Oscar-nominated director Anthony Wonke has turned his camera to the world’s largest Scotch whisky brand, Johnnie Walker, with a documentary called The Man Who Walked Around the World.

Wonke, who created Ronaldo and captured the journey of Star Wars in The Director & the Jedi, said Johnnie Walker’s Striding Man had transcended being a logo to become “truly iconic.”

He was inspired to make the documentary after seeing the famous Striding Man time and again in films, music videos and bars wherever he travelled in the world.

The Man Who Walked Around the World is an independent feature documentary created by Something™ Originals and produced by award-winning production company Partizan.

It coincides with the 200th anniversary celebrations for the Diageo whisky brand and explores everything from its origins to the part it has played in legendary Hollywood films and in the music that has defined generations. It goes deep into the whisky’s cultural impact globally and looks at its 200-year journey, from a young Scottish boy starting to blend whisky in a grocer’s shop in 1820.

“We’ve been on an amazing journey, going through years’ worth of footage and speaking to people from all walks of life to create this film – actors, musicians, barmen, artists, activists and a whole host more,” he said. “It’s a fantastic story.”

Discovery VP Content Sourcing and Acquisitions Myriam Lopez-Otazu said: “We are excited to see the first glimpse of The Man Who Walked Around the World and can’t wait to share the documentary with Discovery’s global audience of passionate fans.”

Diageo Global Scotch Director John Williams added: “We’ve been looking forward to this moment ever since we heard about the documentary’s creation. Johnnie Walker has an amazing story to tell and the way Anthony and Something™ Originals have crafted it is extremely exciting for us.”

Something™ Originals Managing Partner Andy Hewitt commented: “For Johnnie Walker to open themselves up to an independent production in this way was a bold move. It was a leap of faith on their part, but they believed in us and in what we were trying to do. Anthony’s brilliant and we were always confident that together we could create an outstanding documentary feature that will live long in the memory.”

The full Johnnie Walker documentary will be broadcast on Discovery’s portfolio of brands and services from November 12. For more information visit https://themanwho.film 

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