Wally Pfister’s ‘Transcendence’ Gets Two Teaser Trailers!

Briefly: Warner Bros. today debuted the first two teaser trailers for The Dark Knight Rises cinematographer Wally Pfister’s directorial debut, Transcendence.

Today is actually the first time I’d heard of the film, but it’s easy to see from the teasers below (as well as the official plot synopsis) that Transendence is definitely one to watch out for. Take a look at everything below, and let us know what you think!

Transcendence stars Johnny Depp, Kate Mara, Morgan Freeman, Rebecca Hall, Cillian Murphy, and plenty of others, and hits theatres on April 18th, 2014!

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.