Michael Gondry and Icelandic musician Björk are certainly no strangers having collaborated together on no less than seven music videos since 1993, the last being 2007’s “Declare Independence” off her album, Volta.
Earlier this year, however, it was revealed that the two were set to reunite for a mysterious, secret film project that was described by the director simply as something “very undefined, so it’s hard to give more precision.”
It was that secretive. However, In an interview with Gondry at the 2010 SXSW Film Festival promoting his new documentary, “A Thorn In The Heart,” we managed to draw out a few details on the project which sounds more like an art project than a feature film, but fascinating nonetheless.
“We have a very ambitious project, a sort of scientific musical,” Gondry explained. “[It’s a movie], but maybe more for museums. Like a 40 minute IMAX project in 3D.”
A 40 minute IMAX 3D scientific musical fit for museums? Did we expect anything less from a film project involving the musically adventurous Björk and visually creative Gondry? Not really.
Gondry has already evinced a belief in Björk’s acting ability, originally wanting to cast her in his fantastical-love-story “The Science Of Sleep.” The musician however, passed though, presumably still scarred from her award-winning experiences with Lars von Trier on “Dancer In The Dark.” This new collaboration sounds exciting and we wouldn’t expect anything less from the aspiring filmmaker and the always bold and creatively forward-thinking musician.
In case you missed it, here’s more from our interview with Gondry including details on his new project, “The We & The I.” -interview by RP