My Oasis film is call to arms for a new band, says Supersonic producer

Producer aims to rekindle the Gallagher buzz … and then tackle the tragedy of Gerrard’s slip
'Swagger': Oasis during a photocall in Hong Kong in February 2006
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The Oscar-winning producer behind the hit Amy Winehouse documentary wants his latest film about Oasis to be “a call to arms” for a new band to follow in the footsteps of Liam and Noel Gallagher.

James Gay-Rees said he hoped Supersonic would remind people “of the level of attitude and swagger” that Oasis had at the height of their fame.

He said: “It’s not about their whole career, it’s just about from when they started up to Knebworth, when 2.6 million people applied for those shows. Who would do that today? What band could generate that level of madness?

“And it’s about that pre-digital time with no social media, no mobile phones. We forget how big they were and how many records they sold.

“They appealed to all classes. I’m a solid middle-class, public school-educated boy but we all fell in love with them and they took the whole country with them.

"I’d love a band to come along that had that effect on people again and I’d like it to be a call to arms for someone to take on that job.”

The film is set for release in October and Gay-Rees and his long-term collaborator Asif Kapadia are about to start work on a documentary about Diego Maradona and have another legendary footballer in their sights - Steven Gerrard.

Gay-Rees said the pair, both Liverpool fans, wanted to look at the moment Gerrard slipped in a vital game against Chelsea two years ago allowing them to score and rob his team of the best chance of winning the Premier League in a generation.

He said: “Gerrard is just a really Shakespearean tragedy, he is this hometown boy and he nearly delivered this prize.

“There is this guy who nearly delivered the ultimate prize to his home city after 25 years and he’s given them so much joy over the years but he was the guy who basically dropped the ball.”

Amy, which followed the singer’s career until her death aged 27 after a struggle with drink and drugs, won the Oscar for best documentary at this February’s ceremony.

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