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People have often pondered whether being alone is exclusively linked to being lonely, and whether they feel more connected to other people when they’re using technology, and isolated when they’re speaking to someone who’s actually in the same room as them. That question of how people relate to others in their lives in the ever-increasing connected world, and how they can learn to embrace being alone without getting lonely, is powerfully examined in the new sci-fi fantasy drama, ‘The Zero Theorem.’ Director Terry Gilliam effortlessly explored how people can only truly make sense of who they are when they’re alone through the script from first-time feature film writer, Pat Rushin. [ Read More ]

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I've given up trying to understand my own life," Terry Gilliam says. "I'm just trying to make sense of the world this life is taking place in." The movie director emits a high-pitched giggle.

At the moment, Gilliam's "world" is located in the trendy restaurant in Manhattan's Tribeca Grand Hotel, but, just as he's done for decades, the director is continuing to parse the meaning of life on film. His latest movie, The Zero Theorem, focuses on a discontented misanthrope, played by Django Unchained's Christoph Waltz, who attempts to...

Films from notables Nick Cave, Kevin Smith and Terry Gilliam, and another featuring Downton Abbey vet Dan Stevens are helping fill this weekend’s box office, despite studio blockbuster debuts for The Maze Runner and This Is Where I Leave You.

In all, 14 specialty films are debuting this weekend, at the front edge of awards season and the time of year when “serious” films hit the screens left and right. We have The Guest, with Stevens; The Zero Theorem by Gilliam; Smith’s Tusk; Tracks, the latest from the producers of The King’s Speech; and Cave’s doc 20,000 Days On Earth.

And, like a TV informercial, there’s more: the doc Pump, boundary-jumper Stop The Pounding Heart; and Swim Little Fish Swim. Just to fill out the marquees, we also have Tribeca-winning doc Keep On Keepin’ On; Flamenco, Flamenco; Hector And The Search For Happiness; Iceman; Hollidaysburg; and Not Cool.

It’s been a rough couple of decades to be a Terry Gilliam fan. Not just because he hasn't been as prolific as you’d like him to be, with several false starts or projects that never made it to a greenlight—most famously “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote,” which actually made it to production before falling apart. Because the films we have seen, at least since the start of the 21st century, have felt compromised (“The Brothers Grimm”), muddled (“The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus”) or borderline-unwatchable (“ Tideland”). We’re always rooting for Gilliam, but the recent run of films had made us wonder whether it was becoming something of a fools’ errand to do so. Fortunately, his latest, “The Zero Theorem,” restores some of the faith. It’s not an unreserved return to form, but it’s an admirably ambitious and thoughtful sci-fi mindbender that movingly takes stock...

The Zero Theorem

Written by Pat Rushin

Directed by Terry Gilliam

UK/Romania/USA/France, 2013

Stop me if you’ve heard this one already: a low-level cog in a comically large bureaucratic environment in a grotesque-looking “future” dystopia struggles in the face of obsolescence and oblivion. The character in question is fundamentally good, but incredibly weedy, their resolve and spirit having been ground to stumps by the world around them. People come in and out of the protagonist’s surroundings either to goad them into just rolling with the Orwellian punches, or to pull them out of a tight spot in a bizarre or humorous way. The ‘hero’ also creates elaborate fantasies and ideas to inhabit as a coping mechanism. If this sounds familiar, that’s because these broad plot points describe Terry Gilliam’s towering 1985 bad-vibes masterpiece Brazil. It also more or less describes his latest, The Zero Theorem,...

This will be my third year attending the venerable Fantasia International Film Festival here in Montreal, and this year’s slate does not disappoint. I was asked to pick the five movies I was the most excited to see. This proved to be a difficult task, seeing as how my original list had upwards of thirty titles. But here are the five that have got me the most intrigued.

The Zero Theorem

Directed by Terry Gilliam

USA/UK/Romania/France, 2013

Even though this movie has been finished for a while and already released in certain territories around the world, there’s a sense that a new Terry Gilliam movie is some form of minor miracle. Stories of Gilliam’s distended budgets, lost projects, and squabbles with producers lend the director a kind of bizarre mystique. But by all accounts, this was the easiest time Gilliam had making a movie in a while.

Say what you will about how successful Terry Gilliam's movies are or aren't, no one makes movies that look like Terry Gilliam's and the new trailer for Zero Theorem shows that Gilliam is still in fine visual form. The trailer promises a movie where a computer genius (Christoph Waltz and his X-Box controller) is tasked with discovering the reason for human existence via the zero theorem, which states that everything adds up to nothing. I know Terry Gilliam's mind-bending movies aren't for everyone, but I'm pretty excited for this one. Despite the surreal tone, the movie looks to be pretty loaded with social commentary on how every-day life and work distracts us from asking the big questions. Zero Theorem is directed by Terry Gilliam (12 Monkeys, Brazil, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas), written by Pat Rushin and stars Christoph Waltz, Melanie Thierry, David Thewlis, Matt Damon, Ben Whishaw,...

Director Terry Gilliam’s The Zero Theorem is finally headed to the U.S., and we’ve got the MPAA-approved, green-band trailer to prove it. The U.S. theatrical preview for Gilliam’s new project draws comparison to his previous cinematic operas of madness – specifically, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Brazil, 12 Monkeys and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas are but the ones listed here. It also includes a series of critical raves for the film accompanied by some familiar material, but also fresh footage that illustrates the colorfully unhinged nature of Gilliam’s latest dystopian vision.

Zero Theorem, based on the script by relative newcomer Pat Rushin, revolves around one Qohen Leth – who, depending on your interpretation, can be read as either a Gilliam stand-in and/or a fleshed-out caricature of a modern-day computer nerd – or maybe just the latest oddball brought to life ...

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Stars: Christoph Waltz, Mélanie Thierry, David Thewlis, Lucas Hedges, Matt Damon, Ben Whishaw, Tilda Swinton, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Rupert Friend | Written by Pat Rushin | Directed by Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam may be a national treasure but that doesn’t preclude him from making films which can at times sink a little too much into his fertile imagination at the expense of being particularly absorbing. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen was a late 1980’s financial disaster which found him being given a lot of toys to play with but not being able to make a film which really connected with the heart or head and his last effort The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus is a film which seems to get by almost on the good will of the viewer alone. He is a man to be admired certainly, any man who makes Brazil must be, but he is also one prone to palpable flaws.

Familiar themes from Brazil and Twelve Monkeys litter the dystopian landscape of Gilliam's ramshackle sci-fi drama

Terry Gilliam's latest begins with a naked man wrestling with a steam-punk console in an abandoned church, feverishly awaiting a call (from God?) on a wiry future-retro phone. Meet Qohen Leth, the bastard son of Sam Lowry and James Cole, enlisted by his corporate employer to solve the titular theorem and prove that all life is meaningless while attempting to alleviate his suffering via the all-engulfing portals of a cybersex site.

Although Gilliam has publicly debunked a supposed "trilogy" connection with Brazil and Twelve Monkeys, it's clear that screenwriter Pat Rushin has been marinated in the director's back catalogue, with riffs and preoccupations from previous works (wheezing machinery; intrusive surveillance; man against the state; imagination v reality) littering the landscape. From Waltz's shaven head to his worriedly distracted manner, we know this character – or,...

Before we start here’s a confession. I’m a fan of Terry Gilliam’s work. Unashamed, bordering on (but never becoming) an apologist. From the bedtime anarchy of Time Bandits to the dark satanic future of Brazil, from the dizzying false heights of Munchausen to finding myself washed up on the Tideland – each and every one of his films has connected with me, some inextricably so.

The more of them I saw, the more I became hooked on his dreamatic musings; a new Gilliam film is a big deal in my world. He was also my first film teacher with the BBC’s long forgotten series called The Last Machine taking in a whirlwind tour of the first century of cinema from sideshow contraption to documentarian to a gateway to other worlds. Gilliam knew cinema, and came across as a man possessed with a love of ideas and visual poetry.

Director: Terry Gilliam; Screenwriter: Pat Rushin; Starring: Christoph Waltz, Mélanie Thierry, David Thewlis, Tilda Swinton, Matt Damon, Lucas Hedges, Ben Whishaw; Running time: 106 mins; Certificate: 15

If you think too hard for long enough, you may come to the depressing conclusion that everything ultimately amounts to nothing. That's the theory driving Django Unchained's Christoph Waltz crazy in director Terry Gilliam's latest cinematic trip, a typically vivid portrait of humanity and chaos which deserves your patience despite an uneven pace.

The universe Waltz inhabits - as physics whiz and company pawn Qohen Leth - is a richly realised London in the not-too-distant future, a garish nightmare of a place where the Shard looms over streets lined with digital ad boards that stalk you on the morning commute. The neon gothic visuals and the frantic energy that pours off the screen are recognisable as our nation's capital, but it's also quintessentially Gilliam.

Amplify and Well Go USA Entertainment have teamed up to acquire the U.S. rights to acclaimed director Terry Gilliam’s science-fiction opus,The Zero Theorem. The partners will release the film to theaters across the Us in late summer, with a home video release to follow. Amplify will handle theatrical and digital distribution rights, with Well Go USA releasing the film on DVD and Blu-ray.

Directed by Gilliam (Brazil, Twelve Monkeys, Monty Python and the Holy Grail), The Zero Theorem stars two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained, Inglorious Basterds) as Qohen Leth, an eccentric and reclusive computer genius plagued with existential angst. Living in isolation in a burnt-out church, Qohen is obsessively working on a mysterious project personally delegated to him by Management (Matt Damon) aimed at discovering the meaning of life – or the lack thereof – once and for all. Increasingly disturbed by unwanted visits from people he doesn’t fully trust,...

Amplify and Well Go USA Entertainment have teamed up to acquire the U.S. rights to acclaimed director Terry Gilliam's science-fiction opus, The Zero Theorem. The partners will release the film to theaters across the Us in late summer, with a home video release to follow. Amplify will handle theatrical and digital distribution rights, with Well Go USA releasing the film on DVD and Blu-ray.

Directed by Gilliam (Brazil, 12 Monkeys, Monty Python and The Holy Grail), The Zero Theorem stars two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained, Inglourious Basterds) as Qohen Leth, an eccentric and reclusive computer genius plagued with existential angst. Living in isolation in a burnt-out church, Qohen is obsessively working on a mysterious project personally delegated to him by Management (Matt Damon) aimed at discovering the meaning of life - or the lack thereof - once and for all. Increasingly disturbed by unwanted visits from people he doesn't fully trust,...

Amplify and Well Go USA Entertainment have acquired U.S. distribution rights to director Terry Gilliam's sci-fi movie “The Zero Theorem,” the two companies said Wednesday. A late summer rollout is planned, with a home video release to follow. Amplify will handle theatrical and digital distribution rights, with Well Go USA releasing the film on DVD and Blu-ray. “Zero Theorem” stars two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz (“Django Unchained,” “Inglorious Basterds”) as Qohen Leth, an eccentric and reclusive computer genius plagued with existential angst. Matt Damon, Melanie Thierry, David Thewlis and Tilda Sinton co-star. The script is by Pat Rushin,...

The Zero Theorem

Written by Pat Rushin

Directed by Terry Gilliam

USA/Romania, 2013

Though writer Pat Rushin scripted and conceived the story of The Zero Theorem, one can be forgiven for assuming Terry Gilliam came up with the narrative himself, being that it comes across as the work of someone who either saw every film Gilliam’s ever made or just happened to direct them. Indeed, The Zero Theorem sees Gilliam very much in his storytelling and thematic comfort zones, though sadly to diminishing returns. It openly scrounges scraps from earlier efforts, especially Brazil, but has little idea how to develop its ever so slightly different ideas beyond thin sketches.

Qohen Leth (Christoph Waltz) is the jittery, button-pushing outsider of The Zero Theorem’s particular near-future dystopia. Eager to become a work-at-home employee, his attempts at a disability claim see him assigned to work on the titular theorem by the mysterious,...

Following last month's trailer , three behind-the-scenes featurettes on Terry Gilliam's The Zero Theorem have come online and can be watched below. The film opens in the UK on March 14 - a North American date has not been set yet. Featuring a screenplay by Pat Rushin, The Zero Theorem stars Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw, Mélanie Thierry, David Thewlis and Lucas Hedges and revolves around an eccentric and reclusive computer genius (two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz) plagued with existential angst who works on a mysterious project aimed at discovering the purpose of existence ­or the lack thereof­ once and for all. However, it is only once he experiences the power of love and desire that he is able to understand his very reason for being.

Having made its debut on the festival circuit out in Venice last year, Terry Gilliam’s latest fantasy/sci-fi The Zero Theorem will soon be heading into cinemas on our shores.

Sony launched the first trailer last month, giving us a great tease of what we can expect from the visionary filmmaker. And now the studio have released a new behind-the-scenes featurette, taking a look at their production of the colossal super mainframe, Mancom.

A computer hacker’s goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.

Christoph Waltz leads a stellar cast, joined by Mélanie Thierry, David Thewlis, Lucas Hedges, Matt Damon, Tilda Swinton, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Peter Stormare, and Ben Whishaw.

Gilliam directs from a script by Pat Rushin, making his feature debut as a screenwriter with the film.

While Terry Gilliam rose to prominence as a member of the legendary comic troupe Monty Python, his 1985 film Brazil helped establish him as a filmmaking force in his own right. With his last feature coming in 2009, many were interested to see what he would tackle next, interest that was only heightened by news that the project would feature Christoph Waltz in the lead role. Gilliam takes on only directing duties this time around, working from a script by debut feature film screenwriter Pat Rushin. Starring alongside Waltz are David Thewlis, Ben Whishaw, Matt Damon, and Tilda Swinton. A trailer for the film has now been released, and can be seen below.

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After making its debut at Venice last year, Terry Gilliam’s anticipated The Zero Theorem will finally be heading into cinemas this spring.

The film marks the director’s first feature film since 2009’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, which would of course become the late Heath Ledger’s incomplete final film.

With just a matter of weeks separating us from its arrival here in the UK, Sony has released the first trailer, giving us a brilliant look at the latest sci-fi/fantasy from the renowned filmmaker.

A computer hacker’s goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.

Christoph Waltz leads a brilliant ensemble, starring alongside Mélanie Thierry, David Thewlis, Lucas Hedges, Matt Damon, Tilda Swinton, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Peter Stormare, and Ben Whishaw. Very impressive.

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The trailer for Terry Gilliam's ( Brazil , 12 Monkeys ) latest, The Zero Theorem , is now online and viewable in the player below! Featuring a screenplay by Pat Rushin, The Zero Theorem stars Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw, Mélanie Thierry, David Thewlis and Lucas Hedges and revolves around an eccentric and reclusive computer genius (two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz) plagued with existential angst who works on a mysterious project aimed at discovering the purpose of existence ­or the lack thereof­ once and for all. However, it is only once he experiences the power of love and desire that he is able to understand his very reason for being.

The Zero Theorem

Written by Pat Rushin

Directed by Terry Gilliam

UK and Romania, 2013

In 1983, the final Monty Python film, The Meaning Of Life, was released with a rather ambitious title and intent to discover, well, the meaning of life. Thirty years later, and Terry Gilliam returns to these enterprising realms with his new film The Zero Theorem, a codex volcanic in enthusiasm yet insipid at its core. Terry does good press: he barks an intriguing sound bite, citing that his latest ode to chaos is an “impossible look at nothing,” which is certain to prick the interest of existentialists everywhere. But like that void-gazing ideology, the film is bereft of significance as it wanes and wavers as something of a chore, an extravagant, gelatinous mess of half-baked ideas and pasquinade profundity. Any original film that exists aside the morass of sequels, prequels, comic books, and young adult novel translations renders it welcome,...

Director: Terry Gilliam; Screenwriter: Pat Rushin; Starring: Christoph Waltz, Matt Damon, Mélanie Thierry, David Thewlis, Ben Whishaw, Tilda Swinton; Running time: 107 mins

Described by esteemed filmmaker Terry Gilliam as the final part of his dystopian satire trilogy, following Brazil and Twelve Monkeys, The Zero Theorem is an uneven endeavour that feels thematically outdated despite its futuristic setting. Gilliam's visceral prowess constantly bolsters the fable, which follows Christoph Waltz's corporate worker bee Qohen as he tries to solve a mathematical formula that could unlock the meaning of life. Clearly The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy was out of print.

Increasingly reclusive, Qohen has to contend with his patronising boss Joby (David Thewlis) and the soul-sapping machinations of the 'Management' and Matt Damon's amusingly attired boss. But the apparently amorous affections of a mysterious femme fatale called Bainsley (Mélanie Thierry) pose a huge conundrum to the increasingly beleaguered drone.

The Zero Theorem...

Terry Gilliam's junk-shop aesthetic clutters up this ramshackle take on existentialism, but its optimistic core is unwavering

The Zero Theorem casts Christoph Waltz as Qohen Leth, an egghead data processor who is given a mission to make order out of chaos. This being a production by Terry Gilliam – the rambling mad uncle of British cinema – Qohen Leth is clearly screwed from the outset. The Zero Theorem is a sagging bag of half-cooked ideas, a dystopian thriller with runaway dysentery, a film that wears its metaphorical trousers around its metaphorical ankles. In fits and starts, I quite enjoyed it.

The plot (by Pat Rushin) blunders merrily between the trite and the tangled as Qohan holes up in his big old house, tapping maniacally at his keyboard to make the numbers add up. But the theorem is unprovable, and the walls are closing in, and the sense of airless claustrophobia is...

★★★☆☆ It's been a long time since Terry Gilliam made an unambiguously great film. Flash floods, the death of a lead actor and shrinking budgets have plagued this visionary ex-Python, famed for Time Bandits, Brazil and Twelve Monkeys. Showing in competition at Venice, The Zero Theorem (2013) - Gilliam's first since 2009's The Imaginarium of Dr Parnasus (2009) - returns us to the rag-and-bone shop of a dystopian London where mathematician Qohen Leth (Christoph Waltz) is busy crunching entities for Mancom, a company run by the 'Management' (Matt Damon, a dead ringer for Cannes organiser Thierry Frémaux).

Qohen is waiting for a phone call which will explain to him the meaning of life, and pesters his supervisor Joby (David Thewlis) to let him work from home. However, when his wish is granted and he's placed on a project to prove the 'Zero Theorem' - an attempt to confirm the essential meaninglessness of existence - Qohen,...

Director Terry Gilliam’s latest film The Zero Theorem is poised to have its world premiere later today at the Venice Film Festival, and we’ve got a couple of goodies to mark the occasion. For those who are unfamiliar with the film, it stars Christoph Waltz as Qohen Leth, a computer hacker who searches for the meaning of life while being distracted by Management (Matt Damon in a minor role), a shadowy figure from an Orwellian corporation. In addition to the pic’s first official clip, we also have an exclusive image to share with our readers. Hit the jump to check out the clip and image, along with an official director’s statement about the pic from Gilliam. The film also stars David Thewlis, Tilda Swinton, Melanie Thierry, Lucas Hedges, Ben Whishaw, and Peter Stormare. The Zero Theorem will debut at the Venice Film Festival this fall and...

It’s been a rough couple of decades to be a Terry Gilliam fan. Not just because he hasn't been as prolific as you’d like him to be, with several false starts or projects that never made it to a greenlight—most famously “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote,” which actually made it to production before falling apart. Because the films we have seen, at least since the start of the 21st century, have felt compromised (“The Brothers Grimm”), muddled (“The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus”) or borderline-unwatchable (“ Tideland”). We’re always rooting for Gilliam, but the recent run of films had made us wonder whether it was becoming something of a fools’ errand to do so. Fortunately, his latest, “The Zero Theorem,” restores some of the faith. It’s not an unreserved return to form, but it’s an admirably ambitious and thoughtful sci-fi mindbender that movingly takes stock...

Terry GIlliam's "The Zero Theorem" will World Premiere at the Venice International FIlm Festival. Toh! got a glimpse of footage at 2013's Comic-Con, where a new trailer debuted along with the first four scenes--ten minutes. The story, written by Florida academic Pat Rushin (inspired by "Brazil"), revolves around an eccentric bald computer genius (Christoph Waltz) who wanders around naked and wrestles with existential angst. When he falls in love, his project to solve the meaning of life takes on new meaning. Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw, Melanie Thierry, Peter Stormare and David Thewlis also star, and Matt Damon is in there somewhere, Gilliam promised.Gilliam didn't show in San Diego, but sent an entertaining video clip about being held prisoner until he finished the movie. The video was more entertaining than the film scenes. "'Zero Theorem' is a small intimate impassioned film," he said. "I know you're tired of superheroes.

Every Labor Day weekend, cinephiles journey out to a small town nestled in a remote corner of southwest Colorado’s San Juan mountain range for the Telluride Film Festival. Production staff are hard at work building state-of-the-art theaters for more than a month before the event and readying for a sudden influx of dedicated filmgoers. Veteran pass holders, staff, and volunteers make the trip largely out of faith in the festival’s superb programming that’s famously kept completely secret up until the day before it begins. The shroud of mystery, the breathtaking scenery of a box canyon and the fact that there are no press lines, competitions, or paparazzi lend a sanctified awe to this complete cinematic immersion. Venturing deep into uncharted storytelling territory with old or new friends make the cost of getting out here and the intensive labor involved with putting it all together worth it each and every time.

Related: Fleming Q&As Terry Gilliam On His Venice-Bound ‘Zero Theorem,’ More Before he unveils it at the Venice Film Festival, director Terry Gilliam wanted to say a few things about his film The Zero Theorem, which stars Christoph Waltz and will be looking for a domestic distribution deal at the festival. Somebody leaked his statement on the matter before he had finished his thoughts. He’d like another shot at explaining and let’s face it, it is no easy task to explain a Terry Gilliam film in a short burst. Here is what he wanted to say: When I made Brazil in 1984, I was trying to paint a picture of the world I thought we were living in then. The Zero Theorem is a glimpse of the world I think we are living in now. Pat Rushin’s script intrigued me with the many pertinent questions raised in his funny,...

via IMPAwards and The Film Stage. When I made Brazil in 1984, I was trying to paint a picture of the world I thought we were living in then. The Zero Theorem...

After all those weird images from The Zero Theorem, we finally have the very first poster and another pic with Christoph Waltz, aka an eccentric computer genius who suffers from existential angst. Give him a break, he only wants to determine whether life holds meaning! Anyway, what definitely sounds promising is that no zombies, no caped crusaders or alien spacecraft are involved in this sci-fi drama. That promise comes straight from director Terry Gilliam, head inside to read the rest of his statement… As we previously reported, Gilliam directs the whole thing from a script written by Pat Rushin, which revolves around the above mentioned...

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Director Terry Gilliam sure does have a crazy, twisted, and beautiful imagination. There's no doubt he's going to show it all off in his next film project The Zero Theorem, which stars Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton, Matt Damon, David Thewlis, Ben Whishaw, and a few others. We have a great new poster for you today, along with a statement from the director, which you can read below.

"When I made Brazil in 1984, I was trying to paint a picture of the world I thought we were living in then. The Zero Theorem is a glimpse of the world I think we are living in now. Pat Rushin’s script intrigued me with the many existential ideas he had incorporated into his funny, philosophic, and touching tale. For example: What gives meaning to our lives, brings us happiness? Can we ever be alone in our increasingly connected and constricted world?...

Director Terry Gilliam returns with his first feature film in four years, The Zero Theorem, which makes its world debut at the Venice Film Festival next month. While the drama hasn't been given a release date yet, we have the first poster, a new photo and a statement from the filmmaker where he explains what the story means to him. Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton and Ben Whishaw lead an all-star cast in this drama about a hacker who tries to discover the meaning of human existence. Take a look at the one-sheet and photo, then read on to see how Terry Gilliam compares this movie to his futuristic classic Brazil.

"When I made Brazil in 1984, I was trying to paint a picture of the world I thought we were living in then. The Zero Theorem is a glimpse of the world I think we are living in now.

Poster Ryan Lambie 22 Aug 2013 - 07:34

Director Terry Gilliam has a new science fiction film on the way called The Zero Theorem, and here's a poster to prove it...

Terry Gilliam's created some truly superb science fiction and fantasy films over the years, including our favourites, Brazil and 12 Monkeys. His latest film - Gilliam's first since 2009's The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus - looks like a return to the dystopian realms of Brazil, and we can't wait to see it.

Starring Christoph Waltz as a computer scientist who aims to work out the mathematical formula for the meaning of life, its cast also includes Ben Whishaw, Peter Stormare, David Thewlis, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Matt Damon and Tilda Swinton. Production photographs have pointed towards a typically colourful and detailed visual style, with Damon seen sporting a strange white hairdo, and a shaven-headed Waltz photographed at a strange party with a man in tiger costume.

When you have Terry Gilliam delivering one of his keenly observed and beautifully twisted takes on life, there are plenty of reasons to get excited. With his latest, The Zero Theorem, he’s back in Brazil territory, which only adds to the anticipation. The first poster for the film is below, courtesy of The Film Stage. Theorem sees Christoph Waltz as the film’s main protagonist, Qohen Leth, a low-level genius programmer for “entity crunching” corporation ManCom. Obsessively waiting for a phone call that will change his life, he’s constantly befuddled by the world around him but also tempted by the beautiful Bainsley (Melanie Thierry).Gilliam himself has set out to define his aims with the film, in a director’s statement. Take it away, Mr. G…“When I made Brazil in 1984, I was trying to paint a picture of the world I thought we were living in then.

Terry Gilliam's "The Zero Theorem" finally premieres at the Venice Film Festival in a few weeks. In the meantime though, the first poster for the film has gone online which can be seen below.

At the same time, The Film Stage has posted a "Director's Statement" from Gilliam explaining why he wanted to make the film in the first place:

"When I made Brazil in 1984, I was trying to paint a picture of the world I thought we were living in then. The Zero Theorem is a glimpse of the world I think we are living in now. Pat Rushin’s script intrigued me with the many existential ideas he had incorporated into his funny, philosophic, and touching tale.

For example: What gives meaning to our lives, brings us happiness? Can we ever be alone in our increasingly connected and constricted world? Is that world under control or simply chaotic?...

When Terry Gilliam gets it right, his films are second to none; when he gets it wrong, there are few things more painful to watch. I think that you will all join me in hoping and praying that The Zero Theorem, set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival, will be more along the lines of Brazil and less along the lines of Tideland. With the first poster and an extended statement from Gilliam himself landing today, I think we have reason to be hopeful.

The Zero Theorem stars Christoph Waltz as a computer genius searching for the purpose of existence in a dystopian world. His work is constantly interrupted by Management (Matt Damon) who sends in all sorts of people to distract him from his pursuit of the so-called Zero Theorem. It’s a weird idea, made even weirder when we take at look at the images and clips...

Zero Theorum director, Terry Gilliam, has released a statement about his fairly insane looking new film Zero Theorem about a computer programmer looking for the meaning of life.

Also, here's a new poster for the film.

Besides Christopher Waltz, Zero Theorem stars David Thewlis, Tilda Swinton, Melanie Thierry, Lucas Hedges, Ben Whishaw, and Peter Stormare.

The film debuts at the Venice Film Festival.

Director's Statement:

When I made Brazil in 1984, I was trying to paint a picture of the world I thought we were living in then. The Zero Theorem is a glimpse of the world I think we are living in now. Pat Rushin’s script intrigued me with the many existential ideas he had incorporated into his funny, philosophic, and touching tale. For example: What gives meaning to [Continued ...]...

Terry Gilliam's The Zero Theorem is set to have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival next week and today we have the first poster (via IMPAwards) and a director's statement to accompany the piece (via The Film Stage). When I made Brazil in 1984, I was trying to paint a picture of the world I thought we were living in then. The Zero Theorem is a glimpse of the world I think we are living in now. Pat Rushin's script intrigued me with the many existential ideas he had incorporated into his funny, philosophic, and touching tale. For example: What gives meaning to our lives, brings us happinessc Can we ever be alone in our increasingly connected and constricted worldc Is that world under control or simply chaoticc We've tried to make a film that is honest, funny, beautiful, and surprising; a simple film about a complex...

The first poster for director Terry Gilliam’s new film The Zero Theorem has arrived, along with a statement from the director. For those who are unfamiliar with the film, it stars Christoph Waltz as Qohen Leth, a computer hacker who searches for the meaning of life while being distracted by Management (Matt Damon in a minor role), a shadowy figure from an Orwellian corporation. In addition to the poster, Gilliam has also released a “director’s statement” about the film, which is essentially a spoiler-free synopsis written by the filmmaker in which he promises “no zombies, no caped crusaders or alien spacecraft.” Hit the jump to check out the poster and director’s statement. The film also stars David Thewlis, Tilda Swinton, Melanie Thierry, Lucas Hedges, Ben Whishaw, and Peter Stormare. The Zero Theorem will debut at the Venice Film Festival this fall and will hit theaters sometime in 2014. Via The Film Stage.

The first official poster has been released for Terry Gilliam‘s The Zero Theorem. The film which is set to have its World Premiere at the Venice Film Festival this month, centres on Qohen Leth (Christoph Waltz), a reclusive computer genius working on a formula to determine whether life holds meaning. Gilliam has this to say about the film:

“When I made Brazil in 1984, I was trying to paint a picture of the world I thought we were living in then. The Zero Theorem is a glimpse of the world I think we are living in now. Pat Rushin’s script intrigued me with the many existential ideas he had incorporated into his funny, philosophic, and touching tale. For example: What gives meaning to our lives, brings us happiness? Can we ever be alone in our increasingly connected and constricted world? Is that world under control or simply chaotic? We...

Here are some colorful and pretty weird images from Terry Gilliam‘s upcoming sci-fi drama The Zero Theorem. As you’re about to see, Christoph Waltz sure looks awesome as a reclusive computer genius (he’s working on a formula to determine whether life holds meaning, give him a break!), but what about his tiger-friend? Wait, that thing is actually… David Thewlis? Never mind, head inside to take a look! We will once again remind you that Gilliam directed the whole thing from a script written by Pat Rushin, which revolves around the above mentioned computer genius whose goal is to discover the reason for human existence. (Un)fortunately, he...

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So far, after one day Summit's "Divergent" and "Ender's Game" presentation provided the big news at Comic-Con. (More on that later.) In other news, Hall H saw the long overdue first woman moderator of a movie panel in Hall H, the LATimes' Hero Complex editor Gina McIntyre. Jenna Busch has moderated one Sunday TV panel, according to Comic-Con staffers.  McIntyre hosted a panel late Thursday afternoon, debuting a new trailer and the first four scenes--ten minutes-- from Terry Gilliam's new movie "The Zero Theorem." The story written by Florida academic Pat Rushin (inspired by "Brazil") revolves around an eccentric bald computer genius (Christoph Waltz) who wanders around naked and wrestles with existential angst. When he falls in love, his project to solve the meaning of life takes on new meaning. Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw, Melanie Thierry, Peter Stormare and David Thewlis also star, and Matt Damon is in there somewhere,...

New images from The Zero Theorem at the San Diego Comic-Con Check out these 2 new photos from the Terry Gilliam film starring Christoph Waltz, which were released to coincide with the exclusive footage shared at Comic-Con today, July 18th in Hall H at 5:40 p.m.! In the first photos we have Christoph Waltz in the street, and the other has helmer Gilliam behind-the-scenes of the film from Voltage Pictures. Pat Rushin wrote the screenplay for the film which also includes Tilda Swinton,Ben Whishaw, Mélanie Thierry, David Thewlis and Lucas Hedges.

The first images from Terry Gilliam's sci-fi not-so-sci-fi film The Zero Theorem are now available in all their colorful glory.  Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds), seen here sporting a bald head, stars as Qohen Leth, a programmer for "entity-crunching" corporation ManCom, who Gilliam says is, "waiting for a phone call that will give meaning to his life".  (Aren't we all?)  Gilliam goes on to talk about the relevance to his 1985 film, Brazil, saying, "It's not really sci-fi. It's like Brazil, which also isn't really sci-fi."  However, The Zero Theorem screenwriter Pat Rushin was influenced by Gilliam's earlier work, so it's all tied together in a roundabout way. Also starring Matt Damon, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw, Peter Stormare and David Thewlis, The Zero Theorem is slated for a 2014 release date.  Hit the jump to view the images. Check out the first images from The Zero Theorem (via Empire):...

Terry Gilliam's new not-quite-sci-fi The Zero Theorem is promising to take him - and us - back to the giddily satirical bureaucratic heights of 1985 classic Brazil. Empire is proud to debut these new shots from the film, letting you into the colourfully dystopian playground Gilliam has created. Christoph Waltz, billiard-smooth of head, if not mannerism, is the film's ever-present protagonist. As Qohen Leth, a programmer for "entity-crunching" corporation ManCom, he is, Gilliam explains, "waiting for a phone call that will give meaning to his life". Like Brazil's Sam Lowry, Leth is befuddled by the info-dump world he lives in and the Heath Robinson tech tangle that surrounds him. Unlike Lowry, he's something of a hacker genius whose attempts to solve the "Zero Theorem" could unlock the key to life's meaning.The story, the first by American college professor Pat Rushin, was partly inspired by Gilliam's own work, so...

The Zero Theorem

Director: Terry Gilliam

Writer(s): Pat Rushin

Producer(s): Voltage Pictures’ Nicolas Chartier, Dean Zanuck

U.S. Distributor: Rights Available

Cast: Christoph Waltz, Matt Damon, Ben Whishaw, Tilda Swinton, David Thewlis and Mélanie Thierry

A filmmaker whose filmography is worthy of a full semester in any film theory seminar, Terry Gilliam has no limitations in his creativity so it’ll be of interest to see how he works still in the sci-fi realm but on a much smaller production in scope. His twelfth feature film reunites him with Matt Damon, but it’ll be Christoph Waltz’s time to shine.

Gist: Qohen Leth (Christoph Waltz) is an eccentric and reclusive computer genius who lives in an Orwellian corporate world and suffers from existential angst. Under the instruction of a shadowy figure known only as “Management” (Matt Damon), Qohen works to solve the “Zero Theorem” – a...

Terry Gilliam fans can start holding their breath, as the eccentric filmmaker is, indeed, going to make a new sci-fi tale about a dystopian future (a la Brazil), titled The Zero Theorem. Filming begins later this month in Romania, with Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) starring as a computer genius hell-bent on solving the titular theorem (which will demonstrate whether existence does, or does not, have a point).

Waltz’ literal and symbolic quest to find out whether his life has a purpose in Zero Theorem was imagined by Pat Rushin, whose script attracted Gilliam’s attention a few years ago. This project will mark only the second time in 17 years where Gilliam directs from a script he did not write. The last time that happened (on The Brothers Grimm) responses were mixed; however, some ...

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Terry Gilliam remains one of the few directors of today who is not afraid of risk. He thinks big, lives outside the box and creates films that have layers upon layers of metaphors. He also assumes his viewers are intelligent, so his stories are complex, multi-layered, yet I think they’re important, and humanistic. The themes of his films are usually about people at the crossroads of their lives, who see a dysfunctional world that gets ignored by most, and tries to make some sort of sense of it. And the more the odd, the more bizarre, the more fun Gilliam has. It tells me that he tries –and while sometimes fails at it- more than others to show his audience that being predictable and safe may make you feel comfortable, but it’s a false reality. I fear, at times, that his genius as a filmmaker, as an American treasure,...