The rights to a documentary about Rihanna’s life has reportedly been purchased by Amazon.
It’s believed the company spent a whopping €22.3 million on the docu-film.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Peter Berg is directing the film, made up of 1,200 hours of raw footage.
Speaking about the project, the director told the publication: “That was a fun change of pace… to go travel with Rihanna around Europe, and Rihanna is surrounded by girls.”
“We were in Nice [France]. She was going to do a concert on Bastille Day. And that truck driver who killed all those people ploughed through them right in front of our hotel.”
“So even in me trying to do something light, I had a very, very front-row seat to something that horrific.”
The untitled project is set to be an unfiltered glimpse into the Barbadian beauty’s life.
According to reports, filming for the documentary has been underway for the past year
According to Peter Berg’s production company, Rihanna is “is an unfiltered look into Rihanna’s life, providing a glimpse into the evolution of one of the world’s most well-known pop artists.”
“With unparalleled access into the singer’s life and over 1,200 hours of footage, the doc takes us on a journey through private insights into Rihanna’s personality and humor, philosophies on work, family and love that are both moving and inspirational.”
