The film, about two hours long, will be released on Amazon Prime on February 25, 2026 in 240 countries, after a limited theatrical release.
A documentary about Paul McCartney’s solo career, after the breakup of the Beatles, will be available on February 25, 2026 on the streaming platform Amazon Prime, after a limited screening in the cinema, according to a statement.
This film, which can be seen in 240 countries and territories around the world, portrays with never-before-seen archive images from the period during which the artist “faces multiple challenges while creating songs that will define the new decade” 1970, according to Amazon MGM Studios.
At the time, “The Beatles had broken up, and I was thinking, ‘What am I going to do now? How can I ever do something that’s as good?'”asks the British artist, now 83 years old, in the trailer released today.
“I was alone for the first time, I had to search within myself and I formed a new band”, he said, Wings, which allowed him to relaunch his career, he says.
“Band on the Run”, the title of this group’s first album, formed with his first wife Linda McCartney, inspires the nearly two-hour documentary, “Man on the Run.”
O documentary was directed by American Morgan Nevillewho has several feature films to his credit, including the recent animated film “Piece by Piece” about the life of musician and fashion designer Pharrell Williams.
The film was presented at the Telluride American festival, at the end of August 2025, and the film itself Paul McCartney is credited as executive producer.
The book entitled “Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run”, written by McCartney, should be released on November 4th on Amazon and in audio on the Audible platformsubsidiary of the American giant.
A partnership between the British star, the Universal Music group and Amazon should also result in the release of “exclusive songs” em 2026also according to the statement.
