It didn’t show up in the Cannes line-up as some predicted, but we won’t have to wait too long for Terrence Malick’s long-gestating Voyage of Time. The Ennio Morricone-scored project — which is technically two films, one a more educational 40-minute IMAX version narrated by Brad Pitt and the other a feature-length cut narrated by Cate Blanchett — is described as “a celebration of the earth – from the birth of the universe to its final collapse.”
Finally, we have our first official confirmation on when it will arrive. Buried deep in an IMAX press release (via One Big Soul) about its first quarter 2016 earnings, they reveal that an October 7th, 2016 release is set for the IMAX version, which now makes a TIFF and/or Venice premiere likely. With only IMAX reporting now, there isn’t an update regarding the feature-length version, but hopefully distributor Broad Green Pictures will release it around the same time.
It will also get quite some time on IMAX screens, as the next scheduled release isn’t until Doctor Strange, a month later — although it’s expected that the Dan Brown adaptation Inferno, on October 28th, gets an IMAX release and there’s a chance Underworld: Blood Wars does on October 14th. However, neither are listed in the films included in the press release. With the IMAX version running only 40 minutes, along with specialty IMAX theaters, it could easily fit in between some of the tentpoles throughout the day. Check out the list of films coming to IMAX through 2017 below, after the synopsis.
VOYAGE OF TIME is a celebration of the earth, displaying the whole of time, from the birth of the universe to its final collapse. This film examines all that went to prepare the miracle that stands before us now. Science and spirit, birth and death, the grand cosmos and the minute life systems of our planet – all come together in Malick’s most ambitious film to date.
The Crew: An IMAX 3D Experience (Russia-1 Channel, April 2016, Russia only);
The Jungle Book: An IMAX 3D Experience (Walt Disney Studios, April 2016);
A Beautiful Planet (April 29, 2016);
Captain America: Civil War: An IMAX 3D Experience (Walt Disney Studios, May 2016);
X-Men: Apocalypse: An IMAX 3D Experience (20th Century Fox, May 2016);
Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass: An IMAX 3D Experience (Walt Disney Studios, May 2016);
Warcraft: An IMAX 3D Experience (Universal Studios, June 2016);
Finding Dory: An IMAX 3D Experience (Walt Disney Studios, June 2016);
Independence Day: Resurgence: An IMAX 3D Experience (20th Century Fox, June 2016);
The Legend of Tarzan: An IMAX 3D Experience (Warner Bros. Pictures, July 2016);
Ghostbusters: An IMAX 3D Experience (Sony Pictures, July 2016);
Star Trek Beyond: An IMAX 3D Experience (Paramount Pictures, July 2016);
Suicide Squad: An IMAX 3D Experience (Warner Bros. Pictures, August 2016);
Sully: The IMAX Experience (Warner Bros. Pictures, September 2016);
Deepwater Horizon: The IMAX Experience (Lionsgate Entertainment, September 2016);
Voyage of Time (Broad Green Pictures, October 7, 2016)
The Duelist: The IMAX Experience (Non-Stop Production LLC, October 2016, Russia only);
Doctor Strange: An IMAX 3D Experience (Walt Disney Studios, November 2016);
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: An IMAX 3D Experience (Warner Bros. Pictures, November 2016); and
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story: An IMAX 3D Experience (Walt Disney Studios, December 2016).
Attraction: An IMAX 3D Experience (Art Pictures Studio, January 2017, Russia only);
The Maze Runner: The Death Cure: The IMAX Experience (20th Century Fox, February 2017);
Wolverine: The IMAX Experience (20th Century Fox, March 2017);
Kong: Skull Island: An IMAX 3D Experience (Warner Bros. Pictures, March 2017);
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: An IMAX 3D Experience (Walt Disney Studios, May 2017);
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales: An IMAX 3D Experience (Walt Disney Studios, May 2017);
Spider-Man: Homecoming: An IMAX 3D Experience (Sony Pictures, July 2017);
Thor: Ragnarok: An IMAX 3D Experience (Walt Disney Studios, November 2017);
Star Wars: Episode VIII: An IMAX 3D Experience (Walt Disney Studios, December 2017)