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| Directed by | Gareth Edwards |
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| Story by | Gareth Edwards |
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| Music by | Hans Zimmer |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Studios (through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) |
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Running time | 133 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $80 million[2] |
| Box office | $104.3 million[3][4] |
The Creator is a 2023 American science fiction action film directed and co-produced by Gareth Edwards, who wrote the story and co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Weitz. It stars John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, and Allison Janney. Set in 2070, 15 years after artificial intelligence (AI) set off a nuclear detonation in Los Angeles, which started a war of humans against AI, a former special forces agent is recruited to hunt down and kill the "Creator", who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war.
Development began in November 2019 when Edwards signed on to direct and write the project for New Regency and was officially announced in February 2020. Washington was hired in May 2021, and the rest of the cast joined over the next year. Filming began in January 2022 in Thailand with an $80 million production budget, and wrapped that May.
The Creator was released in North America on September 29, 2023 by 20th Century Studios.[5] The film grossed $104.3 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics. It had two nominations at the 96th Academy Awards, for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound, and was nominated for Best Science Fiction Film and Best Film Visual / Special Effects at the 51st Saturn Awards.
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- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 26, 2023). "Gareth Edwards' 'True Love' Gets Title Change; Release Date Moves Up – CinemaCon". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.