MOVIE OF THE MONTH: JANUARY 2014

                                                           
Director      : Wally Pfister
Story           : Jack Paglen
Starring      : Johnny Depp
Camera       : Jess Hall
Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures
Country      : United States
Language    : English

Transcendence is American science fiction thriller film, starring Johnny Depp which is the directorial debut of long-time cinematographer Wally Pfister. Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas are executive producers of the film. 

The story: Dr. Will Caster is an artificial intelligence researcher who strives to create a machine that possesses sentience and collective intelligence. Extremists who oppose technological advancement target him, but their actions drive him toward his goal. 

Caster also wants to become part of the new technology, and his wife Evelyn and his best friend Max Waters, also researchers, question the wisdom of this drive. Caster's goal to acquire knowledge becomes one to acquire power, and he seems to be unstoppable.

Jack Paglen wrote the initial screenplay for Pfister to direct,and producer Annie Marter pitched the film to Straight Up Films. The pitch was sold to Straight Up. By March 2012, Alcon Entertainment acquired the project. The Chinese company DMG Entertainment entered a partnership with Alcon Entertainment to finance and produce the film. 

Link: http://www.transcendencemovie.com