Harry Styles Enlists John Wilson for Documentary About Madison Square Garden Residency
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New reporting confirms that filmmaker John Wilson is making a documentary about Harry Styles’ Madison Square Garden residency, after photos of Wilson filming near the singer prompted speculation. The project will bring Wilson’s unconventional observational style to a concert film, combining live performances with stories from people involved in the tour.
Styles’ 30-show Together, Together residency began in August, when filming started, and runs until 31 October. The film is expected to feature Styles, fans and people working behind the scenes. Universal Pictures Content Group, Peanut World Pictures and Styles are producing it; a theatrical release is being considered.
- John Wilson is filming a documentary about Harry Styles’ MSG residency.
- The film will mix performances with stories from people involved in the tour.
- A theatrical release is being considered.
Full account
Harry Styles has brought filmmaker John Wilson on board to document his Together, Together residency at Madison Square Garden in New York. Wilson, known for the HBO series How To with John Wilson and the feature The History of Concrete, was seen following Styles with a camera, prompting speculation about a collaboration. Variety has confirmed the project is a documentary.
Filming began when the residency opened in August. The 30-show run is due to end on 31 October. Reports describe the film as combining concert performances with access to Styles’ life and the people around the production, including fans and crew. Wilson’s observational approach may give it a different feel from a conventional concert film.
Universal Pictures Content Group, Peanut World Pictures and Styles are producing the documentary. Its distribution arrangements have not been finalised, though a cinema release is being considered. One report says Universal Pictures Content Group will hold worldwide rights; neither account provides a release date or further details about distribution.
The project joins a recent run of concert films involving prominent directors. Variety compares the tradition with Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz and Jonathan Demme’s Stop Making Sense, and mentions David Byrne’s collaboration with Brady Corbet and a Carnegie Hall performance by Cameron Winter filmed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The other outlet instead points to Billie Eilish’s cinema release with James Cameron and draws a comparison with an Oasis documentary. It also adds personal context about Styles paying tribute at a recent show to former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne.
Where outlets differ
Variety frames Wilson’s film among concert documentaries by established directors and highlights its planned focus on people involved in the residency. The second report compares it with recent Oasis and Billie Eilish films, says Universal Pictures Content Group will own global rights, and adds details about Styles’ tribute to Liam Payne and the tour’s next stop in Australia. Variety says the residency began in August and runs to 31 October; the second calls it a record-breaking 30-date run. The reports use differing descriptions of the overall tour and documentary, and neither supplies a release date.
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