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The Creator (2023)

The Creator poster
Directed by
Gareth Edwards
Genre
drama film, science fiction film, post-apocalyptic film, dystopian film, science fiction action film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 14m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 3,997 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 2070, artificial intelligence sparked a war after a nuclear attack. A former soldier is sent to find and eliminate an AI inventor known as the Creator to stop a powerful new weapon.

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What happens

The Creator is a 2023 American science fiction action film produced and directed by Gareth Edwards, who co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Weitz. It stars John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, and Allison Janney. Set in 2070, 15 years after artificial intelligence (AI) set off a nuclear detonation in Los Angeles, which started a war of humans against AI, a former special forces agent is recruited to hunt down and kill the "Creator", who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war. Development began in November 2019 when Edwards signed on to direct and write the project for New Regency and was officially announced in February 2020. Washington was hired in May 2021, and the rest of the cast joined over the next year. Filming began in January 2022 in Thailand with an $80 million production budget, and wrapped that May. The Creator was released in North America on September 29, 2023, by 20th Century Studios. The film grossed $104.3 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics. It earned two nominations at the 96th Academy Awards, for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound, and was nominated for Best Science Fiction Film and Best Film Visual / Special Effects at the 51st Saturn Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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