The Way of the Wind
The Way of the Wind | |
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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 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[edit]
The Way of the Wind retells and chronicles several episodes in the life story of Jesus of Nazareth.[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
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.[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[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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Shoard, Catherine (September 9, 2019). "Mark Rylance to play four versions of Satan for Terrence Malick". The Guardian.
- ^ 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.com.
- ^ 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.