While it sounds like the finishing touches are being put on at least one of two recently shot dramas from director Terrence Malick, today brings a welcome update on one of his longest-gestating projects. Announced at the Cannes market, Wild Bunch and Sophisticated Films have teamed to start selling international rights to Malick’s ambitious documentary Voyage of Time.
Five minutes of footage will be shown to buyers at the festival, Variety reports, and although they’ll stay hidden from the public it’s confirmed that project will finally be completed by 2016. While we’ve already publicized in detail what the project contains, the official logline reads that it’s “a celebration of the earth, displaying the whole of time, from the birth of the universe to its final collapse” and that it “examines all that went to prepare the miracle that stands before us now. After the nebulae and supernovae, after the lands of lava and smoke, after the elaboration of the first cells, first fish, first amphibians and reptiles, this great wonder!”
With talks to release the 40-minute large-format version in worldwide IMAX theaters, there’s also the feature-length version which will take a more poetic approach to the material, as one might expect with Malick. “Using words and music, we are encouraged to view the grand cosmos and the minute life systems of our planet with gratitude and awe, in Malick’s most ambitious film to date,” the producers added. They said, “This story deals with the biggest questions in life, which touch all of us in an emotional, beautiful and awe-inspiring way.” With voice-over from Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett (according to ScreenDaily) we certainly can’t wait for this one, so check back for more updates as they arrive.
Are you looking forward to Malick’s grand documentary?