Iggy Pop to relate documentary on Egyptian king Tutankhamun

Iggy Pop will lend his voice to a documentary targeted on the invention and exhibition of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun.

The documentary, Tutankhamun: The Final Exhibition, was produced by Nexo Digital and Italian cultural company Laboratoriorosso. It follows the tomb’s discovery in 1922 and the following touring exhibition, King Tut: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh, which launched in Los Angeles in 2019. The movie was anticipated to be launched final yr, however the pandemic has delayed its arrival to 2022.

The tour contained greater than 150 artefacts from King Tut’s grave, and was anticipated to run till 2023 earlier than the pandemic reduce it quick. The Egyptian authorities has since declared that the artefacts won’t ever go away the nation once more.

Talking to Variety, Nexus Digital’s Rosella Gioffré stated they have been on the lookout for “any person that would give a distinct enchantment to the narration of the film”.

“And we considered [Pop] and he accepted.”

Laboratoriorosso CEO and documentary producer Sandro Vannini added that “after we heard his voice for the primary time we stated that is the voice”.

“That is what we want for this movie. The voice of Iggy Pop is just unimaginable,” he stated.

“When he learn the story what he was going to relate he was instantly eager to work with us.”

Earlier this yr, it was revealed Iggy Pop would be a part of the forged of Jeremy LaLonde’s comedy fllm Blue Iguana, which additionally stars Bob Saget, Joel David Moore, Jason Jones, Carly Chaikin and Mary Lynn Rajskub.