Not often is it OK when Martin Scorsese - who made the excellent Bob Dylan documentary “Don’t Look Back” and the Rolling Stone’s concert doc “Shine a Light” - hands off a Bob Marley project to someone else. But it is in this case.

Jonathan Demme, another great filmmaker, has agreed to direct a film about the life and music of Marley, the world famous reggae artist and songwriter. The untitled project is due for release Feb. 6, 2010, the 65th anniversary of Marley’s death, according to Variety.

Like Scorsese, Demme directs documentaries as well as narrative features. Demme’s most recent doc work includes “Jimmy Carter Man from the Plains” and “Neil Young: Heart of Gold,” and, of course, “Stop Making Sense” his well-known Talking Heads concert film.