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Billy Idol Should Be Dead: New documentary "digs deep" into star's "emergence as a prototypical punk rocker" and transformation into an MTV superstar

MIAMI, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 19: Billy Idol, Steve Stevens and The Warning Rock Band with Alejandra Villarreal, Daniela Villarreal and Paulina Villarreal perform during the GRAMMY celebration of Latin Music on October 19, 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by John Parra/Getty Images).

Billy Idol is getting the feature-length documentary treatment his fascinating career has long warranted.

The film, entitled Billy Idol Should Be Dead, received its debut at the Tribeca Film Festival last year and goes on theatrical release in the US and Canada from 26 February. Ahead of that there are two special screenings – at the TCL Chinese Theatre in LA on 23 February and at New York’s Regal Union Square on 25 February. Both of these premieres will be followed by an acoustic performance from Idol and his longtime collaborator Steve Stevens.

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