In IMAX, Tron: Ares doesn’t just unfold, it engulfs you. From the first neon pulse to the last flicker of light, I felt like I wasn’t just watching a film but being uploaded into it. The franchise that once imagined the world inside a computer now feels eerily close to our own, a mirror made of code and conscience.
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I tried my best to stay relatively calm while filming this. But on the inside I am screaming so loudly. I wanted to try to look at 47’s second term from a working artist’s point of view. Things are going to be challenging and there are so many unknowns right now.
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This Saturday, December 2, The National Association of Voice Actors hosts their panel with special guests from across the voice acting industry at this year’s Los Angeles Comic Con!
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Yes, it’s true that big budget original sci-fi films are rarely made this day and age. And I will admit, if you’re going to give any director a shot at one in this climate, Gareth Edwards, who in general I consider to be a terrific filmmaker, deserves it more than anyone. But (and I’ll probably be in the minority here) I found The Creator to be a massive and somewhat pretentious mess.
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Gareth Edwards‘ The Creator is a fascinating blend of sci-fi elements with intriguing contemporary themes, which makes for a complex examination of the lives we live today and our relationship with technology, particularly A.I. With the release just a few days away, The Nerds of Color had a chance to talk to Edwards about the guerrilla filmmaking style that helped shape the film to what it is now, the conversations audiences will have after watching, and the cast dynamics.
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Gareth Edwards‘ The Creator is one of the most anticipated films of the Fall season. And with good reason. Not only is it an original story packed with stunning visual work, but it also has a stacked cast lead by John David Washington. Now, with the release just a few short weeks away, 20th Century Studios has released the final trailer for the film.
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Coming off of two major IP blockbusters, The Creator marks Gareth Edwards’ return to original sci-fi films. The Nerds of Color joined their fellow journalists and fans for a three-scene sneak preview of the film, which teased the size and scope as well as some of the film’s inspirations.
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Keith and Britney welcome fellow NOC podcaster and comic book artist Jamie Noguchi to Hard NOC Life! Jamie is here to explain what’s wrong with the A.I. opening credits to Secret Invasion. They also break down James Gunn’s choices for Clark and Lois in the upcoming DC Universe reboot, Superman: Legacy.
Welp, the flood gates are open. With Marvel Studios embracing AI art, it’s only a matter of time before we see just a flood of this stuff in all sorts of production. What’s really baffling to me is why they decided to go this direction since AI art is not protected by copyright.
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20th Century Pictures has released the first trailer for Gareth Edwards‘ The Creator. The sci-fi thriller sees John David Washington (Tenet), Gemma Chan (Eternals), Ken Watanabe (Inception), Sturgill Simpson (Dog), newcomer Madeleine Yuna Voyles, and Academy Award-winner Allison Janney (I, Tonya) in a future where humanity and A.I. are engaged in an all-out war. And the only one who can stop it suddenly has a crisis of conscience when the very thing he was sent out to destroy must be the life he has to protect.
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