Transcendence
Depp explained the reasons he joined the film. In addition to being impressed by its employment of advanced technology, including 3D print, he emphasized that he was also drawn to the film's romantic storyline. Depp said, "And it's also the love story, the idea that these two scientists very dedicated to this work, to this computer and the possibilities of this AI. When it comes right down to it, what would you do? What would everyone do? If the person you loved were seconds away from death, if you had the opportunity to upload their consciousness into a computer, or let them go. I mean it's a split-second decision almost. It's an interesting thing to ponder because I think we all know what we would do. We would do anything for love".
Director: Wally Pfister
Writer: Jack Paglen
Stars: Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Morgan Freeman
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.
