If there’s one film I kick myself for missing at the 2012 BFI London Film Festival it’s BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD (I was ill, okay?). However, the film may not have been my last chance to see something created by director Benh Zeitlin, as he’s been discussing details of his new project.
I’ve heard that BEASTS… was a little ‘out there’, but his new idea may just push it into ‘normal’. Here’s what he had to say:
“The new film is about a young girl who gets kidnapped onto a hidden ecosystem where a tribal war is raging over a form of pollen that breaks the relationship between aging and time. It follows a friendship-love story-adventure of her and a joyous, reckless, pleasure-mongering young boy as they swirl in and out of youth and as the ecosystem around them spirals toward destruction. We’re working on it all day every day, but as all psychotic adventures go, you know where your destination is but not how long it’s going to take to get there.”
Weird! However, this could be awesome, especially as it mixes the themes of coming-of-age and science fiction, something which is very rare in Hollywood. With the right casting and cinematography Zeitlin could have another hit on his hands.
Who would you like to see featured in the cast list? Would you be interested in seeing something a little ‘strange’? Let us know!
Source: The NY Times
