Wally Pfister's TRANSCENDENCE Gets A Release Date

We found out last night that Iron Man's Paul Bettany will be joining the sci-fi flick Transcendence (which is TDKR cinematographer Wally Pfister's directorial debut), and now WB has set a 2014 release date for the Johnny Depp-starrer.

By PaulRom - Mar 01, 2013 10:03 AM EST

Filed Under: Sci-Fi

With Johnny Depp officially set to star, work is moving forward on Warner Bros.' anticipated sci-fi film Transcendence. Wally Pfister, best known for cinematography on Inception and The Dark Knight Trilogy, will make his directorial debut here. Last night, we learned that Paul Bettany (The Avengers, A Beautiful Mind) was negotiating to play a scientist in the movie, and now the studio has set a release date: April 25th, 2014. Transcendence does not have any competition on that date, although The Amazing Spider-Man 2 opens a week later on May 2nd. Little is known about the film's plot, but it apparently follows three scientists, one of whom (played by Depp) will have his mind uploaded onto a supercomputer. Filming is expected to begin next month. Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas are on board as executive producers.

Warner's sci-fi flick TRANSCENDENCE will upload on 4/25/14. Johnny Depp stars, Wally Pfister directs.
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15 Comments

FilmsFan - 3/1/2013, 10:37 AM

Great... So a SciFi Summer Blockbuster ... aka mini-INCEPTION!

Hopefully it delivers... Big time!!

Just move it a month Ahead to mid May or JUNE!!!!

CyberInflames - 3/1/2013, 10:37 AM

Sounds dumb. Wasn't that guy who said Avengers' directing sucked?

thewonderer - 3/1/2013, 10:45 AM

@Cyber

As a cinematographer, he had problems with the cinematography of Avengers, and then that started a stupid fan war with people thinking that Pfister was hating on Avengers for no reason but to side with TDKR.

If it sounds dumb, fine, but don't say it sounds dumb because of his opinions of Avengers alone

95 - 3/1/2013, 10:55 AM

If he's as talented a director as he is a cinematographer, I'm all in. I have seen a lot of interviews with this guy, and I think he's going to be mean ass director like Cameron and Bay. Yelling and shit.

Carl - 3/1/2013, 11:02 AM

Hi jcameron.
wally pfister is entitled to his opinion.

Carl - 3/1/2013, 11:14 AM

jcameron, if a certain geriatric member offers you free candy to get it his rebo-van you should do it.
The red stains on the mattress in the back are just ketchup.

AsianVersionOfET - 3/1/2013, 11:17 AM

Can't wait. I loved all of his cinematography for Nolan's films and Moneyball. I have high hopes for this.

TheAbomination - 3/1/2013, 11:24 AM

So they're sandwiching it in-between Captain America 2 and TASM 2? Fine by me.

AC1 - 3/1/2013, 11:52 AM

Story idea sounds a bit far fetched nowadays - it sounds more like a 70s sci-fi movie. And I'm not sure what to think of this movie or even of Pfister himself, because he does come across as quite arrogant and rude in interviews. While I agree that The Avengers was no cinematic masterpiece, his criticism of the people working on the film was both harsh and uncalled for, especially since his own cinematography was considerably weaker in TDKR compared to his previous work.

I don't know. He's attracting a lot of talent, so I guess that bodes well. In all likelihood, I will end up watching the movie, and who knows, maybe I'll like it too. But the guy still comes across as kind of a jerk.

AC1 - 3/1/2013, 11:53 AM

@Carl Oh come on man...

Gusto's way out of jCameron's league ;)

SkunkApe1 - 3/1/2013, 12:00 PM

"Lawn Mower Man" remake !

AC1 - 3/1/2013, 12:31 PM

@Gusto even sluts have standards.

CaptainObvious - 3/1/2013, 12:33 PM

I rewatched The Avengers and I can see where Pfister is coming from on a cinematography standpoint. The cinematography in The Avengers was just weird. For example, the scene where Captain America is being told about the Chitauri holding hostages is shot entirely from the point of view from a mirror on a motocycle. Why? What's the point? There are more shots and angles in the movie that felt odd to me. Needless to say, the cinematography in The Avengers was not very good.

Carl - 3/2/2013, 1:24 PM

Jcameron!
Look I found a marvel sympathiser!!

Wally Pfister's TRANSCENDENCE Gets A Release Date

We found out last night that Iron Man's Paul Bettany will be joining the sci-fi flick Transcendence (which is TDKR cinematographer Wally Pfister's directorial debut), and now WB has set a 2014 release date for the Johnny Depp-starrer.

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