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| Directed by | Robert Rodriguez |
| Written by | John Malkovich |
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| Cinematography | Claudio Miranda |
| Edited by | Robert Rodriguez |
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| Language | English |
100 Years is an upcomingexperimentalscience fiction short film written by and starringJohn Malkovich and directed byRobert Rodriguez. The film was produced by the French companyRémy Martin to promoteLouis XIII, theircognac that takes 100 years to create, and locked in a safe for a century. Advertised in 2015 with the tagline "The Movie You Will Never See", it is due to be released on November 18, 2115. The film stars an internationalensemble cast, with American actorJohn Malkovich, Chinese actress Shuya Chang, and Chilean actorMarko Zaror.
100 Years is apparently a short film. Rodriguez stated in a 2019 interview:
I was making several short films for them, and I finished that one first, we shot that one first, I thought that was gonna be a commercial or something. And then I showed them the movie and they said "Yeah, that's great, that's great. That's the one we lock away." And I said, "What? That's the one you lock away? What about the other one with the future..." "No, that's the commercial."
While the details of the film have been kept highly secret, the names of three actors have been released:[1][2]
Malkovich and Rodriguez announced in November 2015 that they had teamed withLouis XIII Cognac, owned byRémy Martin, to create a film inspired by the hundred years it takes to make a bottle of Louis XIII.[3] Although the film's plot remains a complete secret, on November 18, 2015, Malkovich and Rodriguez released threeteaser trailers: Retro,[2] Nature,[4] and Future.[5][6]
Pending release, the film is being kept in a high-tech safe behind bulletproof glass that will open automatically on November 18, 2115, the day of the film's premiere. One thousand guests from around the world, including Malkovich and Rodriguez, have received a pair of invitation tickets made of metal for the premiere, which they can hand down to their descendants.[3][7] The safe in which100 Years is kept was showcased at the2016 Cannes Film Festival and various other cities before being returned toCognac, France and theLouis XIII cellars.[8]
A song, "100 Years", is said by Louis XIII Cognac to have been composed for them byPharrell Williams and performed live, once, at a private party. Louis XIII Cognac has promised that a recording of the song will be issued in 2117.[9]