奥斯卡提名导演阿娃·杜威内将执导已故歌手Prince纪录片

When he was alive, Prince loved to attend the home games of Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis.

Now, the U.S. National Basketball Association team are honoring the Purple One with a uniform whose base color is dark purple, prompting even LeBron James to ask for one himself.

Netflix is also paying homage* to Prince, who died at age 57 in April 2016 from an accidental overdose* of powerful painkillers.

It has hired Oscar-nominated film-maker Ava DuVernay to direct a documentary series.

DuVernay earned an Oscar nod last year in the best documentary feature* category for “13th,” a look at the prison system and racial inequality in the United States.

She also is known for her work on 2014 movie “Selma,” the story of slain* civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., and 2018 film “A Wrinkle in Time,” a big-budget* adaptation of Madeleine L’Engel’s children’s novel.

“Prince was a genius, a joy and a jolt* to the senses. He was like no other. He shattered preconceived* notions, smashed boundaries and shared his heart through his music,” DuVernay said on Twitter.

“The only way I know how to make this film is with love and great care. I’m honored to do so and grateful,” DuVernay said.

(SD-Agencies)