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The film covers Billy Idol's life and includes testimony from Tony James, Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Steve Stevens, Duff McKagan, Pete Townshend, and Patrick Stump, plus rare footage of the Sex Pistols, Ramones, and The Jam.","whyItMatters":"The Amazon DVD date puts Åkerlund's documentary, which played theaters under a 2026 release, into home circulation with its testimonies and archival footage intact.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe DVD arrives in two editions: a theatrical release limited edition with pamphlet at 7,700 yen tax included, and a low-price edition at 6,600 yen tax included. Åkerlund, born in Sweden, has directed music videos for Lady Gaga, Madonna, and Maroon 5, and the feature film \u0026#34;Spun.\u0026#34; The documentary\u0026#39;s original title is \u0026#34;Billy Idol Should Be Dead,\u0026#34; produced in 2025 in the UK by Live Nation Studios with Serial Pictures in association with Diamond Docs.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Billy Idol documentary's witness list is the draw: Tony James, Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Pete Townshend, punks who were there before the pop icon turn.","twitterPost":"Billy Idol's documentary leans on Tony James, Steve Jones and Pete Townshend, the punks who watched the pop icon turn happen.","threadsPost":"The Billy Idol documentary's pull is its witness list: Tony James, Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Pete Townshend, Patrick Stump. The film frames Idol through the punks who watched the pop icon turn up close, not through the hits.","newsletterBlurb":"The DVD of Jonas Åkerlund's Billy Idol documentary goes on sale on Amazon on November 10. The film includes testimony from Sex Pistols' Steve Jones and Paul Cook, Generation X's Tony James, Steve Stevens, Duff McKagan, Pete Townshend, and Patrick Stump. 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