"I Feel Like An Idiot": Why The Creator Director Regrets The 2070 Timeline

Gareth Edwards, director of the sci-fi movie The Creator, has admitted that he regrets setting the year 2070 as the future timeline. Set in a world where humanity has been embroiled in a war against the forces of artificial intelligence, Edward’s movie picks up years after a nuclear bomb was allegedly detonated in Los Angeles by AI forces, setting the scene for a brutal and extended conflict. However, when ex-special forces agent Joshua Taylor (John David Washington) is tasked with hunting down the elusive architect of advanced AI and its mysterious new weapon, he discovers the weapon is question is a young child named Alphie.