Special screenings set at IMAX theaters in major U.S. cities of exclusive first-look footage from the upcoming sci-fi thriller, followed by a live Q&A with the director/producer/co-writer; film hits theaters next month.
Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Godzilla) will lead an interactive live Q&A following a special screening of The Creator: IMAX Live Exclusive First Look on Tuesday, August 29 at 5:00 pm PT/8:00 pm ET, at selected U.S. theaters. Edwards’ new film, The Creator, which he directed, produced, and co-wrote, opens in theaters September 29.
The sneak peek fan event takes place at the AMC Century City IMAX Theatre and features exclusive footage from the upcoming sci-fi action thriller and an in-person Q&A with Edwards, which will be shown at the other theaters.
The screening event is at 10 participating IMAX theatres in Los Angeles; New York; Atlanta; Boston; Chicago; Dallas; Toronto; Seattle; Washington D.C.; and San Francisco. All attendees receive a commemorative lanyard and mini poster from the film.
Tickets for the sneak peek are available on a first-come, first-served basis: TheCreatorIMAXLive.com
The sci-fi action thriller set amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, The Creator stars John David Washington; Gemma Chan; Ken Watanabe; Sturgill Simpson; Madeleine Yuna Voyles; and Allison Janney.
In the movie, 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).
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From 20th Century Studios, the film is directed by Edwards, with a screenplay by Edwards and Chris Weitz from a story by Edwards. Edwards, p.g.a., Kiri Hart, Jim Spencer, p.g.a., and Arnon Milchan serve as producers, and Yariv Milchan; Michael Schaefer; Natalie Lehmann; Nick Meyer; and Zev Foreman are executive producers.
VFX Studios include Atomic Arts (VFX Supervisor: David Simpson); Crafty Apes (VFX Supervisor: Nicholas Daniels); Fin Design + Effects (VFX Supervisor: Stuart White); FOLKS (VFX Supervisor: Phil Prates); ILM (VFX Supervisors: Jay Cooper); Jellyfish Pictures (VFX Supervisor: Simon Kilroe); MARZ (VFX Supervisor: Justin Bunt); MISC Studios (VFX Supervisor: Edward Hawkins); Outpost VFX (VFX Supervisor: Joseph DiValerio); Territory Studio (VFX Supervisor: Luca Zappala); and VFX Los Angeles, Inc. (VFX Supervisor: Charles H. Joslain).
The Production VFX Producer is Julian Levi.
Source: 20th Century Studios
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
