The Creator (2023 film)

The Creator
The Creator
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gareth Edwards
Screenplay by	Gareth Edwards; Chris Weitz;
Story by	Gareth Edwards
Produced by	Gareth Edwards; Kiri Hart; Jim Spencer; Arnon Milchan;
Starring	John David Washington; Gemma Chan; Ken Watanabe; Sturgill Simpson; Allison Janney;
Cinematography	Greig Fraser; Oren Soffer;
Edited by	Hank Corwin; Joe Walker; Scott Morris;
Music by	Hans Zimmer
Production; companies	Regency Enterprises; Entertainment One; New Regency; Bad Dreams;
Distributed by	20th Century Studios
Release date	September 29, 2023;
Running time	133 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$80 million
Box office	$104.3 million

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 million on a budget of $80 million, and received generally positive reviews from critics. It received 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.

^ "The Creator (12A)". BBFC. September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference Budget was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "The Creator (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
^ "The Creator (2023) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
^ 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.

[1] "The Creator (12A)". BBFC. September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.

[Budget-2] Cite error: The named reference Budget was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[BOM-3] "The Creator (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

[NUM-4] "The Creator (2023) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

[NewTitleDate-5] 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.

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