BOB MARLEY TO GET HIS OWN BIOPIC. By Koffi Iniobong

Marley‘s eldest son, Ziggy Marley, has teamed up with Paramount Pictures to developa biopic about his late father.

According to Billboard, the movie with follow the story of the icon who died at the age of 36 of cancer in 1981, his rise from the streets of Jamaica’s Trenchtown to global superstardom in the 1970s, his political-themed songs that challenges oppression, more.

Some of his hit songs include “One Love,” “Three Little Birds,” “No Woman No Cry,” “Redemption Song” and “War.”

The legend’s story has been retold, made into documentaries, and was referenced in the Booker Prize winning book, A Brief History of Seven Killings by Jamaican author Marlon James. And now, finally, will be getting a biopic.