[Trailer 2] Transcendence
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Another trailer has landed for Wally Pfister's next sci-fi film, Transcendence. In case you missed the first trailer, the Johnny Depp-starring film features the wacky actor as a premier researcher of Artificial Intelligence. When detractors opposing his research in advancing the technology attempt to kill him and sabotage his work, his wife (Rebecca Hall) and best friend (Paul Bettany) save his life by uploading his mind into his most profound invention: a machine that combines all of mankind's intelligence with the ability to understand and express human emotions. However, his transcendence into this new being changes him as his newfound thirst for hunger and power threaten everything he worked towards.
Transcendence is looking really good. The film looks like it reins Depp in from his normally outrageous characters, which is something I've always wanted to see more of from the actor. Transcendence will be Pfister's directorial debut, but won't be his first Hollywood experience; he's worked as cinematographer on the majority of Christopher Nolan's most recent films, winning an Oscar for Inception.
April 17th is when the film will be in theaters.
[Trailer] Transcendence
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Technology is getting to a point where what was once thought impossible isn't that far off from becoming real. As the ever-growing threat of Skynet or a technological takeover by artificial beings increases with every advancement, we can't help but at least acknowledge how cool the future is going to be.
Wally Pfister, Christopher Nolan's long-time cinematographer, is taking a stab at directing with the upcoming Transcendence. Starring Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, and Paul Bettany, the film takes place in a world where Dr. Will Caster (Depp) is a primary researcher of artificial intelligence with plans of creating a sentient machine that holds all of the world's knowledge and the ability to have human emotions. While the prospect is exciting, it draws a lot of ire from anti-artificial/technology groups. When Caster is gravely-injured, his wife Evelyn (Hall) and partner/best friend Max (Bettany) are faced with the option transfer Caster's thoughts into a machine to "save his life." However, not all goes well when Caster's thirst for knowledge and power grows to an almost supervillain-like obsession.
Transcendence will be in theaters on April 17, 2014.