Directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla;
Rogue One) and co-written with Chris Weitz, The Creator is
set in a future where AI has taken over, Terminator style, leading to a
war with humanity. John David Washington plays Joshua, a former
special forces soldier tasked with tracking down the creator of a deadly
new piece of AI technology.
The film also stars
Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, Madeleine Yuna Voyles
and Allison Janney.
The Creator is in UK/ROI cinemas from September 29th.
Check out the new trailer below.
The official synopsis reads:
Amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, Joshua (John David Washington), a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife (Gemma Chan), 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.