The Way of the Wind

American film
  • Géza Röhrig
  • Matthias Schoenaerts
  • Mark Rylance
  • Ben Kingsley
  • Tawfeek Barhom
  • Björn Thors
  • Joseph Fiennes
  • Douglas Booth
  • Aidan Turner
  • Lorenzo Gioielli [it]
CinematographyJörg WidmerMusic byEleni Karaindrou[1]
Production
company
Studio Babelsberg
CountriesUnited States
United Kingdom
Germany
TurkeyLanguageEnglish

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 Rohrig, 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.

Premise

The Way of the Wind retells and chronicles several episodes in the life story of Jesus of Nazareth.[3]

Cast

Production

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.[4] By July, filming was reportedly occurring in Iceland, with Kingsley and Thors reported to have been cast and present for filming.[5] In September, Rylance, Schoenaerts, Röhrig, Fiennes, Booth, Gioielli, Filocamo and Turner were cast, with Rylance directly confirming the film and stating that he would be playing four versions of Satan. John Rhys-Davies was also added to the cast.[6][7][8][9] Mawle was added in October.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ Newman, Nick (November 9, 2020). "Terrence Malick's The Last Planet Adds Composer Eleni Karaindrou". thefilmstage.com.
  2. ^ Newman, Nick (November 20, 2020). "Terrence Malick's The Last Planet Gets New Title". thefilmstage.com.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Perez, Rodrigo (June 9, 2019). "Terrence Malick Reportedly Shooting Next Movie, 'The Last Planet,' About The Life Of Christ". theplaylist.net.
  5. ^ Becklo, Matthew (July 16, 2019). "New film from Terrence Malick to explore the life of Christ". Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture.
  6. ^ Raup, Jordan (September 8, 2019). "Terrence Malick Casts Mark Rylance, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Géza Röhrig in 'The Last Planet'". thefilmstage.com.
  7. ^ Shoard, Catherine (September 9, 2019). "Mark Rylance to play four versions of Satan for Terrence Malick". The Guardian.
  8. ^ Barfield, Charles (September 9, 2019). "Mark Rylance, Joseph Fiennes, Matthias Schoenaerts & More Reportedly Join Terrence Malick's Upcoming 'The Last Planet'". theplaylist.net.
  9. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (September 26, 2019). "'The Hobbit' & 'Poldark' Star Aidan Turner Joins Terrence Malick's Under-The-Radar Life Of Christ Movie". deadline.com.
  10. ^ White, James (October 22, 2019). "Lord Of The Rings: Joseph Mawle Joins The Amazon TV Series". empireonline.com.
  11. ^ "The Way Of The Wind". Metacritic. Retrieved 2023-10-09.

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