HBO and Words + Pictures will produce a documentary about the life and legacy of legendary MLB star Barry Bonds. The project will be led by By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem Director Keith McQuirter. 30 for 30 Co-Creators Connor Schell and Libby Geist will also executive produce the film. Rounding out the squad of talented filmmakers, Academy Award winner Ezra Edelman will step in as an executive producer.
“The untitled HBO Sports Documentary will tell the story of Barry Bonds, baseball’s single-season and all-time home run king, from his beginnings as the son of All-Star Bobby Bonds, and godson of the iconic Willie Mays, all the way up to his meteoric rise in the 1990s and 2000s,” a press release from HBO and Words+ Pictures reads, according to Deadline.
“Using archival footage and original interviews, the film will chronicle Bonds’ emergence as one of the game’s most talented all-around players with the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants and then his years as a superstar with the Giants when he rewrote the record book in his late 30s amid controversy.”
At this time, there is no word as to how involved Bonds will be involved with the documentary. Furthermore, there is no release date set in stone as of yet.
