The Middle Ages is a new Czech historical action film directed by Petr Jakl about the life of a 14th century military commander who has never lost a battle. Ben Foster played the role of the greatest warrior of the Czech Republic Jan Zizka of Trocnov. The trailer and release date for the movie "The Middle Ages" are expected in 2020 or 2021, information about the plot, filming and actors has already been announced.
Expectations rating - 97%.
Medieval
Czech
Genre:action, history, drama
Producer:Petr Yakl
Worldwide release date: 2021
Cast:B. Foster, S. Lowe, M. Kane, T. Schweiger, R. Müller, M. Good, W. Moseley, K. Roden, W. Daen, W. Kiefer
The history of the Czech icon of the 14th century and the military leader Jan ižka, who defeated the armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire.
About the plot
Jan Zizka (1360-1424) - national hero of the Czech people. The film takes place before the Hussite wars (military actions involving the followers of Jan Hus, which took place from 1419 to 1434), when ижižka was young. The picture will tell about the formation of ижižka as a famous military leader.
Short synopsis: Jan ižka is a member of a mercenary group that does dirty work for the nobles. His new mission is to save King Wenceslas (Karel Roden), the beautiful mistress of Catherine (Sophie Lowe). The situation is complicated when he falls in love with Catherine.
About production
The director, producer and co-writer of the script - Petr Yakl ("Kainek", "Ghoul", "Eurotour", "Three X's", "Borgia") admitted that he drew inspiration from such historical epics as "Braveheart" (1995) and The Last Samurai (2003).
Yakl said the epic is also based on his own sense of national identity and pride:
“One of the fundamental reasons I made a film about Жižka is that I am really proud to be Czech. I think the Czechs have a positive trait: they can come to an agreement, but at the same time they fight when necessary. We do not act on a hot head, we know how to compromise. And while traveling around the world, I have found that this personality suits me best. We Czechs should be proud of who we are. "
Petr Jákl
Film team:
- Screenplay: Petr Jakl, Marek Dobesh ("Kainek", "The Executioner", "Mission Impossible: The Phantom Protocol"), Michal Petrus, ("How Poets Have Not Lost Hope");
- Producers: Cassian Elvis ("I am the beginning", "Words", "Valentine"), Peter Yakl, Martin J. Barab ("Revenge: A Love Story", "Cruiser", "Anger");
- Operator: Jesper Töffner ("Rain", "Commune");
- Editor: Stephen Rosenblum (Braveheart, The Last Samurai, Legends of the Fall);
- Artists: Jiri Sternwold (The Brothers Grimm, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian), Katerina Mirova (In the Name of the King).
Producers: Double Tree Entertainment, Genesy, J.B.J. Film, Wog Film.
Filming location: Czech Republic.
After eight years of pre-production, filming began on September 17 and ended on December 8, 2019.
Actors
Cast:
- Ben Foster - Jan Zizka (Bang Bang You're Dead, Train to Yuma, Warcraft);
- Sophie Lowe as Catherine (Rare Butterfly, Returned);
- Michael Caine - Lord Boresh (Interstellar, The Prestige, Dirty Swindlers);
- Til Schweiger - Rosenberg ("Honey in the Head", "Barefoot on the Pavement", "Handsome");
- Roland Müller - Torak ("My Land", "Moth", "Second Chance");
- Matthew Goode - King Sigismund ("The Single Man", "Match Point", "The Imitation Game");
- William Moseley - Yaroslav (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Royals, Perception);
- Karel Roden - Wenceslas IV. ("Hellboy: Hero from the Hell", "Fantagiro, or the Cave of the Golden Rose 2", "Rock 'n' Roller");
- Werner Daen - Ulrich (The Lives of Others, United. Munich Tragedy, Life Changes You);
- Vincenz Kiefer - Konrad ("By the Sea", "Baader-Meinhof Complex").
Interesting about the film
Did you know that:
- Jan ižka is one of the few military leaders in history who has never lost a battle.
- The significance of ižka in Czech history is attested to by the outstanding sculpture at the top of the Vitkov Hill in Prague, one of the largest equestrian statues in the world.
- In March 2018, Petr Jakl announced that his production company J.B.J. Film became the main owner and producer of the project, and that the bulk of the team would be Czech. The film will be shot exclusively in Czech locations.
- According to the film's budget of 10.6 million euros (275 million CZK), announced on Radio Prague, "Medieval" will be the most expensive film in the history of Czech cinema. “If the film was going to be done the way I envisioned, the budget just had to be high,” said Yakl. “This allowed us to capture the beauty of the Czech Republic. Viewers will be delighted to see the magnificence of our landscapes, ”he added.
- The painting was filmed in the castles of Orlik, Křivoklat, Zvikov, Kokorzhin and Tochnik, around them, in the America quarry near Prague and in the Valley Mill in the picturesque region known as Bohemian Switzerland.
- The film was produced with the support of the Czech Film Fund, Prague Film Fund, Creative Europe MEDIA, Crestyl. However, the vast majority of the funds came from private investment from Yakl and his foreign partners, namely British producer Cassian Elvis.
We already know all the information about the film "Middle Ages" with a release date in 2020: actors and filming locations; it remains to wait for the trailer.
