The first official stills have arrived for the intriguing directorial debut of Oscar-winning cinematographer and Christopher Nolan’s trusted collaborator Wally Pfister. The science-fiction thriller TRANSCENDENCE follows a group of top scientists, led by Johnny Depp, as they attempt trying to build the world’s first intelligent supercomputer.
Pfister as assembled an impressive all-star cast in addition to superstar Depp, which includes the previous Nolan-ders Rebecca Hall (THE PRESTIGE), Josh Stewart (THE DARK KNIGHT RISES) and THE DARK KNIGHT trilogy’s Cillian Murphy and Morgan Freeman. Kate Mara, Paul Bettany, Clifton Collins Jr., and Cole Hauser also feature.
Three scientists – Max and the husband and wife team, Will (Depp) and Evelyn – have been developing a programming code for the world’s first fully self-aware computer. A group of anti-technology terrorists assassinate Will, Evelyn uploads his brain into a prototype supercomputer. Although she at first finds the experiment seems to have gone wrong, before too long Evelyn finds Will responding in computer form. She goes on to connect Will to the Internet so he can help make further scientific breakthroughs. Will asks Evelyn to connect a microphone and a camera up to the computer so he can see and speak to her as well. When the anti-technology organization finds out, they try to steal the supercomputer and destroy it, but Will no longer needs the computer to survive.
TRANSCENDENCE is set to open on 18th April 2014
Source: TranscendenceMovie
