Amplify and Well Go USA Entertainment have today announced that they are teaming up to acquire the U.S. rights to acclaimed director Terry Gilliams The Zero Theorem. The partners will release the film to theaters across the US in late summer, with a home video release to follow. Amplify will handle theatrical and digital distribution rights, with Well Go USA releasing the film on DVD and Blu-ray.

Directed by Gilliam (Brazil, Twelve Monkeys), The Zero Theorem stars two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained, Inglorious Basterds) as Qohen Leth, an eccentric and reclusive computer genius plagued with existential angst. Living in isolation in a burnt-out church, Qohen is obsessively working on a mysterious project personally delegated to him by Management (Matt Damon) aimed at discovering the meaning of life – or the lack thereof – once and for all. Increasingly disturbed by unwanted visits from people he doesnt fully trust, including the flirtatious Bainsley (Mélanie Thierry), Managements wunderkind son Bob (Lucas Hedges), his unpredictable colleague Joby (David Thewlis), and would-be digital therapist Dr. Shrink-Rom (Tilda Swinton), its only when he experiences the power of love and desire that hes able to understand his own reason for being.

For all of us at Amplify and Well Go, its an absolute dream to have the chance to work with a visionary like Terry, said Amplifys Kent Sanderson. As someone who wore out a VHS of ‘Brazil’ and saw ‘Twelve Monkeys’ in theaters three times, I can say on the whole teams behalf that were incredibly excited to share his new take on society gone awry with the widest possible audience.

’The Zero Theorem’ is a very unique film that I’m especially proud of, so it is a relief to be distributed by a company that is not afraid to push the boundaries, said Terry Gilliam.

The Zero Theorem was scripted by Pat Rushin, and produced by Academy Award winner Nicolas Chartier and Dean Zanuck.