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

The Creator is an upcoming American science fiction action thriller film directed by Gareth Edwards from a screenplay written by Edwards and Chris Weitz, and a story from Edwards. The film stars John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, and Allison Janney. Set in the future, it follows an ex-special forces agent, Joshua, who is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator who developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war—and mankind itself.

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

Premise

Amidst 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. 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.[2]

— 20th Century Studios

Cast

Production

Development

Director and co-writer Gareth Edwards (left) and co-writer Chris Weitz (right).

Development on the film began in November 2019, when Gareth Edwards signed on to direct and write an untitled science fiction project for New Regency to produce, along with Edwards' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) co-producer Kiri Hart serving as producer. A test shoot and location scouting was conducted that year, with Edwards using it as the opportunity to envision the look of the film. He described the process as "I took a camera and a 1970s anamorphic lens, we went location-scouting in Vietnam, Cambodia, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, and Nepal. Our whole plan was just to go to the greatest locations in the world, because the cost of a flight is way less than the cost of building a set. We were going to hopscotch around the world and shoot this film, then layer in the science-fiction on top afterwards. If our film is trying to achieve something visually, it’s trying to feel real in terms of science-fiction."[3] In February 2020, Edwards was officially announced as director.[4] Edwards cited films such as Apocalypse Now (1979), Baraka (1992), Blade Runner (1982), Akira (1988), Rain Man (1988), The Hit (1984), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Paper Moon (1973) as this film's sources of inspiration.[5]

Casting

In May 2021, John David Washington was announced to star, and the film's working title was revealed to be True Love.[6] In June 2021, Gemma Chan, Danny McBride, and Benedict Wong entered negotiations to star.[7] The involvements of Chan and Wong were confirmed in January 2022, with Allison Janney,[8] Sturgill Simpson,[9] and Marc Menchaca joining the cast.[10] Simpson was reported to be taking over for McBride who departed due to scheduling conflicts.[9] 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).[11]

Filming

On an estimated production budget (before tax incentives) of $86.1 million,[12] principal photography began in Thailand on January 17, 2022, with Greig Fraser and Oren Soffer serving as cinematographers, and COVID-19 safety precautions in place. To give the film the feel of classic Hollywood epics such as Ben-Hur (1959), the filmmakers opted to shoot the film in the 2.76:1 ultra-wide aspect ratio.[13] For their duties, Fraser was involved in the pre-production process before moving to working remotely due to his commitment to Dune: Part Two, while Soffer, for his first major studio film, served as the main director of photography throughout the production shoot. The film was shot on the prosumer Sony FX3 camera, the low cost of which is a rarity for a blockbuster film.[14] In an interview with Total Film, Edwards, who also served as one of the camera operators, commended Soffer and what he brought to the film's production, calling him a "real future rising star in the DoP world. He’s super-smart. He’s got a great eye." In light of the budget, the filmmakers utilized guerrilla filmmaking methods by having very few crew members on set for select on-location scenes and limited sound recording.[9][15][16] Filming wrapped on May 30, 2022.[17] The visual effects were provided by Industrial Light & Magic and Wētā FX.[18]

Music

On July 17, 2023, Edwards confirmed on the film's Twitter account that Hans Zimmer was hired to score the film.[19][20]

Themes

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 from True Love to The Creator.[1] The film's official trailer, set to a remix of Aerosmith's "Dream On," premiered online on July 17, 2023, three days after the beginning of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. James Whitbrook of Gizmodo and EJ Tangonan of JoBlo.com found the move coincidental, given the similarities between the film's premise and SAG-AFTRA's fears of the film studios using artificial intelligence to replicate the likenesses of actors without compensation.[21][22][23]

Release

The Creator is scheduled to be released on September 29, 2023 in both conventional theaters and in IMAX. It will compete with Paramount Pictures' PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie.[1] It was set to originally be released on October 6, 2023 before it was announced at CinemaCon on April 26, 2023 that the film would be moving up a week.[24]

References

  1. ^ a b c D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 26, 2023). "Gareth Edwards' 'True Love' Gets Title Change; Release Date Moves Up – CinemaCon". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "The Creator". 20th Century Studios. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  3. ^ https://www.gamesradar.com/the-creator-trailer-breakdown-gareth-edwards/
  4. ^ Kroll, Justin (February 6, 2020). "Rogue One Director Gareth Edwards Sets Sci-Fi Film at New Regency (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on February 7, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  5. ^ https://twitter.com/creatorthefilm/status/1681091431837085696
  6. ^ Kroll, Justin (May 5, 2021). "John David Washington To Star In Gareth Edwards Next Film True Love At New Regency". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  7. ^ 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. Archived from the original on June 9, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  8. ^ Kroll, Justin (January 7, 2022). "Allison Janney Joins John David Washington In Gareth Edwards' True Love At New Regency". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 1, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c Kroll, Justin (January 19, 2022). "Sturgill Simpson Joins Gareth Edwards' True Love At New Regency". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  10. ^ Grobar, Matt (January 20, 2022). "True Love: Ozark and The Outsider Actor Marc Menchaca Joins Gareth Edwards' Film For New Regency". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  11. ^ Grobar, Matt (February 11, 2022). "Ken Watanabe Replaces Benedict Wong In Gareth Edwards' Film True Love For New Regency". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  12. ^ "Fastlane NextGen: Initial Certification Search" (Type "True Love" in the search box). Louisiana Economic Development. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  13. ^ https://www.joblo.com/the-creator-new-trailer/
  14. ^ "If Gareth Edwards and Greig Fraser Can Shoot a Sci-Fi Feature on a Sony FX3, So Can You". nofilmschool.com. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  15. ^ Chitwood, Adam (January 17, 2022). "Gareth Edwards Reuniting With Rogue One Cinematographer Greig Fraser on New Film True Love". TheWrap. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  16. ^ https://www.gamesradar.com/gareth-edwards-the-creator-guerilla-filmmaking/
  17. ^ O'Rourke, Ryan (May 31, 2022). "True Love: Filming Wraps on Gareth Edwards' Mysterious Sci-Fi Feature". Collider. Archived from the original on June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  18. ^ "The Creator". Industrial Light & Magic. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  19. ^ https://twitter.com/creatorthefilm/status/1681093685054959617
  20. ^ https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/07/18/hans-zimmer-scoring-gareth-edwards-the-creator/
  21. ^ https://gizmodo.com/the-creator-trailer-gareth-edwards-rogue-one-ai-disney-1850647300
  22. ^ https://www.joblo.com/the-creator-new-trailer/
  23. ^ https://www.looper.com/1289109/whats-song-the-creator-official-trailer/
  24. ^ 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. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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