At some point, even the most die-hard comic book movie fans need something a little different to see at the theater.
As online film discussion ramps up about superhero movie fatigue, movies like The Creator are absolutely necessary to refresh everyone's film sensibilities and reinform audiences with what genre films can deliver when they have a clear vision and message and don't rely on tried and true film tropes.
With all the current discussion in the world right now about AI and how it needs to be regulated, Gareth Edwards' film is definitely being released at the opportune moment in time.
Speaking to Collider about The Creator, Edwards shared, "Basically the movie was always like, the world is divided in two. Half the world has banned AI. They hate it. It's wrong. It caused some real big problems. And the other half of the movie's embraced it, carried on developing it to the point where it's now human-like. So it's kind of an east-versus-west situation at the start."
The Creator arrives in theaters and IMAX on September 29.
The cast includes John David Washington as Caleb, Gemma Chan as Ava, Ken Watanabe as Professor Seki, Sturgill Simpson as The Musician, Madeleine Yuna Voyles as Young Ava, and Allison Janney as Dr. Ellen Shaw.
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.