Tag: Ex Machina
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Karl Urban Claims Alex Garland Actually Directed ‘Dredd,’ Not Pete Travis
Rumors have persisted for years that the making of “Dredd,” the 2012 science-fiction film starring Karl Ubran, was plagued by confrontations between Lionsgate and director Pete Travis in the editing room. The studio apparently disliked the direction Travis was taking the movie so much that he was forced out of post-production. The rumor has never…
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Alex Garland on the ‘Mistake’ That Led to Oscar Isaac’s Robot Dance in ‘Ex Machina’
As Alex Garland’s well-reviewed “Annihilation” steers into its second weekend at the U.S. box office, Tiff Originals just debuted a clip in which the writer-director details his motives for a beloved scene from his previous Oscar Isaac collaboration. Midway through “Ex Machina,” Bluebook CEO Nathan Bateman (Isaac) jolts his junior employee (Domhnall Gleeson) — and…
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‘Annihilation’ Is Fiction, but the Science ‘Isn’t Bullshit’: Alex Garland’s Scientific Accuracy, Explained
Doctor Adam Rutherford probably doesn’t mean much to you, but if you’re a fan of writer-director Alex Garland and his brand of challenging science-fiction, he should. Garland’s directorial efforts “Ex Machina” and “Annihilation” are two of the best reviewed sci-fi movies of the decade, and it turns out they owe a lot to Rutherford, a…
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‘Annihilation’ Production Designer Reveals His Inspiration for the Film’s Most Terrifying Creature: ‘Half Its Face Is Missing’
If you haven’t seen “Annihilation,” remedy that misstep at your earliest convenience. If you have seen “Annihilation,” you’re likely still unsettled by the bear-like creature that moans in the voice of its victims and is the centerpiece of the film’s gnarliest scene. For insights into how that nameless beast and the rest of the Shimmer…
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Alex Garland Reveals Another Possible Adaptation of ‘The Beach’ Is in the Works
Alex Garland has become an exciting filmmaker in his own right with his directorial debut Ex Machina and his second film, the buzzworthy Annihilation, but Garland has been working as a writer for a long while. Garland first began as a novelist, and his first book was The Beach, which was adapted into a film…
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Film Review: ‘Annihilation’
In an opening shot that may as well be a direct quotation from John Carpenter’s “The Thing,” a meteor originating from deep space streaks past the camera and strikes a lighthouse along the United States coastline. That is perhaps the one conclusion of which we can be sure in “Annihilation,” a beguiling, female-driven sci-fi/horror head-scratcher…
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‘Annihilation’ Review: Natalie Portman Stars in a Stunning Sci-Fi Thriller From the Director of ‘Ex Machina’
As artificial intelligence expands from sci-fi conceit to everyday reality, its implications inspire both horror and awe. Few recent movies have explored that divide better than writer-director Alex Garland’s robot rebellion thriller “Ex Machina,” and now it has some company with his stunning followup, which expands his thematic focus: Where “Ex Machina” argued that the…
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‘Annihilation’: Oscar Isaac and Alex Garland Have a Bloody ‘Ex Machina’ Reunion in New Footage — Watch
Alex Garland and Oscar Isaac are quickly becoming a dynamic duo when it comes to modern science-fiction. The director and actor first teamed up for “Ex Machina,” which IndieWire named one of the best science-fiction films of the 21st century, and now the pair is back together for “Annihilation.”Isaac’s role in the Paramount-backed sci-fi thriller…
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‘Annihilation’ Director Alex Garland Is Developing an Eight-Part TV Series for FX
Early word on Alex Garland’s Annihilation, the second movie from the Ex Machina director, is that it’s a new classic of the science-fiction genre, which was essentially what people said about Ex Machina. The movie doesn’t hit theaters for another two weekends but Garland has already seemingly teased that he has a new project in…
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‘Annihilation’ Director Alex Garland’s Next Project is a TV Series Like ‘Ex Machina’ Or ‘Never Let Me Go’
Alex Garland only has two feature films under his belt as a director, but he’s quickly become one of the most exciting science-fiction filmmakers working today. And with early buzz for his upcoming film