Medieval (film)

Medieval
Film poster
Directed by Petr Jákl
Produced by
Written by
  • Petr Jákl
  • Marek Dobeš
  • Michal Petruš
Story by Petr Jakl Sr.
Starring
Production
companies
Wog Film
Country Czech Republic
Language English
Budget 500 million KČ[1]

Medieval (Jan Žižka or Warrior of God[2]) is an upcoming Czech action historical drama film by Petr Jákl.[3][4] It is about life of Jan Žižka, Bohemian military commander who never lost a battle. The fillm is set prior to the Hussite Wars when Žižka was young. It tells the story of how Žižka became a famous military commander.[5] It will be the most expensive Czech film ever made.[6][7][8]

Plot

Jan Žižka is a member of a mercenary group that does dirty work for nobles. His new task is to save king Wenceslaus' beautiful lover Catherine. The situation gets complicated when he falls in love with Catherine.

Cast

Production

In 2013, Petr Jákl announced that he was preparing to make a film about Jan Žižka. He estimated a possible budget of 85 million Czech koruna.[9] During 2014 it was scheduled for 2016 release.[10] Work on the film started after Jákl finished Ghoul in 2015.[5] American agency William Morris Endeavor has assisted with recruitment of actors for the film. Jákl stated that Žižka will most likely be played by a foreign actor.[11]

In August 2016, recruitment for extras started.[12] Extras are used to shoot battles. The first round of recruitment concluded in January 2017.[6] Thousands of people showed interest in the recruitment.[13]

In July 2017, Jákl announced that shooting will start in Spring 2018. It will take place in South Bohemia and Central Bohemia. He also stated that it is certain that Žižka will not be played by a Czech actor. He mentioned that his contacts in the USA are communicating with agents of some American actors.[11] Cassian Elwes became film's producer on 6 March 2018.[14][15]

Ben Foster was announced to be cast as Jan Žižka on 24 August 2018. Shooting was scheduled to start on 17 September 2018.[16] Michael Caine was announced on 7 September 2018 to be cast as a fictional character of Lord Borš.[17]

The film was oficially introduced on 13 September 2018. Main cast include Til Schweiger, Marek Vašut Sophie Lowe and others. The final budget was announced as 500,000,000 CZK (23,000,000 USD).[1][18][19] Shooting started on 17 September 2018.[20]

References

  1. 1 2 "Režisér Petr Jákl chystá nejdražší český film historie. Jan Žižka bude stát stovky milionů a hrát v něm budou zahraniční hvězdy". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Warrior of God (Jan Žižka) | In Development | Production | Three Brothers Production". www.historicalmovie.com. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ben Foster to Star in Petr Jákl's Historical Drama Medieval". ComingSoon.net. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Jan Žižka (2018) | Diskuze". CSFD.cz. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Po Kajínkovi a Ghoulovi plánuje Petr Jákl film o mládí Jana Žižky". iDNES.cz. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  6. 1 2 Zezulka, Tomáš (3 January 2017). "Film Jan Žižka: první kola náboru komparsu skončila". TÝDEN.cz. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Češi si neváží hrdinů, proto jim ukážu neporaženého Žižku, říká muž, který stvořil hvězdu Kajínka". www.seznamzpravy.cz. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Petr Jákl chystá velkofilm Jan Žižka. Má jít o nejdražší film v historii české kinematografie". Aktuálně.cz - Víte co se právě děje (in Czech). 4 August 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Režisér Kajínka si brousí zuby na Jana Žižku. Za pořádný balík z něj udělá grázla i psance". Super.cz. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Češi chystají velkofilmy o Karlu IV., Žižkovi, thriller ze středověku i pokračování komedie Eva tropí hlouposti". www.totalfilm.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  11. 1 2 kinobox.cz, team at. "Petr Jákl připravuje Jana Žižku, nejdražší tuzemský velkofilm". Kinobox.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Chcete si zahrát v historickém velkofilmu? Máte šanci". Bruntálský a krnovský deník (in Czech). 19 August 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "Náborů do velkofilmu Jan Žižka se zúčastnily tisíce lidí - Regiony 24.cz". www.regiony24.cz. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  14. ↑ kinobox.cz, team at. "Jáklův velkofilm Jan Žižka míří do té nejvyšší ligy, postarají se o něj v Hollywoodu!". Kinobox.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  15. ↑ Spáčilová, Mirka (5 March 2018). "Petr Jákl získal na film Jan Žižka hollywoodského producenta". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  16. ↑ kinobox.cz, team at. "Kdo si zahraje Jana Žižku? Hollywoodská hvězda na vzestupu, která si dost vybírá". Kinobox.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  17. ↑ "Pravá ruka krále Václava. V Jáklově filmu Jan Žižka bude hrát oscarový Michael Caine". Lidovky.cz (in Czech). 7 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  18. ↑ "Jan Žižka bude nejdražší český film. Objeví se v něm i Sophie Loweová a William Moseley z Letopisů Narnie". Lidovky.cz (in Czech). 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  19. ↑ "Jan Žižka: Film za půl miliardy korun představila tisková konference". FandímeFilmu.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  20. ↑ "Začíná natáčení filmu Žižka. Jákl, Foster, Sweiger, Vašut, Budař a další ho odstartovali (foto + video)". Epoch Times (in Czech). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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