Trying to track updates on a developing Terrence Malick movie always seems to fall somewhere between peering into a crystal ball and playing whack-a-mole. And that has been the case for “Weightless,” which first started production way back in 2011, and in the interim, has seen the filmmaker release “To The Wonder” and “Knight Of Cups,” while gearing up his documentary “Voyage Of Time” to arrive this fall. But it seems “Weightless” is now nearing the finish line.
The British Board Of Film Classification has revealed that the movie runs 145 minutes and 5 seconds long, and have stamped it with 15-rating for “infrequent strong sex, sex references.” The BBFC also have revealed the credited actors, with the cast list including, Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Haley Bennett, Natalie Portman, Michael Fassbender, Val Kilmer, Benicio Del Toro, Clifton Collins Jr., Angela Bettis, Bérénice Marlohe, Florence Welch, and Holly Hunter. I wouldn’t necessarily take it as gospel, and who knows how long these appearances actually last in the movie (Bale only shot for three days, for example) but its a handy guide.
The movie, set around intersecting relationships in the Austin music scene, apparently has a release date set for June 24th in the U.K. That seems….surprising….though it is the weekend of Glastonbury. Maybe the movie that filmed during Austin City Limits, and placed the actors in the midst of live performances by Arcade Fire, Iron & Wine, Fleet Foxes, Black Lips, and Patti Smith, will have some kind of screening/premiere at the legendary rock festival? We shall see.
If there’s any kind of takeaway here, it’s that it looks like Malick is finally finished “Weightless” (unless he decides to tinker with it some more). But my best guess is that it probably won’t see release until next year, and will likely hit a major film festival first.