‘The Creator’ Final Trailer: Gareth Edwards’ Sci-Fi Epic About The War Between Humans & A.I. Arrives This Month

Even though Gareth Edwards broke out with his debut feature, “Monsters,” back in 2010, we really don’t know too much about him, as a filmmaker. He followed that film up with “Godzilla” in 2014, which was fairly well received, but it’s his third film, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” that most people remember him from. And though that film earned more than $1 billion and rave reviews, there have been plenty of questions about just how much of the film follows the artistic vision of Edwards, as reports claim he was replaced as director by Tony Gilroy and much of his original version was redone. All that to say, there are still folks who wonder what kind of filmmaker Edwards is, even after more than a decade. Well, maybe we’ll find out more with “The Creator.”

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As seen in the trailer for “The Creator,” Gareth Edwards’ fourth film is an epic sci-fi tale about a future where artificial intelligence is at war with the human race. Things get complicated when a human soldier is sent to hunt and kill the Creator, the architect of the advanced A.I. who has created a new mystery weapon. But the weapon is none other than an A.I. in the form of a young child. 

The film stars John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, and Allison Janney. “The Creator” is directed by Gareth Edwards, who co-wrote the script alongside Chris Weitz. 

“The Creator” arrives in theaters on September 29. You can watch the trailer below.

Here’s the synopsis:

“The Creator” is set amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence. Joshua (Washington), a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife (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 (Voyles).