Transcendence: The IMAX Experience
Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him.
However, in their attempt to destroy Will, they inadvertently become the catalyst for him to succeed—to be a participant in his own transcendence. For his wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) and best friend Max Waters (Paul Bettany), both fellow researchers, the question is not if they can…but if they should.
Their worst fears are realized as Will's thirst for knowledge evolves into a seemingly omnipresent quest for power, to what end is unknown. The only thing that is becoming terrifyingly clear is there may be no way to stop him.
Alcon Entertainment presents TRANSCENDENCE, starring Oscar® nominee Johnny Depp ("Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," "Finding Neverland," the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films), Paul Bettany ("The Da Vinci Code," "A Beautiful Mind"), Rebecca Hall ("The Town," "The Prestige"), Kate Mara ("House of Cards," "Shooter"), Cillian Murphy ("Inception," "The Dark Knight Rises"), Clifton Collins, Jr. ("Star Trek," "Pacific Rim") and Oscar® winner Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby," the "Dark Knight" movies).
TRANSCENDENCE marks the feature film directorial debut of Oscar®-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister ("Inception," the "Dark Knight" movies). Pfister directed the movie from a screenplay by Jack Paglen.
Oscar® nominees Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson ("The Blind Side") are producing the film with Kate Cohen, Marisa Polvino, Annie Marter, David Valdes, and Aaron Ryder.
Pfister's behind-the-scenes collaborators include director of photography Jess Hall ("Brideshead Revisited"), production designer Chris Seagers ("X-Men: First Class"), Oscar-nominated editor David Rosenbloom ("The Insider"), costume designer George L. Little ("Zero Dark Thirty"), and Oscar-nominated visual effects supervisor Nathan McGuinness ("Master and Commander"). The music is composed by Mychael Danna, who won an Oscar® for his score for "Life of Pi."
Alcon Entertainment presents, in association with DMG Entertainment, a Syncopy/Straight Up Films production, a film by Wally Pfister, TRANSCENDENCE. Opening nationwide on April 18, 2014, TRANSCENDENCE will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
The film has been rated PG-13 by the MPAA for sci-fi violence and action, some bloody images, brief strong language and sensuality.
Film Info
- Type: Drama
- Release date: April 18, 2014
- Run time: 119 mins.
- Format: Digital
- Genre: Entertainment
- Director(s): Wally Pfister
- Producer(s): Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson
- Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures, IMAX Corporation
Video Clips
Clips & Trailers:
Transcendence - Can You Prove You're Self Aware? [Flash]
Transcendence - Casey's Solution [Flash]
Transcendence - Featurette: What Is Transcendence [Flash]
Transcendence - For 130 Thousand Years [Flash]
Transcendence - Good Evening Donald Buchanan [Flash]
Transcendence - R.I.F.T. [Flash]
Transcendence - Tell Me About Evelyn [Flash]
Transcendence - Trailer #1 [Flash]
Transcendence - Trailer #2 [Flash]
Credits
Alcon Entertainment Presents A Syncopy/Straight Up Film Production. A Film by Wally Pfister. Johnny Depp, Morgan Freeman. "Transcendence." Rebecca Hall, Kate Mara, Cillian Murphy, Cole Hauser and Paul Bettany. Co-Producers: Yolanda T. Cochran, Steven P. Wegner, Regency Boies. Executive Producers: Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Dan Mintz. Produced by Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Kate Cohen, Marisa Polvino, Annie Marter, David Valdes, Aaron Ryder. Written by Jack Paglen. Directed by Wally Pfister.
Reviews
Outside Reviews:
"'Transcendence': Revenge of the cyber-tech" By Steven Rea, Philly.com
"Transcendence review: It ties itself down in clichés" By Shalini Langer, The Indian Express
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