The movie you will never see visits SA

JOHANNESBURG is one of a handful of cities in the world that will get to experience actor John Malkovich’s latest film, set for release in 2115.

Those still around will hopefully have archived 2016’s technology in order to watch 100 Years, the aptly named flick.

The sci-fi project is in a time capsule designed to automatically open a century from now.

On Thursday, 20 lucky South Africans will each receive one of 1 000 global invitations to watch the movie when it is eventually screened. Recipients are expected to hand down the invitations to their descendants.

The project was commissioned by Louis XIII Cognac in honour of the 100 years it takes for a bottle of the LEGACY PROJECT: Actor and filmmaker John Malkovich liquor to mature. The film was directed by Sin City’s Robert Rodriguez and stars Malkovich and actress Shuya Chang as they “journey through an unknown future”, said the global communication director for Louis XIII, Caroline Sarrot Lecarpentier.

Said Malkovich: “Part of the concept . . . is for us to try to imagine what the world will be like in 100 years.”

Only Malkovich, Rodriguez and the film’s editors have seen it.

The reel of film has been locked in a safe created by French security company Fichet-Bauche. It features bulletproof glass and a timer that is set to automatically open on November 18 2115.

“The safe will open . . . regardless of access to a power source, further guaranteeing that there is no way that the film can be accessed before,” said Sarrot Lecarpentier.

The movie’s world tour began at the end of last year when Malkovich and Rodriguez locked the reel in the safe; it has visited New York, Tokyo and Cannes.

After leaving South Africa, it will make its way to Chicago and Bel Air before its final destination of Cognac in southwestern France.