Oasis stars Liam and Noel Gallagher have been described as "emotional" and "incredibly candid" in the new documentary Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger - their first joint interviews in more than 20 years.
The project, written by Peaky Blinders' Steven Knight and directed by Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern, is part concert film, part documentary. It follows the band's 2025 reunion tour - which began in Cardiff in July that year - and captures the brothers' tentative reconciliation after their notorious 2009 split.
"We did an interview with them towards the end of the film, and they were incredibly candid and that surprised us," Lovelace said at the London premiere, which also screened at the recent Venice Film Festival.
The directors reflected on capturing the pair's first moments back together. "That rehearsal section that started off last year was really important to capture - it was the first time they'd been in a room together," Lovelace said. "By the end of that, we still didn't really know exactly how that relationship was going to play out."
Southern added: "As soon as they started playing on tour, the crowd played such an integral part in their reconciliation. It'd be hard to stand on stage receiving that much love and not have that bring you closer together."
At the Leicester Square premiere, Liam and Noel strutted onto the black carpet to screaming fans, raising their arms and gesturing enthusiastically. They were joined by Premier League footballer Jack Grealish, comedian Roisin Conaty, new Strictly Come Dancing host Josh Widdicombe, and several of their own children - Liam's Molly, Lennon and Gene alongside Noel's Sonny, Donovan and Anais.
The event came amid cryptic social media posts from the band hinting at new tour locations including Celtic Park and Knebworth, though no dates have been formally announced.
In Venice, the brothers brought rock star energy to the red carpet, waving for photographers but skipping the news conference.
The documentary revisits the brothers' long-held feud, which erupted spectacularly in Paris in 2009 - moments before they were due on stage - and ended the band's original run. Noel famously described his brother as "the angriest man you'll ever meet. He's like a man with a fork in a world of soup." Liam told The Guardian in 2018 that Noel "threw me under the f--ing bus".
The band was founded in Manchester in 1991 and became one of Britain's biggest acts of the 1990s, hitting No.1 with debut album Definitely Maybe in 1994. Their 1995 follow-up, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? became one of the UK's bestselling albums of all time.
The film explores why Oasis endures - not just for fans who lived it in the '90s, but for a new generation.
"We set out to make a film about the reconciliation of two brothers, infamous for their volatile relationship, but we also wanted to make a film about the power of music," Lovelace said. "The documentary, like the reunion and the tour, took on a life of its own."
Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger is in cinemas now and will stream on Disney+ later this year. - PA
