“Well, in a way. It’s this little tiny story of a kid growing up in the 50s with a mother who’s grace incarnate and a father who’s oppressive in nature. So he is negotiating his way through it, defining who he’s gonna be when he grows up. And that is juxtaposed with a little, tiny micro-story of the cosmos, from the beginning of the cosmos to the death of the cosmos. So that’s where the sci-fi – or the sci-fact – comes in.”
Oh so it’s the life and death of the entire cosmos? What’s ambitious about that? Child’s play!
Pitt elaborates on how he got involved with the project:
Pitt also confirmed that Heath Ledger was originally set for a role in the film. “He was gonna do it at one point, and then he was puling out for one reason or another, and we were involved [“we” meaning Pitt’s production company Plan B], so I just stepped in.”
Aside from those two bits, there’s not much to know about the project, as director Malick is notoriously secretive about his work. But once the thing hits Cannes, we’ll see how the buzz breaks down.