Time: the 4th Dimension (lost production material for unfinished film by 3D Entertainment Distribution; 2012)
Standee from "Time: the 4th Dimension".
Status: Lost
Time: the 4th Dimension is a 2012 movie, starring Christopher Lloyd and Deep Roy, directed by Jean-Jacques Mantello and Richard Gabai, and distributed by 3D Entertainment Distribution. The movie would explore Lloyd and Roy in a scientific journey as they explore through time, but was cancelled sometime around 2012.
Discovery
In 2020, the user "u/teeno731" made a post on the Lost Media subreddit saying[1]:
"A movie starring Deep Roy and Christopher Lloyd that was just... never released? I can't find a thing on this movie."
The post includes a photo of a standee of the movie, taken from the movie's IMDB page[2], the origin of the image is currently unknown. User "u/bite84" replied, showing that if you type "timethe4thdimension.com", you would be redirected to the 3D Entertainment Distribution website[3], which includes a press release from another movie called "Air Racers 3D”, that mentions "Time: the 4th Dimension" in the upcoming projects[4], and an announcement for the movie made in September 24, 2010[5], that includes more informations about it:
""Time, the Fourth Dimension" tells the story of an eccentric professor, played by Lloyd ("Back to the Future", “Adams Family”, "Call of the Wild 3D", "Piranha 3D"), and his lab assistant as they explore and explain the various dimensions that make up our world while focusing on the extraordinary and misunderstood fourth dimension: space-time."
Bite84 also discovered a survey from 3D Entertainment Distribution, including another synopsis from the film[6]:
"TIME: THE 4TH DIMENSION – Join Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future) and Deep Roy (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) on a scientific journey as they explore the history of time, time relativity, space-time, and even what time travel might be in the future through breathtaking computer graphics and stunning time-lapse images. Learn all about this fascinating phenomenon that scientists and philosophers have struggled to define for millennia."
"u/areoformer" posted a comment saying that the movie was filmed around 2013, and not 2011/2012, the comment includes a link[7], a forum from February 28, 2014, was also discovered, which has David Waelder claiming to have worked on "Time: the 4th Dimension", in the sound production area[8]:
"I can't speak to "most" IMAX films. I worked two IMAX projects in recent years and I don't recall any discussion of sample rates or specifications at all. I may have said something along the lines of "I'll be supplying the audio as BWF files at 24-bit and 48 kHz. Is that OK?" Or some variation on that theme. They were OK with that."
A couple of articles announcing the film were made, from websites like Collider[9], Cision[10] and Fame Magazine[11], which mention that the film was set to be 45 minutes. On the 10th of September, 2020 a post was made in the Ricky and Morty subreddit, made by "u/deftspyder"[12]:
The post includes a Behind the Scenes photo from the movie, when questioned how he got it, he replied with:
"A director friend of mine posted this BTS from a project that didn't come to light."
New photos were also posted in a compilation on the Instagram from the director Richard Gabai the same day[13]
People saw that the "3D Entertainment Distribution" website was not updated since 2014, and was made using WIX. The company wasn't a scam, due to a DVD from their projects were really sold, like "Air Racers 3D”[14], which was posted online in 2018[15]. And that all numbers and emails available in the website, are not available anymore.
Availability
As of March 2024, outside of behind the scenes photos, no footage for the film has resurfaced.
Gallery
BTS photo from "Time: the 4th Dimension". (1/6)
BTS photo from "Time: the 4th Dimension". (2/6)
BTS photo from "Time: the 4th Dimension". (3/6)
BTS photo from "Time: the 4th Dimension". (4/6)
BTS photo from "Time: the 4th Dimension". (5/6)
BTS photo from "Time: the 4th Dimension". (6/6)
References
- ↑ Teeno731's post. Retrieved 14 Aug '21
- ↑ IMDB page. Retrieved 14 Aug '21
- ↑ 3D Entertainment Distribution website. Retrieved 14 Aug '21
- ↑ "Air Racers 3D” press release. Retrieved 14 Aug '21
- ↑ "Time: the 4th Dimension" announcement. Retrieved 14 Aug '21
- ↑ "3D Entertainment Distribution" Survey. Retrieved 14 Aug '21
- ↑ TV Store Online's Blog interview with Richard Gabai, which briefly mentions the film. Retrieved 14 Aug '21
- ↑ David Waelder post. Retrieved 14 Aug '21
- ↑ "Collider" Article. Retrieved 14 Aug '21
- ↑ "Cision" Article. Retrieved 14 Aug '21
- ↑ "Fame Magazine" Article. Retrieved 14 Aug '21
- ↑ DeftSpyder post. Retrieved 14 Aug '21
- ↑ Richard's Instagram post. Retrieved 14 Aug '21
- ↑ "Air Racers 3D” DVD. Retrieved 14 Aug '21
- ↑ "Air Racers 3D” Dailymotion. Retrieved 14 Aug '21