Steven Knight tells us about the healing of the Gallaghers for new Oasis doc: “Suddenly it’s a family again”

Steven Knight has spoken to NME about his work on the new Oasis documentary Don’t Look Back In Anger, and how it traces a path to “forgiveness and redemption” for the once-warring Gallagher brothers.

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Watch our full interview above or read it below.

The Peaky Blinders creator and man penning the next James Bond movie sat down with us shortly before the London premiere of the acclaimed new rock doc, just after it received an eight-minute standing ovation when it debuted at the Venice Film Festival over the weekend.

Knight worked as creator, writer and producer on the film, which explores Oasis’ huge Live ’25 reunion tour. NME has hailed the movie as “masterfully done, with moments of irreverence and intense passion burning throughout” in our four-and-a-half-star review.

Knight first found himself in the orbit of Oasis back in 2019 when he directed Liam Gallagher‘s video for solo single ‘One Of Us’, before the frontman returned him a favour.

Then some years later, Knight was let in on the secret of the long-awaited reunion.

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.

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’ universal appeal to new generations, and if Noel really has a Bond theme in him.

NME: Hello Steven. People might go into this film expecting a big ‘Hollywood’ reunion moment between Liam and Noel with either a hug or a fight, but instead they’re straight down to business.

Steven Knight: “Yes, and that’s 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, so you couldn’t even follow someone around. It’s purely observational about what’s happening; no one was doing anything towards the camera.

The film ends with Noel and Liam closer than ever, but when was the moment when you really started to notice their relationship starting to thaw.

What was that opening night in Cardiff like for you, knowing how much was riding on it and how much had gone into it.

Why do you think Oasis still have that hold over young people.

One moment where they did let their guard down was the magic interview scene they did together. There’s affection there. That must have been a highlight of the shoot.

Noel has long been talking about how he could write a James Bond theme song. Did you guys discuss that.

Are you going to be on the road with Oasis next year – filming or otherwise.

With your bucket hat on and pint in the air.

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