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Paul McCartney’s ‘Man on the Run’ Sets Feb. 27 Prime Video Premiere

Director Morgan Neville uses recovered home movies plus Linda McCartney’s photos to revisit McCartney’s 1970s reinvention.

Overview

  • At a London screening, McCartney said seeing Linda on-screen was very emotional, calling her “so beautiful” as he reflected on early family life captured in the film.
  • He acknowledges on camera that he sometimes agreed with harsh critiques of himself, saying he “bought into” claims he was overbearing and had broken up The Beatles.
  • The documentary concentrates on McCartney’s first post-Beatles decade, tracing his retreat to the farm, family focus, and the formative years of Wings.
  • Neville describes crafting an archival-driven portrait, with McCartney’s team locating long-misplaced footage and photos that deepen the film’s intimacy.
  • The Ham Yard Hotel preview drew family and celebrities, including Stella McCartney and actor Paul Mescal, who is separately set to play the young McCartney in Sony’s 2028 Beatles anthology.