{"id":11704,"date":"2011-04-22T17:20:58","date_gmt":"2011-04-22T16:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=11704"},"modified":"2011-04-22T17:22:56","modified_gmt":"2011-04-22T16:22:56","slug":"tree-of-life-dinosaurs-terrence-malick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2011\/04\/22\/tree-of-life-dinosaurs-terrence-malick\/","title":{"rendered":"Tree of Life Dinosaurs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A closer look at the stills for Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life<\/a><\/strong> reveals two dinosaurs.<\/p>\n

As the new film from one of cinema’s most enigmatic directors<\/a> draws nearer, there has been much talk about the trailer<\/a>, if it will screen in the UK before Cannes<\/a> and the whole business about the dinosaurs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to the film’s sales agent Summit<\/a>, the barebones story is:<\/p>\n

“the tale of a Texas boy’s journey from the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as a ‘lost soul in the modern world’, and his quest to regain meaning in life”.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Whatever, the finished result the anticipation of a Malick film starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn with Emmanuel Lubezki<\/a> as DP has cineastes rightly excited.<\/p>\n

But what is the sequence involving dinosaurs all about?<\/p>\n

When VFX Supervisor Dan Glass gave a fairly detailed interview to Little White Lies<\/a> about his work on the film, it was promptly taken down<\/a> (presumably at the request of the producers and distributors) as he may have violated a non-disclosure agreement.<\/p>\n

But traces of it remain online<\/a> and he essentially confirmed that there would be dinosaurs in the film and that Malick had incorporated notes and negatives he’s been working on since the 1970s (!).<\/p>\n

As for other details, the effects shots used “extraordinary source imagery from actual probes and telescopes”, some of the film was shot in IMAX, the VFX work was done to a “very high resolution” and the music and sound are reportedly “tremendous”.<\/p>\n

Speaking of high resolution, Fox Searchlight recently released some hi-res stills from the film on their official Tumblr blog<\/a>, including a shot of the dinosaur.<\/p>\n

But look closer here<\/a> and you will find another one in the frame.<\/p>\n

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In addition to all this is the stand off between UK distributor Icon and US sales agent Summit over the release date.<\/p>\n

Icon are still insisting that they will have a press screening of the film on May 3rd<\/a>, before opening on May 4th.<\/p>\n

Obviously this would wreck the carefully laid plans of the world premiere at Cannes and the subsequent US release by Fox Searchlight.<\/p>\n

As I write this there is still nothing about the film on their official website<\/a> and it has been reported<\/a> that there is some behind-the-scenes wrangling over the release with sales agent Summit saying:<\/p>\n

“‘The information regarding the May 4th U.K. release is incorrect. Icon Film Distribution Ltd. does not have the right to distribute\u00a0The Tree of Life<\/em> in the U.K, as it is in default of its agreement. The matter is pending before an arbitration tribunal in Los Angeles.’<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But according to another report<\/a> Icon are still adamant that they are going to release it on May 4th.<\/p>\n

The Tree of Life<\/strong> may (or may not) open in the UK on May 4th and will screen at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16th before opening in the US on May 27th<\/em><\/p>\n

> Official site<\/a> and Tumblr blog
\n> More on Terrence Malick at Wikipedia
\n> David Thomson profiles Malick at The Guardian<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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