George Miller. Idris Elba. Tilda ruddy Swinton. The mix of that trio is sufficient to get anybody anticipating Three Thousand Years Of Longing, the brand new movie from the crazed mind that final introduced us Mad Max: Fury Highway. Take a look at the primary teaser.

Impressed by AS Byatt’s The Djinn In The Nightingale’s Eye, Longing follows Dr Alithea Binnie (Swinton) a tutorial who’s content material with life and a creature of purpose. Whereas in Istanbul attending a convention, she occurs to come across a Djinn (Elba) who provides her three needs in trade for his freedom.

This presents two issues: First, she doubts that he’s actual and second, as a result of she is a scholar of story and mythology, she is aware of all of the cautionary tales of needs gone flawed. The Djinn pleads his case by telling her fantastical tales of his previous. Ultimately she is beguiled and makes a want that surprises them each…

And if the sight of Elba in wee elven ears makes you looking forward to extra, the complete trailer lands on Friday. For extra from the director on this newest, Cannes-bound effort, head to Deadline.

In different Miller information – and it feels actually good to be speaking concerning the Good Physician’s filmmaking in plural – he is additionally enthused about his subsequent movie, the Fury Highway prequel Furiosa, which sees Anya Taylor-Pleasure choosing up the title function from Charlize Theron for a movie exploring the origins of the character and the way she went from the Inexperienced Place to the brutality of the Citadel.

“All I can say about my pleasure about doing it’s that it’s undoubtedly thrilling as a result of despite the fact that it’s definitely of that world of Fury Highway, it’s additionally obtained a variety of the variations we’ve been speaking about. Once more, it’s uniquely acquainted. And possibly the largest distinction is the timespan. Fury Highway occurred over three days and two nights and this one occurs over 15 years. So, it’s a saga.,” Miller says. Tom Burke and Chris Hemsworth additionally star.

Due to pesky manufacturing delays, the movie has been pushed again to Could 2024, however that is not dialing down our anticipation one iota.