From Hamburg Film Fund Schlesig–Holstein:

“For his latest project Anton Corbijn has returned to the Hanseatic city. Post Republic is currently preparing the color grading for the Australian-Canadian-German co-production of Life.

“It’s wonderful to be here again,” says Anton Corbijn. Dutch director and photographer who shot A Most Wanted Man in Hamburg and was enthusiastic about the locations and the special atmosphere in the Hanseatic city. His latest film Life tells the story of Hollywood photographer Dennis Stock, who meets an unknown James Dean in 1955 at a party.  After that special meeting a wonderful friendship begins that leads to the world-famous portraits of a Hollywood icon.

Anton Corbijn who became famous as a photographer mainly by his portraits of musicians said the topic was very appealing to him.  Corbijn has also worked on films with artists and personalities – his first film [Control] was on the life of Ian Curtis, the lead singer of the band Joy Division.

The German producer of Life is Wolfgang Müller (Barry Films) and it is expected to be released in German cinemas in 2015 to mark the 60th anniversary of the death of James Dean. The main roles are played by Dane Dehaan and Robert Pattinson.  The Hamburg Film Fund Schlesig–Holstein has supported the film with €250,000 in production.”

Translated with the help of Google Translate.

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