Dec 22 2005Terrence Malick can't make up his mind
Terrence Malick's "The New World" is coming out Sunday but apparently the poor guy is still editing it.
Newer version is said to include 15-20 minutes of tweaks and trims, but has no major chunks cut out. New Line will release the longer version this weekend, will show it at awards screenings and has sent out DVD screeners of it to such voting groups as members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. New Line execs will see a shorter version soon and decide then which version will go out when the film expands late next month -- around the announcement of Academy Award nominations on Jan. 31. "It's all part of the process of working with Terrence Malick," Mittweg added. "He simply wants 'The New World' to be the best possible film that it can be."
I understand that you want to get the best possible film, but if you're still editing less than a week before your film is supposed to be shown, maybe you've got a problem. But I guess if your original cut was putting audiences to sleep, maybe trimming it down isn't such a bad idea. Although I don't understand how a film featuring Colin Farrell performing pedophelia could possibly be boring.
A small 'World' after all [Variety]
