Transcendence (2014 film)

Transcendence
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWally Pfister
Written byJack Paglen
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJess Hall
Edited byDavid Rosenbloom
Music byMychael Danna
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • April 10, 2014 (2014-04-10) (New York City)
  • April 18, 2014 (2014-04-18) (United States)
Running time
119 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$100–150 million[2][3]
Box office$103 million[2]

Transcendence is a 2014 American science fiction thriller film directed by Wally Pfister (in his directorial debut) and written by Jack Paglen. The film stars Johnny Depp, Morgan Freeman, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Kate Mara, Cillian Murphy and Cole Hauser, and follows a group of scientists who race to finish an artificial intelligence project while being targeted by a radical anti-technology organization.

Paglen's screenplay was listed on the 2012 edition of The Black List, a list of popular unproduced screenplays in Hollywood.[4] Transcendence was a box office flop, grossing just $103 million against a budget of as much as $150 million. The film received mixed-to-negative reviews; it was criticized for its plot structure, characters and dialogue but praised for its cinematography, acting, and score.

  1. ^ "TRANSCENDENCE (12A)". Entertainment Film Distributors. British Board of Film Classification. April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Transcendence (2014)". Box Office Mojo. June 19, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  3. ^ Sophie Miskiw (April 22, 2014). "Johnny Depp's 'Transcendence' Bombs On Opening Weekend". ContactMusic.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  4. ^ "The Black List 2012" (PDF). The Black List. Retrieved April 5, 2017.