name.' 'We're thrilled Iron Maiden have entrusted us to bring their legacy to cinemas around the world,' said Universal Pictures Content group executive vice president Helen Parker. 'Working closely with the band and their passionate fans has been an unrivalled experience allowing us to tell their story in a unique way and celebrate their incomparable fearless creativity in their 50th anniversary year.' The film will be produced by Dominic Freeman (Spirits in the Forest – a Depeche Mode Film), with Parker serving as executive producer. Iron Maiden will launch their 50th anniversary Run For Your Lives tour in Budapest on May 27, with 32 other dates currently scheduled throughout Europe through August 2. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
CBS News
04-03-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Can teaching employees poker skills help a businesses thrive?
London — The high-stakes game of poker is making its way into the workplace, thanks to one passionate card player determined to share her skills to help employees master strategic thinking on the job. When it comes to poker, Jo Living knows her way around the table. She grew up around cards, as both her parents were bridge teachers. She told CBS News she could shuffle at age five. But she never picked up a hand to play poker until she was in her 30's, and she never really fell in love with the game until a trip to Morocco nearly 10 years ago. "I was pregnant and sat in a smoky Moroccan casino at four in the morning, and I'd actually just beaten 200 men to win my first international poker tournament," she told CBS News as she sat at a poker table that she uses to teach the skills of the game to others. Her big win in Africa gave her a big idea. Living started hosting home games and teaching the often male-dominated game to her female friends, and said she "quickly saw them growing in confidence, closing client deals and landing promotions." Shuffle forward a few years, and Living founded her company, Aces High. She runs poker workshops across the U.K., aimed at empowering employees — and especially women — to raise their game across a wide range of businesses. "People think it's about bluff and bravado, but actually it's a lot of female skills," she said. "There's so many skills from the poker table that are transferable to the boardroom table, from negotiation, communication, deep listening." Stepping Stone Media was one of the latest companies to get an Aces High makeover, with poker tables rolled into its London office, complete with cards, dealers and chips for betting. "I mean, it feels good, I wouldn't mind having a poker table in more often to be honest," the company's managing director David Mynard told CBS News. Mynard said he's all in, if it will help his employees play their best hand at work. "I really love the idea of taking the game of poker and thinking about how that can translate, how we can learn about ourselves and hopefully develop our own skills of communication and reading other people," he told CBS News. More than a dozen employees sat around the poker tables, some new to the game, others with experience, as Living took them through exercises in decision making, risk taking and reevaluating decisions as they played. Head dealer Jimi Sotimehin, who's dealt the World Series of Poker, says he loves bringing the game to the workplace. "I have got the best seat in the house, I never lose!," he jokes. At Aces High events, there's no cash at stake. The chips are made of chocolate. Living says it's all about betting on yourself... no matter what kind of hand you're dealt.
