The wife of the late Ronnie James Dio, Wendy Dio, recently spoke to Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3 about the status of “Dio: Dreamers Never Die“, the career-spanning documentary on the life and times of the legendary metal singer. The film made it’s premiere this past March at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas.
Wendy said: “We did a lot of different film festivals. You go to film festivals to get a buyer for the film. And we have secured a buyer. And it will come out at the end of summer in theaters; it’ll be in theaters the end of summer.”
You can check out that full interview at this location.
At the SXSW Film Festival, numerous people involved in the film’s creation were on hand including Wendy Dio, BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler and former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach, who took part in a panel, “Dreamers Never Die: The Enduring Power Of Metal“, hosted by SiriusXM’s Eddie Trunk. You can check out video of the discussion below.
“Dio: Dreamers Never Die” is the first documentary about Dio to be fully authorized by the artist’s estate. According to the film’s official description, it “delves deep into his incredible rise from ’50s doo-wop crooner to his early classic rock days in Ritchie Blackmore’s RAINBOW, to replacing the iconic lead singer Ozzy Osbourne in BLACK SABBATH, to finally cement his legend with DIO. Ronnie’s biography is completely unique to the tired sex, drugs and rock and roll clichés. The film is about perseverance, dreams and the power to believe in yourself.”
“Dio: Dreamers Never Die” was financed solely by BMG and was helmed by Don Argott and Demian Fenton (“Framing John DeLorean”, “Believer”, “Last Days Here“),produced by Don Argott and Sheena Joyce for 9.14 Pictures, and executive produced by Wendy Dio for Niji Productions and Kathy Rivkin Daum for BMG.