The Way of the Wind is an upcoming epic biblical drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick and produced by Josh Jeter. Starring Géza Röhrig as Jesus, the film retells his story. It also stars Matthias Schoenaerts as Saint Peter, Mark Rylance as Satan, Tawfeek Barhom as John the Baptist, Aidan Turner as Saint Andrew, Ben Kingsley, Joseph Fiennes and Douglas Booth.
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Premise
The Way of the Wind retells and chronicles several episodes in the life story of Jesus through several parables. A subplot revealed by Röhrig concerns Jesus not wanting Saint Peter, one of his disciples, to partake in a political movement to fight the Roman occupation. Jordan Raup of The Film Stage said there are no scenes of Jesus performing miracles, "making for a rather grounded approach". Mark Rylance, who plays Satan, said Satan has more dialogue than Jesus in scenes featuring the two.
Production
Reports began circulating in June 2019 that Terrence Malick had begun filming his next project, then known as The Last Planet, near Anzio, Italy. By July, filming was reportedly occurring in Iceland, with Ben Kingsley and Björn Thors reported to have been cast and present for filming. In September, Mark Rylance, Matthias Schoenaerts, Géza Röhrig, Joseph Fiennes, Douglas Booth and Aidan Turner were cast, with Rylance directly confirming the film and saying he would play four versions of Satan. John Rhys-Davies was also added to the cast. Joseph Mawle was added in October.
Mathieu Kassovitz told the French radio station RFM that Malick filmed an average of five hours per day, leading to 3,000 hours of footage by the end of filming. Editing commenced in 2019, immediately after filming ended. As of September 2026, Malick was still editing the film.