Ziggy Marley Gives an Honest Assessment of Kingsley Ben-Adir’s Portrayal of His Dad in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’

Nobody knows the real Bob Marley like his son Ziggy (Marley); so, how well does Ziggy think Kingsley Ben-Adir embodies the legend in the new movie Bob Marley: One Love? 

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.

Speaker 2 (00:03):
He first scripted biopic about the life of legendary reggae
star Bob Marley's Finally Here simply taught of Bob Marley
One Love and there are a few humans born in
the twentieth century more popular around the world than Bob,
A true icon, instantly recognizable by almost anybody. So when Kingsley,
ben a Deer, was tasked with playing him, he knew
he had his work cut out for him. The Marley
family are producers on the project, and Bob's son and

(00:24):
fellow reggae star Ziggy Marley, was on set with a
watchful eye on Kingsley's performance, but Ziggy was more impressed
by his portrayal than anything telling Rolling Stone, Kingsley captured
a deepness that is really human and touching. He touches
un funny things too, not in a mimicking way, not
in a cheesy way. There are some scenes that might
be closer to the real Bob than others, but overall
he did it artfully. He's interpreting Bob, not being Bob.

(00:47):
Nobody can ever be Bob. This is an artist representing
this painting. Ziggy Marley's thoughts on Kingsley, benad Deeer's portrayal
of his dad and Bob Marley won love out today.

Speaker 1 (00:57):
Yeah, direct from Hollywood,