(Reuters) – The makers of Justin Bieber’s top-grossing concert film have moved on to another
global pop star — Katy Perry.
Katy Perry poses for a picture during a photo opportunity before her performance at the Indian Premier League (IPL) opening
ceremony in the southern Indian city of Chennai April 3, 2012. REUTERS/Babu
A 3-D documentary
concert feature film billed as an on-and- off stage close up look at Perry and her 2011 California Dreams Tour began
production more than year ago, Paramount Pictures said in a statement on Wednesday.
The movie, called “Katy Perry:
Part of Me,” is named after her new single “Part of Me,” which was released in February and debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s
Hot 100.
The film, which will be released in cinemas in the United States on July 5, is being produced by Perry and
directed by Jane Lipsitz and Dan Cutforth.
Perry, 27, said in the statement she was excited to “reveal the highs and
lows and nuts of bolts of this extraordinary ride. I promise you, after seeing this film, you will truly know
me.”
Paramount and Perry, whose last album “Teenage Dream,” produced such hits as “Firework”, “California Gurls” and
“Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F),” teamed up for what is being promoted as the first big screen look at Perry’s life and 124
performances on her tour.
Paramount and Lipsitz and Cutforth co-produced and distributed Bieber’s concert film,
“Justin Bieber: Never Say Never,” which grossed nearly $100 million worldwide on a budget of $13 million.
A trailer
for Perry’s movie promised details on her religious upbringing, her struggles and pressures becoming a pop star, her
marriage breakup with actor Russell Brand, as well as tour footage, including her telling the audience, “Thank you so much
for believing in my weirdness.”
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(Reporting By Christine Kearney, Editing
by Patricia Reaney)