Well Go USA has acquired the North American rights to Lech Majewski’s Valley of the Gods. The company is set to release the surrealist drama starring Josh Hartnett and John Malkovich in theaters and on digital platforms on August 11.
Known for pushing the envelope when it comes to dreamlike visuals and fantasy, Majewski’s Valley of the Gods contrasts opposing social extremes — namely abundance and poverty – through three separate storylines. The story follows a middle-class writer, an eccentric trillionaire and members of a struggling nearby Navajo community. After a difficult divorce, copywriter John Ecas (Harnett) takes on the biography of the richest man on earth (John Malkovich), who is both his boss and the man behind a plan to mine sacred Navajo lands for uranium. Things take a turn when modern advancement runs afoul of the...
Known for pushing the envelope when it comes to dreamlike visuals and fantasy, Majewski’s Valley of the Gods contrasts opposing social extremes — namely abundance and poverty – through three separate storylines. The story follows a middle-class writer, an eccentric trillionaire and members of a struggling nearby Navajo community. After a difficult divorce, copywriter John Ecas (Harnett) takes on the biography of the richest man on earth (John Malkovich), who is both his boss and the man behind a plan to mine sacred Navajo lands for uranium. Things take a turn when modern advancement runs afoul of the...
- 5/12/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Valley of the Gods
Polish director Lech Majewski’s long gestating art-house sci-fi film Valley of the Gods should finally pop up somewhere in 2018. Majewki produced his most ambitious project to date alongside Filip Jan Rymsza, with co-producers Jan Harlan, Alyssa Swanzey Natalia Safran and Carla Rosen-Vacher. Majewski resumes working with his Field of Dogs (2014) Dp Pawel Tybora, and amassed a noted international cast included Josh Hartnett, Charlotte Rampling, John Malkovich, Keri Dullea and John Rhys-Davies. Majewski’s handsome 2011 title The Mill & the Cross premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and 2004’s The Garden of Earthly Delights bowed at the Rome Film Festival.…...
Polish director Lech Majewski’s long gestating art-house sci-fi film Valley of the Gods should finally pop up somewhere in 2018. Majewki produced his most ambitious project to date alongside Filip Jan Rymsza, with co-producers Jan Harlan, Alyssa Swanzey Natalia Safran and Carla Rosen-Vacher. Majewski resumes working with his Field of Dogs (2014) Dp Pawel Tybora, and amassed a noted international cast included Josh Hartnett, Charlotte Rampling, John Malkovich, Keri Dullea and John Rhys-Davies. Majewski’s handsome 2011 title The Mill & the Cross premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and 2004’s The Garden of Earthly Delights bowed at the Rome Film Festival.…...
- 1/2/2019
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Lech Majewski’s sci-fi epic also adds John Rhys-Davies to cast.
Charlotte Rampling and John Rhys-Davies (The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring) have been cast alongside Josh Hartnett in Lech Majewski’s Valley Of The Gods, which Fortissimo Films is pre-selling at the Efm.
The sci-fi epic intertwines the story of the richest man on earth, an ancient Najavo legend and a writer, John Ecas (Hartnett), who has the ability to alter reality and launches the narrative into the realms of fantasy. Additional casting is expected to be announced in the lead up to principal photography.
The film is produced by Royal Road Entertainment’s Filip Jan Rymsza and Carla Rosen-Vacher and The Safran Company’s Peter Safran and Angelus Silesius. Los Angeles and Luxembourg-based Royal Road also produced Karim Aïnouz’s The Beauty Of Sharks and is currently completing Orson Welles’ last film, The Other Side Of The Wind.
Rampling, who has...
Charlotte Rampling and John Rhys-Davies (The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring) have been cast alongside Josh Hartnett in Lech Majewski’s Valley Of The Gods, which Fortissimo Films is pre-selling at the Efm.
The sci-fi epic intertwines the story of the richest man on earth, an ancient Najavo legend and a writer, John Ecas (Hartnett), who has the ability to alter reality and launches the narrative into the realms of fantasy. Additional casting is expected to be announced in the lead up to principal photography.
The film is produced by Royal Road Entertainment’s Filip Jan Rymsza and Carla Rosen-Vacher and The Safran Company’s Peter Safran and Angelus Silesius. Los Angeles and Luxembourg-based Royal Road also produced Karim Aïnouz’s The Beauty Of Sharks and is currently completing Orson Welles’ last film, The Other Side Of The Wind.
Rampling, who has...
- 2/13/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Principal photography is set to commence this summer on the fantasy sci-fi.
Lech Majewski is to direct Valley of the Gods for Angelus Silesius, Royal Road Entertainment and The Safran Company.
Principal photography on the fantasy sci-fi is set to commence this summer in Poland, Italy and Utah.
Produced by Filip Jan Rymsza for Royal Road Entertainment and Majewski for Angelus Silesius, the film entwines Navajo lore with a reclusive trillionaire and his would-be biographer.
Royal Road’s Carla Rosen-Vacher is co-producing, with financing being provided by the Polish Film Institute.
Majewski’s The Mill and the Cross, starring Rutger Hauer, premiered at Sundance in 2011.
Lech Majewski is to direct Valley of the Gods for Angelus Silesius, Royal Road Entertainment and The Safran Company.
Principal photography on the fantasy sci-fi is set to commence this summer in Poland, Italy and Utah.
Produced by Filip Jan Rymsza for Royal Road Entertainment and Majewski for Angelus Silesius, the film entwines Navajo lore with a reclusive trillionaire and his would-be biographer.
Royal Road’s Carla Rosen-Vacher is co-producing, with financing being provided by the Polish Film Institute.
Majewski’s The Mill and the Cross, starring Rutger Hauer, premiered at Sundance in 2011.
- 3/13/2015
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
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