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  • Discovery+ has documentaries on Pele, Niki Lauda, Damon Hill, ‘Jacky’ Ickx

    Discovery+ has documentaries on Pele, Niki Lauda, Damon Hill, ‘Jacky’ Ickx

    Real-life entertainment streaming app Discovery+ has added two more titles to their documentary streaming list for Indian audiences. 

    The first one, Pele: The Last Show is based on the life of legendary Brazilian footballer Edson Arantes do Nascimento, popularly known as Pele. The documentary narrates the football legend’s journey through his last competitive game, giving rare insights into his personality through the eyes of people who knew him.  

    Pele: The Last Show will show real-life events that happened during Pele’s final game for the New York Cosmos team, which dominated the golden age of football in the US in the late seventies and the early eighties. 

    The second documentary named Ferrari 312B will enthral formula one lovers. The documentary features legendary race drivers like Niki Lauda, Damon Hill, and Jacques Bernard aka ‘Jacky’ Ickx in the star cast. The feature narrates the crazy happenings before the revolutionary Ferrari model was restored and brought back on the iconic Monza circuit track, after a gap of 46 years.  

    Ferrari 312B is also a tribute to its original designer in the seventies, the legendary Mauro Forghieri, under whom the restoration project also took wings. 

  • &PriveHD to celebrate the life of soccer legend Pele

    &PriveHD to celebrate the life of soccer legend Pele

    Mumbai : Celebrating the life of legendary Brazilian footballer Edson Arantes do Nascimento, popularly known as Pele, &PriveHD will telecast the movie Pele: Birth of a Legend on 28 May at 07.00 PM, under the Prive Evenings segment. 

    The film narrates the story of a young boy from the slums of Brazil who transformed into a legend in the world of soccer. 

    Directed by Jeff Zimbalist and Michael Zimbalist, the movie is set in the backdrop of a turbulent era in Brazil. The biographical drama will chronicle Pele’s extraordinary journey in leading Brazil to its first FIFA World Cup victory at the age of 17. 

    The film stars Kevin de Paula, Vincent D’Onofrio, Rodrigo Santoro, Diego Boneta, and Colm Meaney in the lead roles. Pele himself has appeared in a cameo role in this movie. 

    One of the major highlights of this movie is the background score composed by Mozart of Madras, A R Rahman. Upon the release of this film, critics had lauded Rahman for composing such soulful music for this movie. 

  • Biopic of Pele in offing

    Biopic of Pele in offing

    Mumbai: Imagine Entertainment is developing a feature film based on the life and times of Pele, said to be the best footballer of all time. The film will entail him from his childhood to the time when he won his first World Cup at the age of 17.

    “This will be more of a coming-of-age story that will trace Pele‘s childhood until he won his first World Cup in Sweden at the age of 17. The plan is to film the Pele movie in English with some Portuguese,” said Imagine President of Production Kim Roth.

    The yet-untitled Pele biopic, that is expected to begin shooting in Brazil next year, is projected to be released prior to the World Cup.

    No actor has yet been approached to portray the soccer legend.

    It may be remembered that Pele, whose real name is Edison Arantes do Nascimento, had earlier appeared in a number of feature films and TV series.

    His latest big screen appearance was in 2004 when he starred in “Pele Forever”, a documentary directed by Anibal Massaini Neto.

  • MPA unveils anti-piracy campaign with Pele at the helm

    MPA unveils anti-piracy campaign with Pele at the helm

    MUMBAI: In conjunction with the ongoing 2006 Soccer World Cup in Germany, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) has released an anti-piracy public service announcement featuring Brazilian football superstar Pele.

    The public service announcement running on television networks during the World Cup tournament is aimed at increasing public awareness about copyright law and encouraging the public to reject pirated movies found online or on DVDs.

    Pele is one of the most beloved and talented soccer players of all time. He embodies the notion of fair play and love of the game and continues to be an inspiration for young athletes around the globe. In the PSA, Pele appeals to football fans to “score a goal against piracy”, explaining that piracy hurts working people, specifically the thousands of people who work to create movies, states an official release.

    The education effort represented by the trailer campaign complements ongoing government anti-piracy enforcement efforts, and in significant seizures of CD-Rs, VCDs and DVDs, adds the release.

    “We are honoured to have a distinguished teammate in Pele in our fight against film copyright theft,” says MPA India head Chander Lall. “Pele has a reputation for fair play and in this public service announcement he carries that message to people – urging them to do the right thing by renting, buying or downloading movies legally.

    “Enforcing copyright laws not only protects movies, music, computer software and other intellectual property but also stimulates and encourages more creativity. If the people of India do not respect intellectual property and encourage piracy by purchasing pirated copies of movies or downloading through Internet, investment in the creative industries will be lost.

    “Furthermore, foreign investors and distributors might decline to market new products in India. This would affect not only India’s international reputation, but also its economic and social development,” adds Lall.

    Earlier this year, Pele worked with the MPA to produce the anti-piracy PSA. Pele’s own movie, Pele Forever, released in 2004, was pirated and sold illegally on the streets in Latin America.

  • 2006 Fifa World Cup to air live on Sky and TVNZ

    2006 Fifa World Cup to air live on Sky and TVNZ

    MUMBAI: Sky Television and Television New Zealand (TVNZ) have announced the acquisition of the live broadcast rights for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, for New Zealand.

    Under the agreement with Infront Sports & Media, FIFA’s exclusive television partner for the event, Sky will provide full live coverage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The coverage includes every match live, daily pre-shows during match days, a daily review show as well as special lead-up programming.

    In addition to the live coverage, every Wednesday evening Sky Sport will screen BBC Worldwide’s sensational series, More Than a Game. In India, Discovery Networks has acquired the India rights to More Than a Game.

    From 7 May, the History Channel (Sky Digital Channel 53) will present The History Of Football: The Beautiful Game, a 13 episode series that looks at the early history of the game, how it has become a global cultural obsession and reflects on the careers of players who have left their lasting mark on the game. It Includes interviews with Pele and Maradona.