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The Marley Family Will Not License Bob Marley's Music for Weinstein Company's Biopic Release

KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The family of Bob Marley have had a long-standing policy not to license his music for any film or television production whereby there is an actor portraying Bob Marley. Due to this policy, the family will not issue, and have not issued, any licenses for his music to be included in any such film. There have been several requests over the years from different companies and individuals to license Bob Marley music for different projects and all of them have been declined, including the proposed Weinstein production of Rita Marley's book 'No woman no cry.'

Lauryn Hill for Marley flick

Lauryn Hill might play the wife of deceased reggae legend Bob Marley in an upcoming biopic.

Marley’s widow Rita has tapped Hill to play her in the movie, based on the 2004 memoir No Woman No Cry.

"Lauryn would be ideal. She sees my life as her life,” Rita said. "This story is about a girl from the ghetto and a boy from the rural areas. It's more than being a superstar. It's more than just a story, it's a reality.”

[Published: 10-Mar-2008]
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