The first trailer for Wally Pfister's directorial debut gave us a small taste of what to expect, now a new trailer has hit for Transcendence, opening up the story and giving us a good look at the full scope and scale of the movie. I can't shake the feeling that it may give a bit too much away, but there is a lot here to like, not least the promise of Johnny Depp putting in a performance that isn't just him falling into character mode yet again.
Released: 18th April 2014
Synopsis: Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him. However, in their attempt to destroy Will, they inadvertently become the catalyst for him to succeed—to be a participant in his own transcendence. For his wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) and best friend Max Waters (Paul Bettany), both fellow researchers, the question is not if they can…but if they should. Their worst fears are realized as Will’s thirst for knowledge evolves into a seemingly omnipresent quest for power, to what end is unknown. The only thing that is becoming terrifyingly clear is there may be no way to stop him.
