Academy Award nominee George Fenton ((Dangerous Liaisons, Groundhog Day, Anna and the King, The Blue Planet, Hitch, Ever After) has composed the original music for the new documentary The United Way. The film is directed by Mat Hodgson (I Am Durán, The Four Year Plan) and co-written by Eric Cantona who shares his unique insights into the history and evolution of the iconic football club and the social and cultural environment that shaped it The movie features new interviews with several United stars and stalwarts, including David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Brian Kidd, Bryan Robson, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Teddy Sheringham, the late Tommy Docherty, among others. Matthew Lorenzo (Bobby), Daniel Glynn, Andrew Baker and Patrick Nathanson are producing the project. The United Way will open in Australian and New Zealand theaters on May 10 and will premiere in the UK on Sky Documentaries and streaming service NOW on May 24.
Fenton’s recent projects also include Roger Michell’s The Duke, which premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival and has been picked up by Sony Pictures Classics for a domestic release later this year.
