“There’s no story about wishing that is not a cautionary tale.”
All you really need to know is that it stars the infinitely fascinating Tilda Swinton.
That line in the trailer that reads “From the Mad Genius of George Miller” might make you wonder “Who on Earth is George Miller?”, since the name “George Miller” is almost as, uh, generic as “John Smith”. This particular George Miller is most famous as the director of the Mad Max movies. Mad Genius indeed.
The plot, according to the trailer’s note: “Dr. Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is an academic – content with life and a creature of reason. While in Istanbul attending a conference, she happens to encounter a Djinn (Idris Elba) who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. This presents two problems.
“First, she doubts that he is real, and second because she is a scholar of story and mythology, she knows all the cautionary tales of wishes gone wrong. The Djinn pleads his case by telling her fantastical stories of his past. Eventually, she is beguiled and makes a wish that surprises them both.”
Looks like fun. It’s slightly reminiscent of Everything Everywhere All at Once, isn’t it.
Three Thousand Years of Longing is scheduled to be released in the US on 31 August 2022.
*There’s a fifth film in the Mad Max franchise being filmed right now. It’s called Furiosa and it’s set for release in 2024. Furiosa stars Anya Taylor-Joy, who was so very good in The Queen’s Gambit.
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