Could Terrence Malick's new film Weightless premiere at Glastonbury?

The mysterious production stars the likes of Ryan Gosling, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, and Michael Fassbender

Catching a new Terrence Malick is like trying to grasp a feather in the wind; futile, and yet somehow utterly consuming.

It barely seems like yesterday that the UK finally got its release of the director's Knight of Cups, despite the fact it had premiered over a year ago at Berlin Film Festival; and, already, talk has shifted to Malick's next release, Weightless. The drama about interconnecting relationships has a reliably talented cast; boasting the likes of Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, and Michael Fassbender.

For a director who once left twenty years in-between films, it appears as if Malick has suddenly kicked up the creative gear; with both Weightless, and documentary Voyage of Time, in the pipeline for release this year.

Exactly when, and how, these films will be released remains a perpetual mystery to hardcore fans, yet a major hint has potentially been dropped by the BBFC.

Releasing the certification for Weightless (it's 15 thanks to infrequent strong sex and sex references, if you're wondering), the BBFC also happened to publish a release date of 24 June. That is, next month; bizarre for a film with no trailer, no official stills, and almost no previous hype outside of Malick's own reputation.

What's going on here? Is this just a mistake on the BBFC's part? Indeed, it would seem bizarre for Weightless to randomly drop in the middle of summer without a significant film festival premiere. With Cannes and Berlin having already floated past view, Malick could be holding off until Venice Film Festival in late August, but there's something particularly coincidental about the BBFC's date here.

The claimed release of Malick's feature surrounding the Austin music scene, filmed amongst live performances at Austin City Limits, also happens to be the same weekend as Glastonbury Festival. Filming even saw actors placed in the midst of live performances by Arcade Fire, Iron & Wine, Fleet Foxes, Black Lips, and Patti Smith.

Obviously, this is all wild speculation; but it wouldn't seem entirely beyond Malick's wheelhouse to bypass the entire cinematic menagerie and launch a surprise premiere for Weightless at a music festival.

The director's fanbase is certainly both ingrained and loyal, so there's no great need to build hype through extensive film festival circuits; in fact, the whole thing could even turn out the cinematic equivalent of Beyoncé's surprise Lemonade drop, though this would almost certainly just be a one-off first screening as opposed to wide release.

The BBFC certification also seems to confirm the rest of the cast; including Haley Bennett, Natalie Portman, Val Kilmer, Benicio Del Toro, Clifton Collins Jr, Angela Bettis, Bérénice Marlohe, Florence Welch, and Holly Hunter. Although, knowing Malick, who knows which actors will actually make the very final cut.

Distributor Studio Canal has been contacted for comment.