The Way of the Wind
| The Way of the Wind | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Terrence Malick |
| Written by | Terrence Malick |
| Produced by | Josh Jeter |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jörg Widmer |
| Music by | Eleni Karaindrou[1] |
Production company | |
| Countries | United States United Kingdom Germany Turkey |
| Language | English |
The Way of the Wind[2] is an upcoming epic biblical drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick and produced by Josh Jeter. Starring Géza Röhrig as Jesus, the film retells his story. Alongside Röhrig, the film stars Matthias Schoenaerts as Saint Peter, Mark Rylance as Satan, Tawfeek Barhom as John the Baptist, Aidan Turner as Saint Andrew, Ben Kingsley, Joseph Fiennes, and Douglas Booth. It is planned to premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, making the film Malick's longest editing period.[3]
Premise
[edit]The Way of the Wind retells and chronicles several episodes in the life story of Jesus[4] through several parables.[5] A subplot revealed by Röhrig concerns Jesus not wanting Saint Peter, one of his disciples, to partake in a political movement to fight the Roman occupation. Jordan Raup of The Film Stage said there are no scenes of Jesus performing miracles, "making for a rather grounded approach". Mark Rylance, who plays Satan, said Satan has more dialogue than Jesus in scenes featuring the two.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Géza Röhrig as Jesus Christ
- Matthias Schoenaerts as Saint Peter
- Mark Rylance as Satan
- Ben Kingsley
- Tawfeek Barhom as John
- Björn Thors
- Joseph Fiennes
- Douglas Booth
- Aidan Turner as Saint Andrew
- Lorenzo Gioielli
- Philip Arditti as Hosea
- Nabil Elouahabi as Saint Stephen
- Con O'Neill as Enoch
- Joseph Mawle as Saul
- Karel Roden as Mamon
- Martin McCann as Marcellus
- Sarah-Sofie Boussnina as Claudia
- Laëtitia Eïdo as Anna
- Ali Suliman as Cleopas
- Shadi Mar'i as Asher
- Selim Bayraktar as Jonathan
- Ori Pfeffer as Ahaziah
- Selva Rasalingam as Jeroboam
- John Rhys-Davies as Uriah
- Sebastiano Filocamo as Prodigal Elder Brother
- Makram Khoury as Jonas
- Sarah Greene
- Mathieu Kassovitz
- Numan Acar
- Ioachim Ciobanu as Zealot
- Franz Rogowski
- Leila Hatami as Mary Magdalene
- Sofia Asir as Dinah
- Antonia Fotaras as Miriam
Production
[edit]Reports began circulating in June 2019 that Malick had begun filming his next project, then known as The Last Planet, near the town of Anzio, Italy.[6] By July, filming was reportedly occurring in Iceland, with Kingsley and Thors reported to have been cast and present for filming.[7] In September, Rylance, Schoenaerts, Röhrig, Fiennes, Booth, Gioielli, Filocamo and Turner were cast, with Rylance directly confirming the film and saying he would play four versions of Satan. John Rhys-Davies was also added to the cast.[8][5][9][10] Mawle was added in October.[11][12]
Kassovitz told the French radio station RFM that Malick filmed an average of five hours per day, leading to 3,000 hours of footage by the end of filming.[13] Editing commenced in 2019, immediately after filming ended.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Newman, Nick (November 9, 2020). "Terrence Malick's The Last Planet Adds Composer Eleni Karaindrou". thefilmstage.com.
- ^ Newman, Nick (November 20, 2020). "Terrence Malick's The Last Planet Gets New Title". thefilmstage.com.
- ^ a b Raup, Jordan (2024-03-27). "Exclusive: Terrence Malick's Biblical Epic The Way of the Wind Aims for 2025 Premiere as First Story Details Arrive". Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ Motamayor, Rafael (November 21, 2020). "Terrence Malick's 'The Last Planet' Is Now Titled 'The Way Of The Wind'". theplaylist.net. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ a b Shoard, Catherine (September 9, 2019). "Mark Rylance to play four versions of Satan for Terrence Malick". The Guardian.
- ^ Perez, Rodrigo (June 9, 2019). "Terrence Malick Reportedly Shooting Next Movie, 'The Last Planet,' About The Life Of Christ". theplaylist.net.
- ^ Becklo, Matthew (July 16, 2019). "New film from Terrence Malick to explore the life of Christ". Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture.
- ^ Raup, Jordan (September 8, 2019). "Terrence Malick Casts Mark Rylance, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Géza Röhrig in 'The Last Planet'". thefilmstage.com.
- ^ Barfield, Charles (September 9, 2019). "Mark Rylance, Joseph Fiennes, Matthias Schoenaerts & More Reportedly Join Terrence Malick's Upcoming 'The Last Planet'". theplaylist.net.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (September 26, 2019). "'The Hobbit' & 'Poldark' Star Aidan Turner Joins Terrence Malick's Under-The-Radar Life Of Christ Movie". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ White, James (October 22, 2019). "Lord Of The Rings: Joseph Mawle Joins The Amazon TV Series". empireonline.com.
- ^ "The Way Of The Wind". Metacritic. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ Mathieu Kassowitz : 1 heure avec... présentée par Bernard Montiel [Mathieu Kassowitz: 1 hour with... presented by Bernard Montiel] (Radio broadcast) (in French). RFM. 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2024-07-17 – via YouTube.
- ^ Zilko, Christian (2023-08-10). "Terrence Malick Is 'Very Happy' with 'The Way of the Wind' Progress — but There's Still No Release Timeline". IndieWire. Retrieved 2024-07-17.