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Idris Elba grants three wishes to Tilda Swinton in Three Thousand Years of Longing trailer

May 20, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

After sharing a tantalising teaser earlier this week, MGM has now debuted the first trailer for George Miller’s eagerly-awaited fantasy romance Three Thousand Years of Longing.

Miller’s first offering since 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road, the sees Tilda Swinton as a lonely scholar who discovers a Djinn (Idris Elba) while on a trip to Istanbul, who offers her wishes in exchange for his freedom.

Check out the trailer here…

Dr Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is an academic – content with life and a creature of reason. While in Istanbul attending a conference, she happens to encounter a Djinn (Idris Elba) who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom.

This presents two problems. First, she doubts that he is real and second, because she is a scholar of story and mythology, she knows all the cautionary tales of wishes gone wrong. The Djinn pleads his case by telling her fantastical stories of his past. Eventually she is beguiled and makes a wish that surprises them both.

Three Thousand Years of Longing features a cast that includes Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba, Aamito Lagum, Burcu Goledar, Matteo Bocelli, Kaan Guldur, Alyla Browne, and Angie Tricker.

Three Thousand Years of Longing is set to premiere at Cannes ahead of a theatrical release on August 31st.

 

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Aamito Lagum, Alyla Browne, Angie Tricker, Burcu Goledar, George Miller, Idris Elba, Kaan Guldur, Matteo Bocelli, Three Thousand Years of Longing, Tilda Swinton

About Amie Cranswick

Amie Cranswick has been part of Flickering Myth’s editorial and management team for over a decade. She has a background in publishing and copyediting and has served as Editor-in-Chief of FlickeringMyth.com since 2023.

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