The History of Sound director shares release update on Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor’s gay drama
Oliver Hermanus has shared an update on the release date for The History of Sound. In an interview with Awards Watch, the director revealed that he’s aiming to complete the film ahead of next year’s Cannes Film Festival, meaning it won’t premiere anytime this year. “Venice asked for it but it’s not ready.
We have a lot of score to create,” he explained, before sharing that the two lead stars, Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor, “sing in it, and it’s all about sound”.
The History of Sound is based on the Pushcart Prize-winning novel from Ben Shattuck, a collection of 12 short stories that are set across three centuries and explores generational patterns of love and loss.
The title story follows two young men in the shadows of WWI who are determined to record the lives, voices and music of their American countrymen.
