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The documentary “Di’Anno: Iron Maiden’s Lost Singer” will be released in theatres in the United Kingdom starting on May 1, 2026 in Birmingham’s Mockingbird Cinema and continuing through June 2 in the country’s Light Cinema network, according to Cleopatra Entertainment, as per Blabbermouth. You may find complete lists and links to buy tickets at musicfilmnetwork.com. The film will also have its North American theatrical premiere for public audiences at the Lumiere Music Hall Theatre, 9036 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, California 90211, on June 9, 2026 at 7:00 p.m., which is also the official North American release date for both the digital VOD and home entertainment DVD/Blu-ray formats, while it is still showing at U.S. film festivals like Sound Unseen in Minneapolis on May 13 and the San Francisco Documentary Festival on June 3.
The Beverly Hills screening will be immediately followed by a special Q&A session with filmmaker Wes Orshoski. Orshoski depicts the late musician experiencing an emotional rollercoaster near the end of his life in this remarkably unvarnished and personal film. The film, which includes appearances by James Hetfield (Metallica), Gene Simmons (KISS), Steve Harris of Iron Maiden, and members of Exodus, Slayer, Megadeth, Overkill, and Sepultura, tells the story of how two fans of Iron Maiden meet Di’Anno when he is at his lowest point and decide to help him get well and resume his career.
Wheelchair-bound since the mid-2010s, Di’Anno‘s health plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic. After those two fans started a crowdfunding campaign, he moved to Croatia, where, with the help of those fans and doctors, he made a dramatic turnaround while running out of money, reunited with his former Maiden bandmates, and fell in love. He eventually returns to the stage in a brave and dramatic manner. Orshoski started filming “Di’Anno: Iron Maiden’s Lost Singer” in 2017, and it captures all of this.
