Wide vistas, strange space stations, mushroom clouds on the horizon – the latest trailer for The creator show that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards didn’t leave his sense of sci-fi awe in the galaxy far, far away.
John David Washington (Basic principle) and newcomer Madeleine Yuna Voyles respectively star as Joshua, a special forces operative, and Alfie, the mysterious weapon that ends the robot war that he must retrieve. Other cast include Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe and Allison Janney; and the script was written by Edwards and Villain One co-writer Chris Weitz based on Edwards’ story.
That makes The creator something that’s pretty rare in this era: a theatrical blockbuster sci-fi yarn that isn’t a sequel or adaptation. And while it clearly builds on a long tradition of storytelling that preceded it, I at least welcome this new member of the “grimey robots have a complicated (and metaphorical) relationship with humanity” family of sci-fi movies.
The creator hits theaters September 29.