"The Oppenheimer of AI": The Creator’s Mysterious Title Character Teased By Director

Gareth Edwards teases the mysterious titular character in The Creator, describing him as the “Oppenheimer of AI.” The Creator is an upcoming sci-fi thriller that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where artificial intelligence (AI) has turned on humanity, sparking a devastating war. When the AI’s architect, known merely as The Creator, develops a weapon powerful enough to destroy all of humanity, ex-special forces agent Joshua (John David Washington) is tasked with killing them and destroying their weapon. However, Joshua is startled to learn that the weapon he must destroy is an AI with the appearance of a child.