After Mad Max, discover George Miller’s new madness with Idris Elba

After Mad Max, discover George Miller’s new madness with Idris Elba

“Three thousand years ahead of you” Australian George Miller continues to amaze. He’s surrounded by Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton for a camera like no other. Meeting with the director and the main actor.

At age 77, George Miller continues to amaze and push the boundaries of possibility. Seven years after the electric Mad Max: Fury Road, he returns with Three Thousand Years, a long-running project that took almost 20 years to see the light of day. For this film, the Australian filmmaker is surrounded by Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba.

He produces a fascinating work and portrays the human race through a journey of fairy tales and myths. The story follows Alithea (Tilda Swinton), a narratologist researcher on a trip to Istanbul. While walking in a Turkish market, he discovers a strange blue bottle.

Arriving at the hotel, he discovers that Genie (Idris Elba) is in the facility. To regain her freedom, she must grant three wishes, but Alithea, an expert in storytelling, knows that granted wishes are not in vain. To convince him, Genie tells him about his past, thousands of years ago.

on the screen Idris Elba will inevitably transform. After playing Nelson Mandela, a superhero, a cowboy and even a tiger for Disney, here he is in the shoes of a genius imprisoned for thousands of years.

I wanted to follow my instinct and do something different, at least different from the image that people have of genies or genies.reveals the actor to AlloCiné. I wanted to trust Giorgi in his representation.”

Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba in the movie “Three thousand years waiting for you”.

This is the first time that the Briton has worked under the direction of this director, whose work he has admired for many years. “When I met him, I was expecting some kind of punk, rock guy who says, “I have crazy ideas!”, but he’s actually the sweetest, warmest person.Idris Elba notes.

I fell in love with George Miller’s work The Witches of Eastwick, mostly thanks to Jack Nicholson, but also thanks to this incredibly crazy story. Then he did babythen happy feet. It’s an amazing course, but its control is impeccable every time.”

Directed by George Miller.

Three thousand years are waiting for you We offer two movies in one. Although behind closed doors – the main action takes place in a hotel room – the feature film still lends itself to many epic moments with an avalanche of visual effects and breathtaking ideas.

This project is a master class for me. Idris Elba is impressed. It’s like I got my master’s degree from this movie, because I got to play with Tilda in a very small room and watch the process of George Miller, who is a true master..”

He follows: “He broke down his approach to show me how he was going to make this film, I was able to understand visual effects and how they work, learn three languages ​​and create one. This experience allowed me to become a much more skilled actor, filmmaker and storyteller..”

Interview by Thomas Desroches, Cannes, May 21, 2022.

Three thousand are waiting for youIn theaters on August 24, 2022.

Source: allocine

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