Watch The Intriguing-As-Hell Full Trailer For ‘Transcendence’

Briefly: After two days of interesting teasers (check them out here and here), Paramount has finally released the first theatrical trailer for The Dark Knight Rises cinematographer Wally Pfister’s directorial debut, Transcendence.

The trailer sets up an extremely intriguing plot for the film, and as expected from Pfister, everything looks gorgeous. The all-star cast of Johnny Depp, Kate Mara, Morgan Freeman, Rebecca Hall, Cillian Murphy, and plenty of others look well used in the picture, and I really can’t wait to see more of this.

Transcendence hits theatres on April 17th, and it’s definitely one to watch out for. Take a look at the preview below, and let us know what you think!

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.