Terry Gilliam's The Zero Theorem

[Vivek]

Terry Gilliam’s Next Movie is Wild Existential Sci-Fi ‘The Zero Theorem,’ Starring Christoph Waltz | /Film
This was announced last year and I was glad that Terry Gilliam was finally returning to sci-fi with The Zero Theorem.


September 2012.

Terry Gilliam: "Back in Bucharest with one month to go before the start of shooting of The Zero Theorem. Here is a sneak peek at the chapel set. But from the outside. You'll never see this angle in the film."

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Terry Gilliam's newest future dystopia is surprisingly colorful
Some footage from the shooting with cool cars. Also people in those bright colored costumes reminded me a little of BTTF 2, though here the design appears to be more retro. Here is a different link to the shooting video.

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Last night somebody leaked a trailer for The Zero Theorem along with other footage from the film which has now been pulled from YouTube.

I didn't get to see it and I am still trying to find if there is any other site that has put up the trailer using their own embedded video instead of using YouTube.

Christoph Waltz is front and center in the trippy trailer for Terry Gilliam's Zero Theorem
Despite no trailer footage, this is still a nice article on how tough it is for Terry Gilliam to get funding for his films and how we need more filmmakers like him.

Apparently most of the cast members working in this film agreed to work for far less than their usual pay scale, so that Terry Gilliam can make this film on a very limited budget.

Here is the Terry Gilliam interview where he talks about The Zero Theorem cast working for less, current state of Hollywood and independent films.

[ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzOgZd0yLtQ]Terry Gilliam Interview - The Zero Theorem, Johnny Depp's Don Quixote, BIFAs 2012 - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Vivek]

Leaked Trailer for Terry Gilliam's The Zero Theorem | The RPF Pulse
Here is a working link for now. Definitely trippy and gives a Brazil vibe.

 

[karamazov80]

Looks interesting, as does nearly everything Gilliam does. But yeah, if I was a film studio I doubt I would fund any of his films, despite the fact that they are more "important" than most of what gets made (as far as that goes when you're talking about movies and not, you know, funding cancer research or something).

Time Bandits is probably the freakiest movie targeting kids that I've ever seen.

 

[Shropt]

I'd watch it. Looks as nutty as the rest of his films.

 

[Batty]

I'll see it when it's finally released in 2024.

 

[noisetrigger]

I really hope this production goes smooth. I mean he got to be the unluckiest talented Director out there.

Watch the documentary 'Lost in La Macha', you really feel super bad for him.

 

[rushmore223]

Gilliam is an amazingly talented Director (though I try to forget Tideland) who has such an ambitious reach and a shocking magnetism for misfortune. Most of his films have been battles to make, and sometimes I wonder if that is not part of what makes his films so great, the fact that he has to fight so hard for them to get made in the first place.

Yes, check out Lost in La Mancha, but also check out "The Battle for Brazil"

 

[Sachiel]

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Hello Nurse

 

[Matt S]

That looks odd

 

[Batty]

It looks incredible! Definite Brazil/12 Monkeys vibe in parts.

 

[Deckard]

Looks amazing.

 

[CelticPredator]

It looks incredible! Definite Brazil/12 Monkeys vibe in parts.

I see it. Especially when David is taking Christoph through the computers. That shot reminded me of Brazil.

 

[tomandshell]

I know his movies aren't for all tastes, but I'm always happy when he manages to get another one made despite his rotten luck.

 

[azslogan]

Hope it finds distribution, looks excellent.

 

[rushmore223]

I see it. Especially when David is taking Christoph through the computers. That shot reminded me of Brazil.

Absolutely, Brazil, but more existential.

Can't wait for it.

 

[ProgMatinee]

It looks like Jeff Who Lives at Home if Jeff was a clone in the future.

 

[Vivek]

Director’s statement for The Zero Theorem:

"When I made Brazil in 1984, I was trying to paint a picture of the world I thought we were living in then. The Zero Theorem is a glimpse of the world I think we are living in now.

Pat Rushin’s script intrigued me with the many pertinent questions raised in his funny, philosophic, and touching tale.

For example: What gives meaning to our lives, brings us happiness? Can we ever find solitude in an increasingly connected, constricted world? Is that world under control or simply chaotic?

We’ve tried to make a film that is honest, funny, beautiful, smart and surprising; a simple film about a complex modern man waiting for a call to give meaning to his life; about inescapable relationships and the longing for love; peopled with captivating characters, mouthfuls of wise and witty dialogue; raising questions without offering easy answers. Hopefully, it’s unlike any film you have seen recently; no zombies, no caped crusaders, no aliens or gigantic explosions. Actually, I might have lied about that last item.

Having not worked with a budget this small for several decades, I was forced to work fast and instinctively, pressured only by the lack of time and money. We relied on the freedom to spin on a dime, to make outrageous creative leaps. The results surprised even me. I’m proud to have been part of The Zero Theorem."

- Terry Gilliam

 

[Reinhardt]

One of my favorite directors. So in!

 

[karamazov80]

no zombies, no caped crusaders or alien spacecraft.

Well. . .pass for me.

 

[TURINS~BANE]

love his work, hes great.