
It was set to originally be released on October 6, 2023, before it was announced at CinemaCon that the film would be moving up. The Creator is scheduled to be released on Septemin both conventional theaters and in IMAX it will compete with Paramount Pictures' PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie. The visual effects were provided by Industrial Light & Magic. On an estimated production budget (before tax incentives) of $86.1 million, principal photography began in Thailand on January 17, 2022, with Greig Fraser and Oren Soffer serving as cinematographers. In February 2022, Ken Watanabe joined the cast to replace Wong, who also had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts Watanabe had previously worked with Edwards on Godzilla (2014). Simpson was reported to be taking over for McBride who departed due to scheduling conflicts.

The involvements of Chan and Wong were confirmed in January 2022, with Allison Janney, Sturgill Simpson, and Marc Menchaca joining the cast.

In June 2021, Gemma Chan, Danny McBride, and Benedict Wong entered negotiations to star. In May 2021, John David Washington was announced to star, and the film's working title was revealed to be True Love. In February 2020, Gareth Edwards signed on to direct and write an untitled science fiction project for New Regency to produce, along with Edwards' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) co-producer Kiri Hart serving as producer.

Premise Īmid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, Joshua, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war-and humankind itself.

The Creator is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 29, 2023, by 20th Century Studios. The film stars John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, and Allison Janney. The Creator is an upcoming American science fiction action thriller film directed by Gareth Edwards from a screenplay written by Edwards and Chris Weitz, and a story from Edwards.
