A documentary film about Iron Maiden will feature a final interview with the band's former singer Paul Di'Anno, who died aged 66 last year.
Band members past and present including Di'Anno, who sang with the group between 1978 and 1981, took part in the untitled Iron Maiden feature documentary, which comes out in the band's 50th anniversary year.
The metal legends, formed in 1975 in east London, have sold more than 100 million records and performed over 2,500 concerts in 64 countries across six continents.
Later this year, they will add to this number as the band embark on their Run for Your Lives Tour. It kicks off in Budapest, Hungary, in May and arrives at Malahide Castle, Co Dublin in June.
Rod Smallwood, manager of Iron Maiden, said: "We're proud Universal Pictures Content Group has chosen to share the unique story of Iron Maiden with the world. We have given them unrestricted access to the band, our fans, and musical peers.
"We trust that they will excite not only music fans but also anyone who loves a story of an underdog beating the odds to become and remain one of Britain's biggest musical exports since our first record released 45 years ago."
Fans were also interviewed for the film along with famous faces such as No Country for Old Men and Skyfall star Javier Bardem, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, and Kiss bassist Gene Simmons, while the band's ghoulish mascot Eddie is brought to life via animation.
For decades, the line-up of guitarists Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, and Janick Gers, lead singer Bruce Dickinson, bassist Steve Harris, and drummer Michael 'Nicko' McBrain - who has been replaced with Simon Dawson for the latest series of concerts after retiring in 2024 - has been beloved by metal fans around the world.
Previous Iron Maiden members have included singer Blaze Bayley, drummers Barry 'Thunderstick' Purkis and Doug Sampson, guitarist Dennis Stratton, and keyboardist Tony Moore.
Di'Anno featured on their 1980 debut album and its follow-up Killers, singing on songs such as Running Free, Sanctuary, and Remember Tomorrow. Dickinson first joined the band as singer for their 1982 breakthrough album The Number of the Beast.
The film is promised as "an emotive journey through Iron Maiden's 50-year history, told from the perspective of both the band and some of their most devoted followers".
Helen Parker, Executive Vice President at Universal Pictures Content Group and executive producer of the documentary, said: "We're thrilled Iron Maiden have entrusted us to bring their legacy to cinemas around the world.
"Working closely with the band and their passionate fans has been an unrivalled experience, allowing us to tell their story in a unique way and celebrate their incomparable fearless creativity in their 50th anniversary year."
The documentary is directed by Malcolm Venville, who directed the Netflix docu-series Churchill at War; and produced by Dominic Freeman, who worked on the Depeche Mode film Spirits in the Forest.
Universal Pictures Content Group said the film is set for an autumn 2025 release in cinemas internationally.
Source: Press Association
