Kraven the Hunter is seeking new hunting grounds, with the Aaron Taylor-Johnson starrer taking a release date just vacated by The Karate Kid.
On Friday evening, Sony moved the villain-centric Kraven the Hunter to the prime winter spot of Dec. 13, 2024 (back from Aug. 30, 2024). Kraven steps into a date that was occupied by fellow Sony pic The Karate Kid, a crossover event movie starring Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan. Karate Kid now moves to May 30, 2025.
The move comes after the sixth and final season of Cobra Kai, the Netflix spinoff starring Machio as his original Karate Kid movie character Daniel Larusso, was delayed due to last year’s actors strike. Sony pushed the new Karate Kid to allow it to follow Cobra Kai‘s final season, with the summer date also seen as friendly for the all-ages audience its intended for. With an open holiday season 2024 date available, Sony opted to...
On Friday evening, Sony moved the villain-centric Kraven the Hunter to the prime winter spot of Dec. 13, 2024 (back from Aug. 30, 2024). Kraven steps into a date that was occupied by fellow Sony pic The Karate Kid, a crossover event movie starring Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan. Karate Kid now moves to May 30, 2025.
The move comes after the sixth and final season of Cobra Kai, the Netflix spinoff starring Machio as his original Karate Kid movie character Daniel Larusso, was delayed due to last year’s actors strike. Sony pushed the new Karate Kid to allow it to follow Cobra Kai‘s final season, with the summer date also seen as friendly for the all-ages audience its intended for. With an open holiday season 2024 date available, Sony opted to...
- 4/27/2024
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sony’s “Kraven the Hunter” is being pushed back from its August release, moving to Dec. 13, 2024. It will screen in IMAX and premium large formats.
The film takes over “Karate Kid’s” original release date, which has been changed to May 30, 2025. It will now bow in theaters after the sixth and final season of “Cobra Kai” debuts on Netflix.
With a coveted Christmastime release date open, Sony is positioning “Kraven” as an R-rated option for the end of the year.
Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, “Kraven the Hunter” unpacks the origin story behind the Marvel villain, set before his notorious vendetta against Spider-Man. Ariana DeBose, Fred Hechinger, Alessandro Nivola, Christopher Abbott and Russell Crowe also star.
The film is directed by J.C. Chandor, with a story by Richard Wenk and screenplay by Wenk, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. It’s produced by Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach and David Householter.
Sony has also...
The film takes over “Karate Kid’s” original release date, which has been changed to May 30, 2025. It will now bow in theaters after the sixth and final season of “Cobra Kai” debuts on Netflix.
With a coveted Christmastime release date open, Sony is positioning “Kraven” as an R-rated option for the end of the year.
Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, “Kraven the Hunter” unpacks the origin story behind the Marvel villain, set before his notorious vendetta against Spider-Man. Ariana DeBose, Fred Hechinger, Alessandro Nivola, Christopher Abbott and Russell Crowe also star.
The film is directed by J.C. Chandor, with a story by Richard Wenk and screenplay by Wenk, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. It’s produced by Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach and David Householter.
Sony has also...
- 4/27/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
Sony Pictures has pushed Karate Kid from December to May 2025 and pushed back Kraven The Hunter to fill the holiday season slot.
Karate Kid had been scheduled to open on December 13 of this year and according to sources is being held back in order to follow the sixth and final season of Cobrai Kai, which was delayed due to the strikes.
Ben Wang in the title role as Karate Kid, alongside Joshua Jackson, Sadie Stanley, Ming-Na Wen, Aramis Knight, Wyatt Oleff and Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio, who will reprise their characters from te original franchise. Jonathan Entwistle directs from Rob Lieber’s screenplay.
Karate Kid had been scheduled to open on December 13 of this year and according to sources is being held back in order to follow the sixth and final season of Cobrai Kai, which was delayed due to the strikes.
Ben Wang in the title role as Karate Kid, alongside Joshua Jackson, Sadie Stanley, Ming-Na Wen, Aramis Knight, Wyatt Oleff and Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio, who will reprise their characters from te original franchise. Jonathan Entwistle directs from Rob Lieber’s screenplay.
- 4/26/2024
- ScreenDaily
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
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2023 Oscars Predictions:
Best Original Screenplay Past Lives, from left: Teo Yoo, Greta Lee, John Magro, 2023. © A24 / Courtesy Everett Collection
Weekly Commentary: Following its victories at the Golden Globes for best screenplay and the BAFTA for original screenplay, it appears almost inevitable that “Anatomy of a Fall” will secure the Oscar for its co-writers,...
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
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2023 Oscars Predictions:
Best Original Screenplay Past Lives, from left: Teo Yoo, Greta Lee, John Magro, 2023. © A24 / Courtesy Everett Collection
Weekly Commentary: Following its victories at the Golden Globes for best screenplay and the BAFTA for original screenplay, it appears almost inevitable that “Anatomy of a Fall” will secure the Oscar for its co-writers,...
- 3/7/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Stephenie Meyer’s blockbuster Twilight franchise is heading to the small screen, and here are the details.
There was a time in the early 2010s when Twilight was just about the biggest film franchise around.
It comprises five films – 2008’s Twilight, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, 2009’s New Moon, directed by Chris Weitz, 2010’s Eclipse, directed by David Slade, and the two part finale Breaking Dawn, directed by Bill Condon and released in 2011 and 2012. Their success was such that two parody films were also released in quick succession, the much maligned Vampire’s Suck and Breaking Wind.
The films followed Kristen Stewart’s Bella Swan as she becomes romantically involved with vampire Edward Cullen, played by Robert Pattinson, and werewolf Jacob Black, played by Taylor Lautner. Which all leads to a battle with vampire coven The Volturi.
Adapted by future Jessica Jones creator Melissa Rosenberg, the large ensemble cast also included Billy Burke,...
There was a time in the early 2010s when Twilight was just about the biggest film franchise around.
It comprises five films – 2008’s Twilight, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, 2009’s New Moon, directed by Chris Weitz, 2010’s Eclipse, directed by David Slade, and the two part finale Breaking Dawn, directed by Bill Condon and released in 2011 and 2012. Their success was such that two parody films were also released in quick succession, the much maligned Vampire’s Suck and Breaking Wind.
The films followed Kristen Stewart’s Bella Swan as she becomes romantically involved with vampire Edward Cullen, played by Robert Pattinson, and werewolf Jacob Black, played by Taylor Lautner. Which all leads to a battle with vampire coven The Volturi.
Adapted by future Jessica Jones creator Melissa Rosenberg, the large ensemble cast also included Billy Burke,...
- 3/7/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
Guess Angelina Jolie’s Salary For Mr & Mrs Smith? (Photo Credit: IMDb)
Brad Pitt has been a part of over 100 movies, but the most controversial remains Mr & Mrs Smith. That’s where he fell in love with his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie. He was already married to Friends star Jennifer Aniston, and their unexpected divorce drew a lot of backlash. But what has left us more furious is the gender pay gap between the leading stars. Scroll below for all the details!
Mr & Mrs Smith was a 2005 American action comedy directed by Doug Liman. It starred Brangelina as a bored upper-middle-class couple who eventually learn that they’re assassins of competing agencies and have been assigned to kill each other. Brad plays the role of John, while Angie portrays his wife, Jane.
Mr & Mrs Smith Cast Salary
It is well understood from the plot that Angelina and Brad have equally shouldered the film.
Brad Pitt has been a part of over 100 movies, but the most controversial remains Mr & Mrs Smith. That’s where he fell in love with his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie. He was already married to Friends star Jennifer Aniston, and their unexpected divorce drew a lot of backlash. But what has left us more furious is the gender pay gap between the leading stars. Scroll below for all the details!
Mr & Mrs Smith was a 2005 American action comedy directed by Doug Liman. It starred Brangelina as a bored upper-middle-class couple who eventually learn that they’re assassins of competing agencies and have been assigned to kill each other. Brad plays the role of John, while Angie portrays his wife, Jane.
Mr & Mrs Smith Cast Salary
It is well understood from the plot that Angelina and Brad have equally shouldered the film.
- 2/9/2024
- by Jishika Madaan
- KoiMoi
"I've never given much thought to how I would die, but dying in the place of someone I love seems like a good way to go." Now that's how you start a franchise!
Since 2008, the "Twilight" films have been a cultural mainstay for better and for worse. A film so beloved that cosmetics companies are selling out of "Twilight"-inspired collections in under 10 minutes 15 years later, and so hated that it inspired the $20 million studio-produced parody film "Vampires Suck." Few multi-billion dollar franchises are quite this polarizing, and even fewer have had as powerful of a cultural reclamation years later. Love them or hate them, the "Twilight" films are one of the most important products of the late 2000s and 2010s, and no amount of whining about vampires sparkling or commenting "still a better love story than 'Twilight'" is going to change that.
There has been talk that...
Since 2008, the "Twilight" films have been a cultural mainstay for better and for worse. A film so beloved that cosmetics companies are selling out of "Twilight"-inspired collections in under 10 minutes 15 years later, and so hated that it inspired the $20 million studio-produced parody film "Vampires Suck." Few multi-billion dollar franchises are quite this polarizing, and even fewer have had as powerful of a cultural reclamation years later. Love them or hate them, the "Twilight" films are one of the most important products of the late 2000s and 2010s, and no amount of whining about vampires sparkling or commenting "still a better love story than 'Twilight'" is going to change that.
There has been talk that...
- 1/24/2024
- by SlashFilm Staff
- Slash Film
A sci-fi series based on Martha Wells novels, “The Murderbot Diaries,” has landed at Apple TV+.
Hailing from “About a Boy” creators Chris and Paul Weitz, “Murderbots” follows a self-hacking security android who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable “clients.” Murderbot must hide its free will and complete a dangerous assignment when all it really wants is to be left alone to watch futuristic soap operas and figure out its place in the universe. Alexander Skarsgård will lead the series and will serve as executive producer.
The Weitz brothers will write, direct, and produce under their Depth of Field banner. Andrew Miano also executive produces alongside for Depth of Field. David S. Goyer executive produces alongside Keith Levine for Phantom Four. Martha Wells will serve as consulting producer. Paramount Television Studios produces the series.
The project marks the second collaboration between Apple TV+ and Goyer, who...
Hailing from “About a Boy” creators Chris and Paul Weitz, “Murderbots” follows a self-hacking security android who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable “clients.” Murderbot must hide its free will and complete a dangerous assignment when all it really wants is to be left alone to watch futuristic soap operas and figure out its place in the universe. Alexander Skarsgård will lead the series and will serve as executive producer.
The Weitz brothers will write, direct, and produce under their Depth of Field banner. Andrew Miano also executive produces alongside for Depth of Field. David S. Goyer executive produces alongside Keith Levine for Phantom Four. Martha Wells will serve as consulting producer. Paramount Television Studios produces the series.
The project marks the second collaboration between Apple TV+ and Goyer, who...
- 12/14/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Apple TV+ has officially picked up Murderbot, a 10-episode sci-fi drama series starring and executive produced by Emmy winner Alexander Skarsgård (Succession). Based on Martha Wells’ bestselling Hugo- and Nebula Award-winning book series The Murderbot Diaries, the project hails from Chris and Paul Weitz (About a Boy) and Paramount Television Studios.
The action-packed Murderbot received a blinking green light a year ago, with the casting of the title character interrupted by the strikes. The series centers on a self-hacking security android (Skarsgård) who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable “clients.” Murderbot must hide its free will and complete a dangerous assignment when all it really wants is to be left alone to watch futuristic soap operas and figure out its place in the universe.
The Weitz brothers are writing, directing and producing under their Depth of Field banner. Andrew Miano also executive produces alongside for Depth of Field.
The action-packed Murderbot received a blinking green light a year ago, with the casting of the title character interrupted by the strikes. The series centers on a self-hacking security android (Skarsgård) who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable “clients.” Murderbot must hide its free will and complete a dangerous assignment when all it really wants is to be left alone to watch futuristic soap operas and figure out its place in the universe.
The Weitz brothers are writing, directing and producing under their Depth of Field banner. Andrew Miano also executive produces alongside for Depth of Field.
- 12/14/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
New Yorkers were treated to a fun surprise when AI simulants took over Manhattan for the day.
To promote the release of The Creator, on Digital, 4K and Blu-ray now, AI simulant actors got a great tour of New York City! In this video footage, you can see the simulants interacting with the ABC Supersign in Times Square, surprising commuters at Grand Central Station, ice skating at Wollman Rink in Central Park, riding the subway and even eating a classic New York City hot dog!
The Creator Is Now on Digital, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD.
From Gareth Edwards, the director of Rogue One, comes an action-packed and visually-stunning science-fiction epic that has impressed critics and delighted fans worldwide.
From 20th Century Studios, New Regency and Entertainment One comes The Creator. Set 15 years after a nuclear detonation in Los Angeles and a war against artificial intelligence, the film stars...
To promote the release of The Creator, on Digital, 4K and Blu-ray now, AI simulant actors got a great tour of New York City! In this video footage, you can see the simulants interacting with the ABC Supersign in Times Square, surprising commuters at Grand Central Station, ice skating at Wollman Rink in Central Park, riding the subway and even eating a classic New York City hot dog!
The Creator Is Now on Digital, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD.
From Gareth Edwards, the director of Rogue One, comes an action-packed and visually-stunning science-fiction epic that has impressed critics and delighted fans worldwide.
From 20th Century Studios, New Regency and Entertainment One comes The Creator. Set 15 years after a nuclear detonation in Los Angeles and a war against artificial intelligence, the film stars...
- 12/14/2023
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
Director Gareth Edwards (Rogue One, Godzilla) returned to theaters back in September with The Creator, and the sci-fi action thriller is now headed home to Hulu this month.
The Creator will be streaming exclusively on Hulu beginning December 20. If you’d rather not wait, the film is currently available for VOD rental beginning at just $5.99.
At the worldwide box office, The Creator ended its run with $104 million, which would’ve been a win for an original genre movie if not for the $80 million price tag. An $80 million production budget for a movie on this scale is relatively cheap, it’s important to note, but the film needed to make quite a bit more money in theaters to be considered a box office success.
The film stars John David Washington (Tenet), Gemma Chan (Eternals), Ken Watanabe (Inception), Sturgill Simpson (Dog), newcomer Madeleine Yuna Voyles and Academy Award® winner Allison Janney (I,...
The Creator will be streaming exclusively on Hulu beginning December 20. If you’d rather not wait, the film is currently available for VOD rental beginning at just $5.99.
At the worldwide box office, The Creator ended its run with $104 million, which would’ve been a win for an original genre movie if not for the $80 million price tag. An $80 million production budget for a movie on this scale is relatively cheap, it’s important to note, but the film needed to make quite a bit more money in theaters to be considered a box office success.
The film stars John David Washington (Tenet), Gemma Chan (Eternals), Ken Watanabe (Inception), Sturgill Simpson (Dog), newcomer Madeleine Yuna Voyles and Academy Award® winner Allison Janney (I,...
- 12/13/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
New Regency/20th Century Studio’s $104M-global grossing The Creator will debut on Disney-sister streamer Hulu on Dec. 20.
That’s a very long 83-day theatrical window from the time the movie opened on Sept. 29 in the U.S./Canada.
The Gareth Edwards directed original sci-fi movie stuck to its fall theatrical date and weathered the actors strike without any promotion from actors.
The film stars John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, newcomer Madeleine Yuna Voyles, and Allison Janney, and is set amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence. Joshua (Washington), a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife (Chan), is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war…and mankind itself. Joshua and his team of elite operatives journey across enemy lines,...
That’s a very long 83-day theatrical window from the time the movie opened on Sept. 29 in the U.S./Canada.
The Gareth Edwards directed original sci-fi movie stuck to its fall theatrical date and weathered the actors strike without any promotion from actors.
The film stars John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, newcomer Madeleine Yuna Voyles, and Allison Janney, and is set amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence. Joshua (Washington), a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife (Chan), is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war…and mankind itself. Joshua and his team of elite operatives journey across enemy lines,...
- 12/13/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, Joshua (John David Washington), a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife (Gemma Chan), is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war—and humankind. Joshua and his team of elite operatives journey across enemy lines into the dark heart of A.I.-occupied territory, only to discover the world-ending weapon he’s been instructed to destroy is an A.I. in the form of a young child, in this epic sci-fi action thriller directed by Gareth Edwards from a screenplay by Edwards and Chris Weitz.
The Creator is available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on December 12.
Enter for your chance to win a Blu-ray copy of The Creator, courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.
The Creator is available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on December 12.
Enter for your chance to win a Blu-ray copy of The Creator, courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.
- 12/10/2023
- by Slant Staff
- Slant Magazine
Burbank, CA – From Gareth Edwards, the director of Rogue One, comes an action-packed and visually stunning science-fiction epic that has impressed critics and delighted fans worldwide.
From 20th Century Studios, New Regency and Entertainment One comes The Creator. Set 15 years after a nuclear detonation in Los Angeles and a war against artificial intelligence, the film stars John David Washington as an ex-special forces agent recruited to hunt down and kill the mysterious “Creator” and features a bold ensemble cast that includes Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, Allison Janney, and Madeleine Yuna Voyles.
The Creator has been described as “breathtaking” (Forbes), “extraordinarily original” (USA Today), and “the best film of the year” (Comicbook.com), and fans can add it to their digital collection on November 14 when The Creator becomes available at all major digital retailers including Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango/Vudu with exclusive behind-the-scenes bonus content. The film will...
From 20th Century Studios, New Regency and Entertainment One comes The Creator. Set 15 years after a nuclear detonation in Los Angeles and a war against artificial intelligence, the film stars John David Washington as an ex-special forces agent recruited to hunt down and kill the mysterious “Creator” and features a bold ensemble cast that includes Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, Allison Janney, and Madeleine Yuna Voyles.
The Creator has been described as “breathtaking” (Forbes), “extraordinarily original” (USA Today), and “the best film of the year” (Comicbook.com), and fans can add it to their digital collection on November 14 when The Creator becomes available at all major digital retailers including Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango/Vudu with exclusive behind-the-scenes bonus content. The film will...
- 11/18/2023
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
From Gareth Edwards, the director of Rogue One, comes an action-packed and visually stunning science-fiction epic that has impressed critics and delighted fans worldwide.
From 20th Century Studios, New Regency and Entertainment One comes The Creator. Set 15 years after a nuclear detonation in Los Angeles and a war against artificial intelligence, the film stars John David Washington as an ex-special forces agent recruited to hunt down and kill the mysterious “Creator” and features a bold ensemble cast that includes Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, Allison Janney and Madeleine Yuna Voyles.
The Creator has been described as “breathtaking” (Forbes), “extraordinarily original” (USA Today) and “the best film of the year” (Comicbook.com) and fans can add it to their digital collection on November 14 when The Creator becomes available at all major digital retailers including Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango/Vudu with exclusive behind-the-scenes bonus content. The film will also be released on 4K Ultra HD,...
From 20th Century Studios, New Regency and Entertainment One comes The Creator. Set 15 years after a nuclear detonation in Los Angeles and a war against artificial intelligence, the film stars John David Washington as an ex-special forces agent recruited to hunt down and kill the mysterious “Creator” and features a bold ensemble cast that includes Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, Allison Janney and Madeleine Yuna Voyles.
The Creator has been described as “breathtaking” (Forbes), “extraordinarily original” (USA Today) and “the best film of the year” (Comicbook.com) and fans can add it to their digital collection on November 14 when The Creator becomes available at all major digital retailers including Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango/Vudu with exclusive behind-the-scenes bonus content. The film will also be released on 4K Ultra HD,...
- 11/14/2023
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
In an era of animated classics’ live-action remakes, Pinocchio (2022) was long overdue. The original Pinocchio movie was released in 1940 as the second Disney animated feature film. The 2022 live-action remake was directed by the legendary Robert Zemeckis, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Weitz. The live-action Pinocchio was released exclusively on Disney+ on September 8, 2022, to mixed reviews from critics and audiences. This makes it the second remake to be released on the streaming platform, after Charlie Bean‘s Lady and the Tramp (2019). For film audiences and fans of the story of Pinocchio, here’s a detailed...
- 10/7/2023
- by Onyinye Izundu
- TVovermind.com
There’s a scene in 20th Century Studios’ The Creator during which AIs wreak havoc on Los Angeles as a TV journalist warns that they are after jobs. But that’s not what director Gareth Edwards, who co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Weitz, actually believes. “I don’t think AI wants our jobs at all,” Edwards says in a new episode of The Hollywood Reporter‘s Behind the Screen podcast.
Edwards recalls that Weitz may have written that line around 2019, long before AI became a pivotal topic in Hollywood and a central issue in the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. “ChatGPT seems to not want anything,” the director says of artificial intelligence today. “But it is an amazing tool. It is going to disrupt a lot of things. We will get to the side of it and I think we will be grateful that it happened. Just like all the other big technological advances like cars,...
Edwards recalls that Weitz may have written that line around 2019, long before AI became a pivotal topic in Hollywood and a central issue in the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. “ChatGPT seems to not want anything,” the director says of artificial intelligence today. “But it is an amazing tool. It is going to disrupt a lot of things. We will get to the side of it and I think we will be grateful that it happened. Just like all the other big technological advances like cars,...
- 10/7/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
John David Washington is no stranger to big tasks. The actor goes head-to-head with an army of robots while trying to hunt down a secret weapon that threatens all mankind in his newest project, “The Creator:.
Et went exclusively behind the scenes of the futuristic new film, which promises to be “an epic sci-fi action thriller set amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence.”
“It is the hardest thing I’ve ever done,” Washington says. “I’ve had some challenging stunts, this is by far the hardest thing I’ve ever done, getting strung up and dragged around, tossed around in a giant spacesuit that weighs a ton and trying to look heroic.”
Washington says it helped that his set was so full of talent, pointing to co-star Allison Janney who “did a take once where she just started crying, and it was out of nowhere…...
Et went exclusively behind the scenes of the futuristic new film, which promises to be “an epic sci-fi action thriller set amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence.”
“It is the hardest thing I’ve ever done,” Washington says. “I’ve had some challenging stunts, this is by far the hardest thing I’ve ever done, getting strung up and dragged around, tossed around in a giant spacesuit that weighs a ton and trying to look heroic.”
Washington says it helped that his set was so full of talent, pointing to co-star Allison Janney who “did a take once where she just started crying, and it was out of nowhere…...
- 9/30/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
A director uniquely skilled at capturing scale and creating lived-in worlds, Gareth Edwards has infused new visual energy into such iconic franchises as Godzilla and Star Wars. With The Creator, he tops himself in terms of world-building and generating a sense of awe.
The sci-fi epic begins in 2065, shortly after a prologue explains that artificial intelligence has advanced to the point that it’s been integrated into nearly every facet of human existence. This has largely been a boon to humanity, as they take over the jobs no one wants to do, with a competence that exceeds human intellect. It proves to have its problems, however, when the AI denotes a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles, prompting a war between the United States, which is seeking to wipe out all AI, and the country of New Asia, which protects and harbors them.
Joshua (John David Washington) is an agent sent...
The sci-fi epic begins in 2065, shortly after a prologue explains that artificial intelligence has advanced to the point that it’s been integrated into nearly every facet of human existence. This has largely been a boon to humanity, as they take over the jobs no one wants to do, with a competence that exceeds human intellect. It proves to have its problems, however, when the AI denotes a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles, prompting a war between the United States, which is seeking to wipe out all AI, and the country of New Asia, which protects and harbors them.
Joshua (John David Washington) is an agent sent...
- 9/29/2023
- by Chris Williams
- CinemaNerdz
The Creator is a sci-drama film directed by Gareth Edwards, who co-wrote the film with Chris Weitz. Set in a dystopian future where a war between the humans and the artificial intelligence rages on, Joshua an ex-special forces agent is recruited to capture and kill the Creator, who is known as the architect of advanced AI. The Creator stars John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Allison Janney, and Madeleine Yuna Voyles. So, if you loved the original sci-fi film here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Space Sweeper (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Synopsis: Set in 2092, spaceship Victory is one of the many that live off salvaging space debris. Crewed with a genius space pilot Tae-ho(Song Joong-ki), a mysterious ex-space pirate Captain Jang(Kim Tae-ri), an spaceship engineer Tiger Park(Jin Sun-kyu), and a reprogrammed military robot Bubs(Yoo Hai-jin), Spaceship Victory surpasses all other space sweepers. After...
Space Sweeper (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Synopsis: Set in 2092, spaceship Victory is one of the many that live off salvaging space debris. Crewed with a genius space pilot Tae-ho(Song Joong-ki), a mysterious ex-space pirate Captain Jang(Kim Tae-ri), an spaceship engineer Tiger Park(Jin Sun-kyu), and a reprogrammed military robot Bubs(Yoo Hai-jin), Spaceship Victory surpasses all other space sweepers. After...
- 9/29/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Stars: John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Allison Janney, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, Amar Chadha-Patel | Written by Gareth Edwards, Chris Weitz | Directed by Gareth Edwards
Ever since the release of 2010’s Monsters, there has been considerable promise for writer/director Gareth Edwards which led him to high-profile works. That promise has since been compromised by studio interference, with creative differences on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story leading to Tony Gilroy overseeing reshoots. The Creator, Edwards’ first feature in seven years feels like a return to DIY filmmaking, allowing his vision to be fulfilled without the limitations that blockbuster filmmaking can bring.
An opening montage depicts the evolution of artificial intelligence, beginning as a novelty to make humanities tasks easier before giving the human faces to make the ‘Simulants’ more appealing, although it tragically ends with a nuclear bomb going off in Los Angeles. This is the starting...
Ever since the release of 2010’s Monsters, there has been considerable promise for writer/director Gareth Edwards which led him to high-profile works. That promise has since been compromised by studio interference, with creative differences on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story leading to Tony Gilroy overseeing reshoots. The Creator, Edwards’ first feature in seven years feels like a return to DIY filmmaking, allowing his vision to be fulfilled without the limitations that blockbuster filmmaking can bring.
An opening montage depicts the evolution of artificial intelligence, beginning as a novelty to make humanities tasks easier before giving the human faces to make the ‘Simulants’ more appealing, although it tragically ends with a nuclear bomb going off in Los Angeles. This is the starting...
- 9/29/2023
- by James Rodrigues
- Nerdly
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for “The Creator,” a new science fiction film co-written (with Chris Weitz) and directed by Gareth Edwards, the filmmaker behind the well-received Star Wars film “Rogue One.” In theaters on September 29th.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
John David Washington is Joshua, an elite soldier who has dropped out of a war against Artificial Intelligence, which in 2065 has progressed to a sentient state that had launched a nuclear bomb onto Los Angeles. In retaliation, the U.S. has built a super weapon named Nomad that seeks to destroy all AI. Joshua meanwhile has fallen in love with Maya (Gemma Chan), but he is recruited to rejoin the fight through Col. Howell (Allison Janney) when an unexpected tragedy occurs. And when Joshua eventually infiltrates the NImrata, or AI Creator, he encounters a six year old girl (Madeleine Yuna Voyles) who could be the key to ending the war.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
John David Washington is Joshua, an elite soldier who has dropped out of a war against Artificial Intelligence, which in 2065 has progressed to a sentient state that had launched a nuclear bomb onto Los Angeles. In retaliation, the U.S. has built a super weapon named Nomad that seeks to destroy all AI. Joshua meanwhile has fallen in love with Maya (Gemma Chan), but he is recruited to rejoin the fight through Col. Howell (Allison Janney) when an unexpected tragedy occurs. And when Joshua eventually infiltrates the NImrata, or AI Creator, he encounters a six year old girl (Madeleine Yuna Voyles) who could be the key to ending the war.
- 9/29/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
“The Creator” — an original science fiction tale from “Godzilla” and “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” director Gareth Edwards — is out now in theaters and IMAX.
The year is 2065 and the U.S. is at war with AI. Joshua (John David Washington) is a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the loss of his wife Maya (Gemma Chan). He’s recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war…and mankind itself. Joshua and his team of elite operatives journey across enemy lines, into the dark heart of AI-occupied territory, only to discover the world-ending weapon he’s been instructed to destroy is an AI in the form of a young child (Madeleine Yuna Voyles).
The film is filled with impressive visuals, ranging from giant flying orbital weapons platform called Nomad to simulants...
The year is 2065 and the U.S. is at war with AI. Joshua (John David Washington) is a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the loss of his wife Maya (Gemma Chan). He’s recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war…and mankind itself. Joshua and his team of elite operatives journey across enemy lines, into the dark heart of AI-occupied territory, only to discover the world-ending weapon he’s been instructed to destroy is an AI in the form of a young child (Madeleine Yuna Voyles).
The film is filled with impressive visuals, ranging from giant flying orbital weapons platform called Nomad to simulants...
- 9/29/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
John David Washington as Joshua in 20th Century Studios’ The Creator. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2023 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
In the sci-fi action extravaganza The Creator, a mash-up of hero-quest movies from Star Wars to Blade Runner, the hero played by John David Washington battles a host of daunting foes and powerful weapons to save a little girl. Only she isn’t a little girl – but a human-like AI android that was built with a massive power, to neutralize any weapon humans might possess in a AI-versus-human war. Which means the human hero in this big, splashy special effects movie is helping an AI robot that looks like a child defeat humankind. Yet audiences cheer at the end of this sci-fi action adventure, seemingly unconscious of what they are cheering. What?
It’s a disturbing experience. I am not the only critic to note that The...
In the sci-fi action extravaganza The Creator, a mash-up of hero-quest movies from Star Wars to Blade Runner, the hero played by John David Washington battles a host of daunting foes and powerful weapons to save a little girl. Only she isn’t a little girl – but a human-like AI android that was built with a massive power, to neutralize any weapon humans might possess in a AI-versus-human war. Which means the human hero in this big, splashy special effects movie is helping an AI robot that looks like a child defeat humankind. Yet audiences cheer at the end of this sci-fi action adventure, seemingly unconscious of what they are cheering. What?
It’s a disturbing experience. I am not the only critic to note that The...
- 9/29/2023
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
‘The Creator’ is opening in 655 cinemas through Disney.
Original sci-fi blockbuster The Creator leads the new titles at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office, opening in 655 cinemas through Disney.
Directed by UK filmmaker Gareth Edwards, who wrote the screenplay with Chris Weitz, The Creator is set in a future where humans are at war with artificial intelligence, and a former soldier finds a secret robot weapon in the form of a young child.
The Creator is Edwards’ fourth feature film. His debut Monsters, also a sci-fi in which humans are battling for survival, opened to £348,577 in 2010, finishing on £952,963. He has...
Original sci-fi blockbuster The Creator leads the new titles at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office, opening in 655 cinemas through Disney.
Directed by UK filmmaker Gareth Edwards, who wrote the screenplay with Chris Weitz, The Creator is set in a future where humans are at war with artificial intelligence, and a former soldier finds a secret robot weapon in the form of a young child.
The Creator is Edwards’ fourth feature film. His debut Monsters, also a sci-fi in which humans are battling for survival, opened to £348,577 in 2010, finishing on £952,963. He has...
- 9/29/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Lionsgate sets widest franchise opening with ‘Saw X’.
Original sci-fi blockbuster The Creator leads the new titles at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office, opening in 655 cinemas through Disney.
Directed by UK filmmaker Gareth Edwards, who wrote the screenplay with Chris Weitz, The Creator is set in a future where humans are at war with artificial intelligence, and a former soldier finds a secret robot weapon in the form of a young child.
The Creator is Edwards’ fourth feature film. His debut Monsters, also a sci-fi in which humans are battling for survival, opened to £348,577 in 2010, finishing on £952,963. He has...
Original sci-fi blockbuster The Creator leads the new titles at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office, opening in 655 cinemas through Disney.
Directed by UK filmmaker Gareth Edwards, who wrote the screenplay with Chris Weitz, The Creator is set in a future where humans are at war with artificial intelligence, and a former soldier finds a secret robot weapon in the form of a young child.
The Creator is Edwards’ fourth feature film. His debut Monsters, also a sci-fi in which humans are battling for survival, opened to £348,577 in 2010, finishing on £952,963. He has...
- 9/29/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Gareth Edwards’ sci-fi epic “The Creator” opens this week.
It’s his first feature film since 2016’s “Rogue One” and his fourth sci-fi film in a row, following 2010’s “Monsters,” and 2014’s “Godzilla.”
While he previously described “Godzilla” as “a disaster movie meets science fiction” and “Rogue One” as a “war movie meets science fiction,” Edwards tells TheWrap that “The Creator” is really a “father-child love story.”
Edwards also served as a writer along with Chris Weitz for the original film. Here’s how to watch “The Creator.”
When does “The Creator” come out?
“The Creator” had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest on Sept. 26.
The film will be released wide on Sept. 29.
Is “The Creator” in theaters or streaming?
Currently, “The Creator” is only available in theaters and IMAX. You can search for theaters playing “The Creator” here.
John David Washington as Joshua and Madeleine Yuna Voyles as Alphie in “The Creator,...
It’s his first feature film since 2016’s “Rogue One” and his fourth sci-fi film in a row, following 2010’s “Monsters,” and 2014’s “Godzilla.”
While he previously described “Godzilla” as “a disaster movie meets science fiction” and “Rogue One” as a “war movie meets science fiction,” Edwards tells TheWrap that “The Creator” is really a “father-child love story.”
Edwards also served as a writer along with Chris Weitz for the original film. Here’s how to watch “The Creator.”
When does “The Creator” come out?
“The Creator” had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest on Sept. 26.
The film will be released wide on Sept. 29.
Is “The Creator” in theaters or streaming?
Currently, “The Creator” is only available in theaters and IMAX. You can search for theaters playing “The Creator” here.
John David Washington as Joshua and Madeleine Yuna Voyles as Alphie in “The Creator,...
- 9/28/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
"Whose side are you on, huh?" Let's get right into it – time to dig into this one... For the record, I've been a huge fan of Gareth Edwards ever since his first feature Monsters, writing a glowing review out of Cannes 2010 after catching a small screening. Now 13 years later he's back with another original sci-fi movie titled The Creator, a big budget studio picture that is entirely his idea. The script is credited to Gareth Edwards and Chris Weitz, but Edwards gets the sole "Story by" credit on this movie. First things first, The Creator is visually astonishing and deserves to be seen on the big screen for the visuals alone. However, the rest of the movie feels rather empty, without much of a story besides another Lone Wolf and Cub rehash built into a bigger A.I. vs humans / America vs Asia world. Despite the movie being set in...
- 9/28/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The Creator begins with a title card and the textbook definition of a “Nirmati.” Nirmati is a Nepalese word, as well as the film’s own jargon-y term, for “creator.” As in the architect of artificial intelligence. This is a nifty bit of world-building for the movie. From the jump, we are immediately keyed into a crucial bit of minutiae while also having our toes dipped into the sci-fi movie’s pool of immersion. Yet when that pool turns out to be an ocean, and every nook, cranny, and robotic exoskeleton invites the audience to sink or swim in this vast vision of tomorrow, one wonders if the film might’ve been better served by starting with a glossary. It certainly could have helped what is an otherwise detached, and curiously shallow, story.
As director Gareth Edwards’ first film after the troubled production of Rogue One, the filmmaker and one of that picture’s screenwriters,...
As director Gareth Edwards’ first film after the troubled production of Rogue One, the filmmaker and one of that picture’s screenwriters,...
- 9/28/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Director Gareth Edwards draws together the many strands of our current AI debate with tremendous boldness, conjuring up an intriguing and stimulating spectacle
This colossal sci-fi thriller from Gareth Edwards features John David Washington and Gemma Chan in vast mysterious panoramas and vertiginous vistas which deserve to be shown at Imax-plus scale; it also shows that Christopher Nolan isn’t the only British director in Hollywood thinking (and acting) big. After a stint making franchise movies such as Godzilla and the enjoyable and underrated Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Edwards has now crafted this ambitious original picture, co-written with Chris Weitz, which is closer in spirit to his ingenious 2010 debut Monsters.
The Creator is an old-fashioned sci-fi actioner with some ideas to match to state-of-the-art digital effects, in the tradition of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner or Neill Blomkamp’s District 9, with a creeping colonialist’s fear of the...
This colossal sci-fi thriller from Gareth Edwards features John David Washington and Gemma Chan in vast mysterious panoramas and vertiginous vistas which deserve to be shown at Imax-plus scale; it also shows that Christopher Nolan isn’t the only British director in Hollywood thinking (and acting) big. After a stint making franchise movies such as Godzilla and the enjoyable and underrated Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Edwards has now crafted this ambitious original picture, co-written with Chris Weitz, which is closer in spirit to his ingenious 2010 debut Monsters.
The Creator is an old-fashioned sci-fi actioner with some ideas to match to state-of-the-art digital effects, in the tradition of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner or Neill Blomkamp’s District 9, with a creeping colonialist’s fear of the...
- 9/26/2023
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Gareth Edwards entered the film scene with "Monsters," a fantastic sci-fi movie that used its limited budget to tell a thrilling, suspenseful story. After that, however, Edwards went the route of many an indie director in the 2010s and was tapped to direct two huge blockbuster franchises, "Godzilla" and "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." While both had their merits ("Rogue One" even has some of the best moments in all of "Star Wars"), there is definitely something refreshing and exciting about Edwards finally overcoming his blockbuster fatigue and going back to his roots with "The Creator," a visually stunning piece of science fiction with big ideas and big performances.
In some ways, this is Gareth Edwards doing his version of "Star Wars: A New Hope" — a story of rebellion complete with a magical child, an evil battle station with a weapon that can completely obliterate planets, and a band...
In some ways, this is Gareth Edwards doing his version of "Star Wars: A New Hope" — a story of rebellion complete with a magical child, an evil battle station with a weapon that can completely obliterate planets, and a band...
- 9/26/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Spoiler Alert: The following review contains mild spoilers.
The creator of “The Creator,” Gareth Edwards, started his filmmaking career teaching himself VFX at home. He’s an innovator on that front, devising ways to generate creepy CG monsters for “Monsters” more than a dozen years ago, then overseeing deceptively massive blockbusters, like “Godzilla,” ever since (deceptive because much of that stunning scale comes from virtual detail added in post). Edwards’ problem all along has been with the human side of his stories — “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” being the lone exception — as the characters often feel like an afterthought and the acting ruptures the reality he’s trying to establish.
“The Creator” introduces an elaborate sci-fi future in which the U.S. Army wages a second war in Vietnam, this time against the perceived threat of artificial intelligence — a timely premise, given the panic over AI getting so much press attention these days.
The creator of “The Creator,” Gareth Edwards, started his filmmaking career teaching himself VFX at home. He’s an innovator on that front, devising ways to generate creepy CG monsters for “Monsters” more than a dozen years ago, then overseeing deceptively massive blockbusters, like “Godzilla,” ever since (deceptive because much of that stunning scale comes from virtual detail added in post). Edwards’ problem all along has been with the human side of his stories — “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” being the lone exception — as the characters often feel like an afterthought and the acting ruptures the reality he’s trying to establish.
“The Creator” introduces an elaborate sci-fi future in which the U.S. Army wages a second war in Vietnam, this time against the perceived threat of artificial intelligence — a timely premise, given the panic over AI getting so much press attention these days.
- 9/26/2023
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
A big, brawny original sci-fi movie is a rare thing in the age of franchise branding, which makes you root for Gareth Edwards’ The Creator, an admirably ambitious endeavor, stuffed with imposing visuals, impressive design work and nifty tech hardware. But this future-world action thriller about a war between humankind and artificial intelligence feels like a lot of movies scrunched together, most of them familiar. A dull lead, a wishy-washy vein of ersatz spirituality, racial optics by turns uneasy and pandering and the usual chaotic plotting don’t help. Even the charm of an enigmatic robo-kid only goes so far.
Co-scripting with Chris Weitz, one of the writers on the director’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Edwards repurposes ideas from that movie with an assortment of elements and iconography pieced together from several others, among them Blade Runner, Aliens, District 9, Akira, War of the Worlds and Apocalypse Now.
Co-scripting with Chris Weitz, one of the writers on the director’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Edwards repurposes ideas from that movie with an assortment of elements and iconography pieced together from several others, among them Blade Runner, Aliens, District 9, Akira, War of the Worlds and Apocalypse Now.
- 9/26/2023
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s hard to imagine in our era of insatiable appetites for the familiar, but once upon a time a title as IP-driven as “Star Wars” was an original movie without countless sequels, prequels and sovereign derivatives to its name. There used to be an era when “Jurassic Park” hadn’t yet evolved into an elephantine universe, and standalone movies not based on existing films, characters and toys were in regular and prominent rotation in theaters.
On those terms alone, it feels like a miracle that “The Creator” exists today, helmed by none other than Gareth Edwards who directed one of those aforementioned “Star Wars” offshoots in 2016 with “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and a fresh take on the legendary kaiju with his brawny “Godzilla” (2014).
It’s an exciting film in that regard, one that introduces a brand-new, impeccably designed world, doing so with such confidence that as soon...
On those terms alone, it feels like a miracle that “The Creator” exists today, helmed by none other than Gareth Edwards who directed one of those aforementioned “Star Wars” offshoots in 2016 with “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and a fresh take on the legendary kaiju with his brawny “Godzilla” (2014).
It’s an exciting film in that regard, one that introduces a brand-new, impeccably designed world, doing so with such confidence that as soon...
- 9/26/2023
- by Tomris Laffly
- The Wrap
John David Washington in The CreatorPhoto: 20th Century Studios
With the recent proliferation of artificial intelligence software like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Gareth Edwards’ sci-fi epic The Creator arrives at a significant technological and cultural inflection point. And while current concerns about A.I. aren’t likely to lead to the...
With the recent proliferation of artificial intelligence software like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Gareth Edwards’ sci-fi epic The Creator arrives at a significant technological and cultural inflection point. And while current concerns about A.I. aren’t likely to lead to the...
- 9/26/2023
- by Justin Lowe
- avclub.com
The premise of Gareth Edwards’s The Creator—the United States declares war on A.I. after the programs it incorporated into commercial and military processes launch a nuclear warhead on L.A.—is right out of the dystopian playbook. The unique aspect to this telling is that while the West rejects robotics, the developing world doesn’t, leading to a massive conflict between the U.S. and “New Asia.” With much of the film set in Vietnam and Thailand, and Americans operating outside legal boundaries of war to conduct special-ops strikes on A.I. researchers and manufacturers, a heavily coded political element is added to the usual existential worries about the threat that A.I. poses to humanity.
Co-written by Edwards and Chris Weitz, the film focuses on one of these clandestine operations, at the center of which is Joshua (John David Washington), an undercover operative tasked with infiltrating...
Co-written by Edwards and Chris Weitz, the film focuses on one of these clandestine operations, at the center of which is Joshua (John David Washington), an undercover operative tasked with infiltrating...
- 9/26/2023
- by Jake Cole
- Slant Magazine
Gareth Edwards’ “The Creator” isn’t an especially good movie, and yet I hope and believe that it has the potential to change the movies forever in some very good ways. The story it tells — about an embittered ex-special forces agent who shepherds the world’s first human/A.I. hybrid child (newcomer Madeleine Yuna Voyles) through a dangerous future, only to rediscover his own humanity in the process — is such an ultra-familiar mishmash of well-worn sci-fi tropes that Edwards’ and Chris Weitz’s script would hardly register as one of the year’s precious few “original” studio projects if not for how it was shot. But good lord is that a big If.
Once audiences see how “The Creator” was shot, they’ll be begging Hollywood to close the book on blockbuster cinema’s ugliest and least transportive era. And once executives see how much (or how little) “The Creator” was shot for,...
Once audiences see how “The Creator” was shot, they’ll be begging Hollywood to close the book on blockbuster cinema’s ugliest and least transportive era. And once executives see how much (or how little) “The Creator” was shot for,...
- 9/26/2023
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Director, Producer, and Co-Writer (with Chris Weitz) Gareth Edwards has been working on his idea for an original science fiction tale involving human interaction with advanced AI child for many years. Now that The Creator is finally reaching the screen I would say it is more like science fact, or at least a plausible facsimile. With recent warnings from Silcon Valley leaders about imminent dangers with the alarming speed of AI progress, and all the talk (especially with the guild strikes) about the threat of AI technology invading and possibly even shifting out of our control in frightening ways, Edwards has cooked up a hell of a story in which AI just might be the good guys – or robots as it were – in a world where humans could be losing the upper hand.
What The Creator is really about is what it means to be human,...
What The Creator is really about is what it means to be human,...
- 9/26/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Image: 20th Century Studios
The response from critics who’ve gotten a chance to see The Creator at preview screenings has been overwhelmingly positive. The film will probably need that good word of mouth when it opens in theaters on September 29, because the rest of the marketing campaign for the...
The response from critics who’ve gotten a chance to see The Creator at preview screenings has been overwhelmingly positive. The film will probably need that good word of mouth when it opens in theaters on September 29, because the rest of the marketing campaign for the...
- 9/25/2023
- by Cindy White
- avclub.com
Gareth Edwards’ hotly anticipated sci-fi epic The Creator has finally been unveiled for its first audience, with a press screening taking place Monday evening in Hollywood.
With full reviews of The Creator still to come, the first, albeit brief, reactions on social media have been pouring in following the screening and well ahead of the film’s Sept. 29 wide release. The consensus appears to be that The Creator could be a classic.
Judging by the early social media reaction from film journalists and critics, there is almost universal praise for the way The Creator looks and the stunning work of cinematographers Oren Soffer and Greig Fraser. Many of those who saw the film on Monday described it as one of 2023’s best films.
The Creator stars John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, Allison Janney and newcomer Madeleine Yuna Voyles.
In the film, Washington stars as Joshua, a...
With full reviews of The Creator still to come, the first, albeit brief, reactions on social media have been pouring in following the screening and well ahead of the film’s Sept. 29 wide release. The consensus appears to be that The Creator could be a classic.
Judging by the early social media reaction from film journalists and critics, there is almost universal praise for the way The Creator looks and the stunning work of cinematographers Oren Soffer and Greig Fraser. Many of those who saw the film on Monday described it as one of 2023’s best films.
The Creator stars John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, Allison Janney and newcomer Madeleine Yuna Voyles.
In the film, Washington stars as Joshua, a...
- 9/19/2023
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Throughout an entire junket day as well as a special screening tonight at the Tcl Grauman Chinese Theatre, The Creator filmmaker Gareth Edwards showed his solidarity for the pic’s cast as the SAG-AFTRA strike continued into its 67th day.
Earlier today in a series of press video interviews at the London Hotel, Edwards donned rotating black T-shirts with the name of actors in his cast; a visual spirited shoutout to the actors that starred in the $80M New Regency/20th Century Studios/Disney sci-fi movie. The pic’s cast includes John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Allison Janney, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Ken Watanabe, among several others.
All of this culminated in Edwards having the Chinese Theatre audience tonight record a special message to the striking cast.
Recording the video on his phone, Edwards told his cast “Hi everyone, really miss you, wish you could all be here, but I made...
Earlier today in a series of press video interviews at the London Hotel, Edwards donned rotating black T-shirts with the name of actors in his cast; a visual spirited shoutout to the actors that starred in the $80M New Regency/20th Century Studios/Disney sci-fi movie. The pic’s cast includes John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Allison Janney, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Ken Watanabe, among several others.
All of this culminated in Edwards having the Chinese Theatre audience tonight record a special message to the striking cast.
Recording the video on his phone, Edwards told his cast “Hi everyone, really miss you, wish you could all be here, but I made...
- 9/19/2023
- by Natalie Sitek and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The latest trailer for The Creator offers yet another breathtaking look at this fall’s major sci-fi epic.
Fans eager to hear more about the upcoming movie have recently been treated to a new serving of “The Creator. “With the film’s September release date approaching, the latest teaser has been released.
Although it still doesn’t reveal much of the story, it does a beautiful job of teasing a very unusual and compelling sci-fi setting.
The Creator | Official Trailer
The fight for our survival begins in the last trailer for Gareth Edwards’ The Creator!
The Creator is a science fiction film about the war between humanity and artificial intelligence that features extravagant worldbuilding, fantastic action, and jaw-dropping special effects.
On the other hand, the last trailer emphasizes how The Creator is fundamentally a father-daughter story at heart, comparable to Joel and Ellie from The Last of Us.
Joshua, a soldier toughened by grief,...
Fans eager to hear more about the upcoming movie have recently been treated to a new serving of “The Creator. “With the film’s September release date approaching, the latest teaser has been released.
Although it still doesn’t reveal much of the story, it does a beautiful job of teasing a very unusual and compelling sci-fi setting.
The Creator | Official Trailer
The fight for our survival begins in the last trailer for Gareth Edwards’ The Creator!
The Creator is a science fiction film about the war between humanity and artificial intelligence that features extravagant worldbuilding, fantastic action, and jaw-dropping special effects.
On the other hand, the last trailer emphasizes how The Creator is fundamentally a father-daughter story at heart, comparable to Joel and Ellie from The Last of Us.
Joshua, a soldier toughened by grief,...
- 9/16/2023
- by Mantisha
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
20th Century Studios just released the final trailer for The Creator and in addition to being surprisingly emotionally gripping, the visual effects are stunning. The final trailer promotes the film’s release in IMAX theaters and based solely on all its trailers, this epic sci-fi action thriller might actually be worth the higher cost of an IMAX ticket.
Directed by Rogue One‘s Gareth Edwards, The Creator stars John David Washington (Tenet), Gemma Chan (Eternals), Ken Watanabe (Inception), Sturgill Simpson (Dog), Oscar winner Allison Janney, and newcomer Madeleine Yuna Voyles.
Gareth Edwards and Chris Weitz co-wrote the screenplay, and Edwards, Kiri Hart, Jim Spencer, and Arnon Milchan serve as producers. Yariv Milchan, Michael Schaefer, Natalie Lehmann, Nick Meyer, and Zev Foreman executive produced.
The Creator is set for release in theaters on September 29, 2023.
John David Washington as Joshua in ‘The Creator’ (Photo © 2023 20th Century Studios)
The Plot, Courtesy of 20th...
Directed by Rogue One‘s Gareth Edwards, The Creator stars John David Washington (Tenet), Gemma Chan (Eternals), Ken Watanabe (Inception), Sturgill Simpson (Dog), Oscar winner Allison Janney, and newcomer Madeleine Yuna Voyles.
Gareth Edwards and Chris Weitz co-wrote the screenplay, and Edwards, Kiri Hart, Jim Spencer, and Arnon Milchan serve as producers. Yariv Milchan, Michael Schaefer, Natalie Lehmann, Nick Meyer, and Zev Foreman executive produced.
The Creator is set for release in theaters on September 29, 2023.
John David Washington as Joshua in ‘The Creator’ (Photo © 2023 20th Century Studios)
The Plot, Courtesy of 20th...
- 9/13/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The new trailer for Gareth Edwards’ sci-fi epic, The Creator, has landed, courtesy of 20th Century Studios. In this final look at the film before its opening later this month, the young AI child curiously inquires Joshua, played by John David Washington, what heaven is. This poignant moment happens to almost any young person who is curious about faith and humanity and soul, but here, it kicks off the philosophical ambiguity of Edwards’ film.
The official synopsis for The Creator reads,
“Amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, Joshua (Washington), a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife (Chan), is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war… and mankind itself. Joshua and his team of elite operatives journey across enemy lines,...
The official synopsis for The Creator reads,
“Amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, Joshua (Washington), a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife (Chan), is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war… and mankind itself. Joshua and his team of elite operatives journey across enemy lines,...
- 9/13/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Director Gareth Edwards (Rogue One, Godzilla) may have a box office hit on his hands with the upcoming The Creator, an epic sci-fi action thriller that just got a new trailer.
The film opens in theaters and IMAX on September 29, and the Final Trailer this morning promises a motion picture event of summer blockbuster proportions.
Epic scale, strong emotional core. It’s one hell of a trailer. Watch down below.
The film stars John David Washington (Tenet), Gemma Chan (Eternals), Ken Watanabe (Inception), Sturgill Simpson (Dog), newcomer Madeleine Yuna Voyles and Academy Award® winner Allison Janney (I, Tonya).
In The Creator, “Amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, Joshua (Washington), a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife (Chan), is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon...
The film opens in theaters and IMAX on September 29, and the Final Trailer this morning promises a motion picture event of summer blockbuster proportions.
Epic scale, strong emotional core. It’s one hell of a trailer. Watch down below.
The film stars John David Washington (Tenet), Gemma Chan (Eternals), Ken Watanabe (Inception), Sturgill Simpson (Dog), newcomer Madeleine Yuna Voyles and Academy Award® winner Allison Janney (I, Tonya).
In The Creator, “Amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, Joshua (Washington), a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife (Chan), is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon...
- 9/13/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
A still on the set of 20th Century Studios’ The Creator. Photo by Glen Milner. © 2023 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Director/producer/co-writer Gareth Edwards will participate in The Creator: IMAX® Live Exclusive First Look on Tuesday, August 29 at 5:00 pm Pt/8:00 pm Et. The sneak peek fan event will take place at the AMC Century City IMAX Theatre and feature exclusive footage from the upcoming sci-fi action thriller and an interactive live Q&a with Edwards.
The Creator opens exclusively in theaters September 29, 2023.
The exclusive screening event will take place at 10 participating IMAX theatres in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Toronto, Seattle, Washington D.C., and San Francisco, and all attendees will receive a commemorative lanyard and mini poster from the film. Tickets for the sneak peek are available on a first-come, first-served basis at: TheCreatorIMAXLive.com
An epic sci-fi action thriller set amidst...
Director/producer/co-writer Gareth Edwards will participate in The Creator: IMAX® Live Exclusive First Look on Tuesday, August 29 at 5:00 pm Pt/8:00 pm Et. The sneak peek fan event will take place at the AMC Century City IMAX Theatre and feature exclusive footage from the upcoming sci-fi action thriller and an interactive live Q&a with Edwards.
The Creator opens exclusively in theaters September 29, 2023.
The exclusive screening event will take place at 10 participating IMAX theatres in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Toronto, Seattle, Washington D.C., and San Francisco, and all attendees will receive a commemorative lanyard and mini poster from the film. Tickets for the sneak peek are available on a first-come, first-served basis at: TheCreatorIMAXLive.com
An epic sci-fi action thriller set amidst...
- 8/22/2023
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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- 8/22/2023
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
20th Century Studios, New Regency and Entertainment One are giving fans the chance to see sci-fi action thriller The Creator on IMAX, from director Gareth Edwards (Rogue One, Godzilla), one month early, ahead of its theatrical release on September 29.
Edwards will participate in The Creator: IMAX® Live Exclusive First Look on Tuesday, August 29 at 5:00 pm Pt/8:00 pm Et.
The sneak peek fan event will take place at the AMC Century City IMAX Theatre and feature exclusive footage from the upcoming sci-fi action thriller and an interactive live Q&a with Edwards.
The exclusive screening event will take place at 10 participating IMAX theatres in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Toronto, Seattle, Washington D.C., and San Francisco, and all attendees will receive a commemorative lanyard and mini poster from the film. Tickets for the sneak peek are available on a first-come, first-served basis here.
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Edwards will participate in The Creator: IMAX® Live Exclusive First Look on Tuesday, August 29 at 5:00 pm Pt/8:00 pm Et.
The sneak peek fan event will take place at the AMC Century City IMAX Theatre and feature exclusive footage from the upcoming sci-fi action thriller and an interactive live Q&a with Edwards.
The exclusive screening event will take place at 10 participating IMAX theatres in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Toronto, Seattle, Washington D.C., and San Francisco, and all attendees will receive a commemorative lanyard and mini poster from the film. Tickets for the sneak peek are available on a first-come, first-served basis here.
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- 8/22/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Creator is a new twist on both the concept of artificial intelligence and a machine vs. humans war. Gareth Edwards, whose credits include the Star Wars spin-off prequel Rogue One and the 2014 American reboot of Godzilla, will be participating in a new first-look event for his new film. Now is the chance to get a sneak peek at the AI-themed sci-fi war movie that stars John David Washington. In addition, Edwards will be holding a live interactive Q&a with the audience.
The live Q&a will be held at the AMC Century City IMAX Theatre on Tuesday, August 29, at 5:00 pm Pt/8:00 pm Et. However, the screenings, which will feature a stream of the Q&a, is set to play at ten participating IMAX theatres in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Toronto, Seattle, Washington D.C., and San Francisco, and all attendees will receive...
The live Q&a will be held at the AMC Century City IMAX Theatre on Tuesday, August 29, at 5:00 pm Pt/8:00 pm Et. However, the screenings, which will feature a stream of the Q&a, is set to play at ten participating IMAX theatres in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Toronto, Seattle, Washington D.C., and San Francisco, and all attendees will receive...
- 8/22/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
“The Creator,” the new sci-fi film from New Regency and Disney’s 20th Century Studios directed by “Rogue One” filmmaker Gareth Edwards, blurs the line between reality and fantasy by including footage from the 2020 Beirut explosion in its tale of A.I. waging war on humanity.
Footage from the 2020 Beirut explosion, which happened at the Port of Beirut in Lebanon and led to 218 deaths and $15 billion worth of property damage, appears in the trailer for the film. It was first noticed by an eagle-eyed Reddit user on July 17. It was further elevated when popular YouTube channel Corridor Crew brought up the situation on their “VFX Artists React” series.
Like most big-budget effects movies, “The Creator” employed several vendors to bring its otherworldly landscape to life including Folks VFX, Industrial Light & Magic, Marz, Misc Studios, Fin Design + Effects, Supreme Studio, Outpost VFX, Crafty Apes, Jellyfish Pictures, VFX Los Angeles, Frontier VFX,...
Footage from the 2020 Beirut explosion, which happened at the Port of Beirut in Lebanon and led to 218 deaths and $15 billion worth of property damage, appears in the trailer for the film. It was first noticed by an eagle-eyed Reddit user on July 17. It was further elevated when popular YouTube channel Corridor Crew brought up the situation on their “VFX Artists React” series.
Like most big-budget effects movies, “The Creator” employed several vendors to bring its otherworldly landscape to life including Folks VFX, Industrial Light & Magic, Marz, Misc Studios, Fin Design + Effects, Supreme Studio, Outpost VFX, Crafty Apes, Jellyfish Pictures, VFX Los Angeles, Frontier VFX,...
- 8/1/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
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