Director of canceled Prince docuseries speaks out on Netflix’s decision: ‘It’s a joke'

Prince Documentary Director Speaks Out About Canceled Netflix Project: ‘It’s a Joke’

Ezra Edelman says that it's a 'joke' that his Prince documentary was shelved by Netflix.

Cancellation of Netflix documentary about legendary popstar branded 'a joke'

A documentary by Ezra Edelman about Prince was axed by Netflix (Picture: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Director Ezra Edelman has spoken out for the first time since Netflix axed his documentary about late US popstar Prince. The 50-year-old filmmaker, who won an Oscar for OJ: Made In America, said the decision to can the nine-hour series was a ‘joke’ and ‘short-sighted.’ Instead, Prince’s estate will develop and produce a documentary about …

Prince documentary filmmaker seethes over the scrapped Netflix project: 'It's a joke'

"I'm not Prince, but I worked really hard making something, and now my art's being stifled and thrown away." Theo Wargo/Getty Prince performs during Super Bowl XLI in 2007Ezra Edelman compares his nine-hour Prince documentary canceled by Netflix to Indiana Jones' prized Ark of the Covenant: lost to the world."The image I've had in my head is the last shot of Raiders of the Lost Ark: of just a huge warehouse somewhere in Netflix, a crate just, li…

Director Of Netflix’s Scrapped Prince Documentary Blasts The Streamer For Cowering To His Estate’s Demands

The Purple One’s legacy lives on–just not at Netflix. According to reports, last month, a nine-hour documentary about the expansive life of Prince was scrapped by the streaming giant. Although the late musician’s family was supposedly thrilled by the decision, Prince fans and the project’s director Ezra Edelman surely were not. Today (March 4) the Oscar- and Emmy-winning director blasted Netflix and Prince’s estate for discharging the visual dur…

Director Slams Prince's Estate for Scrapping His 9-Hour Doc and Says They're 'Afraid' of the Late Icon's 'Humanity'

"This is reflective of Prince himself, who was notoriously one of the most famous control freaks in the history of artists," said director Ezra EdelmanBERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Prince in June 2011Last month, Netflix and Prince's estate announced Ezra Edelman's documentary on the "Purple Rain" singer would be shelved in favor of something differentNow, Edelman is opening up about his feelings on the matter"I worked really hard making something, and…

Director of canceled Prince docuseries speaks out on Netflix’s decision: ‘It’s a joke'

Kevin Winter/Getty Images Netflix announced in February it had canceled the planned docuseries on Prince, and now the director of the series is speaking out about the decision. Ezra Edelman, who also directed O.J. Made in America, told the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast that Netflix’s decision to axe the series is “a joke.” The cancellation followed a dispute with Prince’s estate over what they claimed were factual inaccuracies in the film, somet…