The Creator (2023 film)

The Creator is an upcoming American science fiction action thriller film directed by Gareth Edwards and co-written by Chris Weitz. The film stars John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ralph Ineson, Allison Janney, and Ken Watanabe.

The Creator
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Directed byGareth Edwards
Screenplay by
Story byGareth Edwards
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
Music byMichael Giacchino
Production
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Distributed by20th Century Studios
Release date
  • September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Creator is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 29, 2023, by 20th Century Studios.[1]

Premise

Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, Joshua, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, 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.[1]

Cast

Production

Development

In February 2020, Gareth Edwards signed on to direct and write an untitled science fiction project for New Regency, along with Rogue One (2016) co-producer Kiri Hart serving as producer.[2]

Casting

In May 2021, John David Washington was announced to star and the film's working title was revealed to be True Love.[3] In June 2021, Gemma Chan, Danny McBride, and Benedict Wong entered negotiations to star.[4] The involvements of Chan and Wong were confirmed in January 2022, with Allison Janney,[5] Sturgill Simpson,[6] and Marc Menchaca joining the cast.[7] Simpson was reported to be taking over for McBride who departed due to scheduling conflicts.[6] In February 2022, Ken Watanabe joined the cast to replace Wong, who also had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts; Watanabe had previously worked with Edwards on Godzilla (2014).[8]

Filming

Filming began in Thailand on January 17, 2022, with Greig Fraser and Oren Soffer serving as cinematographers.[6][9] Principal photography on the film wrapped on May 30, 2022.[10]

Marketing

A first look at the film was shown at CinemaCon on April 26, 2023, with Anthony D'Alessandro of Deadline Hollywood praising the production design, saying that it made "Blade Runner look like child’s play." It was also announced that the title was renamed to be The Creator.[1] Other reactions include Jeff Sneider of TheInSneider, who said "It's a big sci-fi movie with lots of humanity...reminded me of District 9 in that way."[11]

Release

The film is scheduled to be released on September 29, 2023 in both conventional theaters and in IMAX.[1] It was set to originally be released on October 6, 2023, before it was announced at CinemaCon that the film would be moving up.[12]

References
  1. D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 26, 2023). "Gareth Edwards' 'True Love' Gets Title Change; Release Date Moves Up – CinemaCon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  2. Kroll, Justin (February 6, 2020). "Rogue One Director Gareth Edwards Sets Sci-Fi Film at New Regency (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  3. Kroll, Justin (May 5, 2021). "John David Washington To Star In Gareth Edwards Next Film True Love At New Regency". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  4. Kroll, Justin (June 24, 2021). "Danny McBride, Gemma Chan & Benedict Wong Eyed To Join John David Washington In Gareth Edwards' Next Film At New Regency". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  5. Kroll, Justin (January 7, 2022). "Allison Janney Joins John David Washington In Gareth Edwards' True Love At New Regency". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  6. Kroll, Justin (January 19, 2022). "Sturgill Simpson Joins Gareth Edwards' True Love At New Regency". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  7. Grobar, Matt (January 20, 2022). "True Love: Ozark And The Outsider Actor Marc Menchaca Joins Gareth Edwards' Film For New Regency". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  8. Grobar, Matt (February 11, 2022). "Ken Watanabe Replaces Benedict Wong In Gareth Edwards' Film True Love For New Regency". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  9. Chitwood, Adam (January 17, 2022). "Gareth Edwards Reuniting With Rogue One Cinematographer Greig Fraser on New Film True Love". TheWrap. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  10. O'Rourke, Ryan (May 31, 2022). "True Love: Filming Wraps on Gareth Edwards' Mysterious Sci-Fi Feature". Collider. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  11. Sneider, Jeff [@TheInSneider] (April 26, 2023). "THE CREATOR trailer will be what everyone leaves this panel talking about. It's a big sci-fi movie with lots of humanity... reminded me of DISTRICT 9 in that way. Tagline is "Humanity Evolves." John David Washington plays an antihero who doesn't believe he's going to heaven..." (Tweet). Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Twitter.
  12. D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 14, 2022). "Searchlight's See How They Run Gets Fall Release, New Regency Sci-Fi Pic True Love Sets 2023 Date". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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