Amplify and Well Go USA Pick up Terry Gilliam’s THE ZERO THEOREM

Film distributors Amplify and Well Go USA have announced today that they will team up to release the upcoming Terry Gilliam science fiction mind mender The Zero Theorem starring Christoph Waltz. Amplify will be releasing the film in theaters and (presumably but not confirmed) VOD this summer, however there’s no official release date as of yet.
 
Well Go USA will be handling the DVD and Blu-Ray release of the film at a later date.  Hit the jump to read the full press release.
 

New York, NY  March 5, 2014 – 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, including the flirtatious Bainsley (Mélanie Thierry), Management’s wunderkind son Bob (Lucas Hedges), his unpredictable colleague Joby (David Thewlis), and would-be digital therapist Dr. Shrink-Rom (Tilda Swinton), it’s only when he experiences the power of love and desire that he’s able to understand his own reason for being.
 
“For all of us at Amplify and Well Go, it’s an absolute dream to have the chance to work with a visionary like Terry,” said Amplify’s Kent Sanderson. “As someone who wore out a VHS of Brazil and saw Twelve Monkeys in theaters three times, I can say on the whole team’s behalf that we’re incredibly excited to share his new take on society gone awry with the widest possible audience.”
 
“THE ZERO THEOREM is a very unique film that I’m especially proud of, so it is a relief to be distributed by a company that is not afraid to push the boundaries,” said Terry Gilliam.
 
THE ZERO THEOREM was directed by Terry Gilliam from a script by Pat Rushin, and produced by Academy Award winner Nicolas Chartier and Dean Zanuck. The deal was orchestrated by Elisabeth Costa de Beauregard Rose of Voltage Pictures on behalf of the filmmakers, Sanderson, Dylan Marchetti, and Logan Mulvey on behalf of Amplify and Doris Pfardrescher on behalf of Well Go USA.