BOB MARLEY - WEINSTEIN CO. BUYS MARLEY STORY -- BUT CAN'T GET HIS MUSIC

Although The Weinstein Company purchased the movie rights to Rita Marley's book about her late husband, reggae singer Bob Marley, rights to his music did not come along with it, the company learned Monday. Marley's family issued a statement saying that while it had received numerous requests to license his music over the years, "all of them have been declined," including the latest from The Weinstein Company. It made an exception in the case of Martin Scorsese's planned documentary, Marley's son Ziggy said. And in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Marley's music publisher, Chris Blackwell, suggested that Scorsese may have put the kibbosh on the Weinsteins' film project. "Martin Scorsese doesn't want to go out with a competing project," Blackwell said.

25/03/2008