Max Acquires Spike Lee Exec-Produced Bill Bradley Documentary ‘Rolling Along: Bill Bradley’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAddie Morfoot Contributor “Rolling Along: Bill Bradley,” an oral autobiography of the life and career of former star New York Knicks player and U.S.
Senator Bill Bradley, has been acquired by Max and will begin streaming on the service Feb. 1. Directed by “The Last Dance” executive producer Mike Tollin and executive produced by Spike Lee and Frank Oz, “Rolling Along: Bill Bradley” is the live theatrical recording of a stage performance by Bradley, who spent six years writing and developing the show. “Rolling Along,” which incorporates archival footage, was filmed over four nights at the Signature Theatre in New York, with an audience and five cameras at New York’s Signature Theater in 2021.
In the film, the former NBA champion and U.S. Senator shares scenes from his life, from his childhood in a small town on the banks of the Mississippi River; to Princeton, where he became the best college basketball player in the country; to a Hall-of-Fame career with the New York Knicks; to his 18 years in the U.S.
Senate, focused on civil rights, education, and economic growth, and his bid for the presidency of the United States. “I’m thrilled to announce the release of “Rolling Along: Bill Bradley” on Max,” says Bradley. “My hope is people will see a story that’s really about all of us — a story about love of the game of basketball and love of our country; a story of forgiveness and perseverance, triumph and loss, joy and sadness.
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