MOVIE NEWS – Iron Maiden will likely wrap up the year on a high note. Their documentary, Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition, hits theaters here in May, telling the band’s remarkable five-decade story. Meanwhile, the group keeps touring the world – with a run of shows in Australia in May, before closing the year with concerts in Japan.
There’s more good news: the classic British metal band has been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the third time. Industry insiders consider it likely they’ll finally get in. The previous two times they didn’t make it, Iron Maiden didn’t exactly mope – they essentially told the entire voting body to get lost, and not because they were heartbroken. Around 1,200 musicians, music historians, and high-ranking industry figures vote on who gets into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the band has a very strong opinion about them.
“This whole Rock and Roll Hall of Fame thing is a completely f***ed-up circus – ” Bruce Dickinson, the band’s frontman, said in 2018. ” – It’s run by a bunch of sanctimonious American morons who wouldn’t recognize real rock’n’roll even if it exploded in their faces. They should get off Prozac already and switch to f***ing beer.”
In another interview, Dickinson added that he doesn’t even want to be in the Hall of Fame because he doesn’t want his corpse displayed anywhere. “Rock’n’roll doesn’t belong in some Cleveland mausoleum. It’s a living, breathing thing – and if you stick it in a mausoleum, it’s dead. That’s worse than awful: it’s crude.”
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition was directed by Malcolm Venville (Churchill and the War), and produced by Dominic Freeman (Spirits in the Forest – A Depeche Mode Film). Alongside the band members, the film features famous fans such as Oscar-winner Javier Bardem, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, and Chuck D, who talk about the impact Iron Maiden had on their generation.
Founded in East London in 1975, Iron Maiden grew into one of the world’s most important rock bands. Over 50 years, they released 17 studio albums, sold more than 100 million records, and played nearly 2,500 concerts across 64 countries.
(Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition – Hungarian release: May 14, 2026.)
Source: UIP Dunafilm
