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Steven Knight has spoken to NME<\/em> about his work on the new Oasis<\/a> documentary Don\u2019t Look Back In Anger<\/em><\/a>, and how it traces a path to \u201cforgiveness and redemption\u201d for the once-warring Gallagher brothers. Watch our full interview above or read it below.<\/p>\n The Peaky Blinders<\/em><\/a> creator and man penning the next James Bond<\/em> movie<\/a> sat down with us shortly before the London premiere of the acclaimed new rock doc, just after it received an eight-minute standing ovation<\/a> when it debuted at the Venice Film Festival over the weekend. Knight worked as creator, writer and producer on the film, which explores Oasis\u2019 huge Live \u201925<\/em> reunion tour<\/a>. NME<\/em> has hailed the movie as \u201cmasterfully done, with moments of irreverence and intense passion burning throughout\u201d in our four-and-a-half-star<\/a> review.<\/p>\n Knight first found himself in the orbit of Oasis back in 2019 when he directed Liam Gallagher<\/a>\u2018s video for solo single \u2018One Of Us\u2019<\/a>, before the frontman returned him a favour.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a cashless deal where in return I asked him to appear at the Peaky Blinders Festival<\/em><\/a>,<\/em> which he did and he tore the place apart,\u201d Knight told NME.<\/em> \u201cIt was brilliant; it was such a great day. That\u2019s when I met him, and that\u2019s when we first had a dialogue.\u201d<\/p>\n Then some years later, Knight was let in on the secret of the long-awaited reunion.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t really speak much to him subsequently until Christmas 2024 when I got a message saying, \u2018I know you\u2019re busy, but would you be interested\u2026\u2019 I texted back immediately saying, \u2018I\u2019m very busy but I\u2019m really interested\u2019,\u201d shared Knight. \u201cWe got talking about this, and I understood that both Liam and Noel<\/a> wanted me to do the documentary and not someone who knew what they were doing! That was quite daunting.\u201d<\/p>\n Rather than be weighed down by the weight of expectation around telling such an historic story, Knight set about figuring out what the true core narrative of his first-ever documentary would be.<\/p>\n \u201cHere we have a well-publicised rift between two people, and here they are coming together,\u201d said Knight of the brothers getting back on stage together after their 16-year feud. \u201cThat leads to forgiveness that leads to redemption and all these wonderful things. You\u2019re on the tightrope with religion and all of that stuff. I thought it should be about that. You can\u2019t choose to have a happy ending; you just have to hope there is one, and there was.\u201d<\/p>\n Check out our full interview with Knight below, where he also told us about the tension of the brothers being back in rehearsals, their journey to healing, the magic of the shows, Oasis\u2019 universal appeal to new generations, and if Noel really has a Bond<\/em> theme in him.<\/p>\n NME: Hello Steven. People might go into this film expecting a big \u2018Hollywood\u2019 reunion moment between Liam and Noel with either a hug or a fight, but instead they\u2019re straight down to business\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Steven Knight:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cYes, and that\u2019s the thing I find so appealing. My decision was just to observe what was actually happening, and then in the edit you can tell the story that you know is happening. We put 10 cameras fixed in the rehearsal room<\/a>, so you couldn\u2019t even follow someone around. It\u2019s purely observational about what\u2019s happening; no one was doing anything towards the camera.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like I\u2019m in a similar place to Liam and Noel in terms of background. They are English, working-class blokes. In that huge moment where Liam turns up for his first day, for the first time when the brothers are going to perform together for [16] years, there isn\u2019t a high-five or a hug or a word between them. It\u2019s like, \u2018Are you ready? Shall we go?\u2019 Then the relationship builds as they\u2019re doing the actual work. That\u2019s what I love about it and why I think people get it and feel the emotion. You\u2019re feeling the emotion that they\u2019re not expressing.\u201d<\/p>\n