Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition

2026 • 1h 45m •

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With unprecedented access to the official archives and intimate recollections from the band, both current and past, Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition invites fans to experience one of the most iconic journeys in music history. Spanning five decades, this electrifying documentary charts the band’s rise from the pubs of East London to the world’s biggest stadiums. Featuring exclusive interviews with band members and contributors such as Javier Bardem, Lars Ulrich and Chuck D, as well as all-new animated sequences of the band's legendary mascot, Eddie, the film offers a rare and intimate look at Iron Maiden’s uncompromising vision and unwavering connection with their truly global army of fans.

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Rod Smallwood

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2026-05-10

With over forty albums released and more than 150 million copies of those sold across their half century of making music, Iron Maiden look like they are finally having to come to terms with their age and begin to wind down. This retrospective takes us back to the very beginning, playing from the back of their van to pubs in the English Midlands and thence onwards through ever-larger venues and, thanks to the omnipresence of the menacingly skeletal "Ed" on their album sleeves, to international stardom. Using a comprehensive collection of stadium and personal archive, this puts a lot of meat ont...