Gorillaz announce new documentary, Reject False Icons

Gorillaz have announced a new documentary film, Gorillaz: Reject False Icons. The film is set to be shown in theatres for one night only: Monday, December 16th. The documentary explores Albarn’s creative process during the production and touring of Humanz and The Now Now.

“The result is the first-ever all-access immersive journey into the world of Gorillaz and its extended family – featuring never-seen footage, where the virtual meets the real.”

The documentary is set to feature appearances from Noel Gallagher, Vince Staples, PUSHA-T, Danny Brown, Kelela, Mavis Staples, Jehnny Beth and others.

Tickets for the showing go on sale on November 27th, you can find participating cinemas here.

Last month, a live Blur reunion of sorts went down after Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon teamed up during a Gorillaz show for a performance of the band’s beloved track, ‘Song 2’. It’s been near three years since Blur last performed live, and fans have are itching to know when we might be hearing new music from the group.

Watch: Gorillaz – ‘Song 2’

While Gorillaz have released not one, but two new albums since then, and The Good, The Bad & The Queen dropped a fresh record last week, Damon Albarn hasn’t dismissed the idea of a new Blur record. In fact, just a couple of months ago, he explained that “Whenever Graham [Coxon, Blur guitarist] is around, I’m up to playing music with him.”

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