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The film is directed by Ex Machina director Alex Garland and stars Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tuva Novotny, and Benedict Wong.

One of 2018's most anticipated films, Ex Machina director Alex Garland's Annihilation, now has a trailer.

Starring a diverse team of women explorer - scientists, with gorgeous visuals from Ex Machina director Alex Garland, and adapted from stellar source material, it was shaping up to be one of my most anticipated movies of 2018.

With Annihilation, Ex Machina director Alex Garland has crafted a weird, challenging, and disturbing sci - fi horror film that will repel some and amaze others.

If anyone can pull it off though, it's Ex Machina director Alex Garland.

The Ex Machina director recently revealed to us that he's working on an FX series called Devs, set in the world of tech, and today FX officially announced a pilot order for the show while unveiling some tantalizing plot details via an official synopsis.

Ex Machina director Alex Garland and his next directorial project is unveiled with the first official trailer of Annihilation, an adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer's 2014 novel of the same name.

Annihilation, says actress Gina Rodriguez in this just - released featurette about the upcoming sci - fi thriller from Ex Machina director Alex Garland, is «something we haven't seen quite yet.»

Ex Machina director Alex Garland is...

Ex Machina director Alex Garland is setting up Gina Rodriguez, Natalie Portman, and Tessa Thompson for an adaptation of a sci - fi / horror film filled with smart women.Read More»

The Hollywood Reporter writes that Thor and Thor: The Dark World star Natalie Portman won't be returning for the thord third movie in the trilogy, but she and Thomspon will still be working together in the near future on Annihiliation, the female - lead sci - fi movie from Ex Machina director Alex Garland.

Ex Machina Director: Alex Garland Running time: 110 minutes Certificate: R A young computer programmer is picked to spend time with his company's reclusive CEO, played by Oscar Isaac, who reveals a humanoid robot called Ava who may have her own agenda.

Annihilation, the upcoming film from Ex Machina director Alex Garland, is one of my most anticipated movies of 2018 — but audiences came close to not seeing it in its intended form.

The result is less welcoming than you might expect, considering it's the hotly anticipated second feature from Ex Machina director Alex Garland, adapted loosely (and with some controversy) from the 2014 novel by Jeff VanderMeer, with a cast full of interesting women and an Oscar winner in the lead role.

Ex Machina director Alex Garland isn't sure.

Not exact matches

The real Annihilation assigns cosmic stakes to the Shimmer, so like modern sci - fi greats Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, and Ex Machina (also from Annihilation director Alex Garland), this movie presents higher ambition than plain entertainment.

March 7, 2018 • As with Ex Machina, says Marcelo Gleiser, director Alex Garland is sending a warning: We are now hacking life itself and will continue to do so with growing efficiency.

There are allegories in play here, but nothing as potent or easy to sink your teeth into as there was in Isaac's previous collaboration with writer / director Alex Garland, «Ex Machina.»

Whatever the working balance is between mystery and revelation, Annihilation, the new sci - fi — horror drama from Ex Machina writer - director Alex Garland, never quite pulls it off.

Ex Machina writer - director Alex Garland's unnerving sci - fi concoction combines gut - wrenching body horror and trippy science to compelling effect

In his 2014 speculative thriller «Ex Machina,» writer - director Alex Garland created a haunting, stylishly atmospheric meditation on what it means to be human, building a credible world just this shy of the future in which humanoid robots moved, loved and deceived with all the nuance and subterfuge of their flesh - and - bone counterparts.

It comes from writer - director Alex Garland, whose previous film, «Ex Machina» (2015), was unusually effective speculative fiction involving artificial intelligence and Oscar Issac's dance moves.

And by giving away so many details about the ending up front, writer - director Alex Garland (Ex Machina) seems to be emphasizing that Annihilation isn't about who - will - live dynamics, or the fast mechanics of action scenes.

The director Alex Garland's followup to his debut feature Ex Machina is frequently a pleasure to look at, but lacks structure and coherence.

Annihilation Natalie Portman plays a biologist who joins an all - female expedition into the heart of an environmental disaster zone in this eerily beautiful and hypnotically unsettling mind - bender from «Ex Machina» writer - director Alex Garland.

Sonoya Mizuno (left) and Alicia Vikander in «Ex Machina,» whose director sought to explore what gender really is.

Directors joining Villeneuve in competition for the Robert Altman Award for Best Director are Alex Garland (Ex Machina), Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (The Revenant), Tom McCarthy (Spotlight) and George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road).

Best Picture: Ex Machina Best Director: Alex Garland, Ex Machina Richard Harris Award: Chiwetel Ejiofor Best Actress: Saiorse Ronan, Brooklyn Best Actor: Tom Hardy, Legend Best Supporting Actress: Olivia Colman, The Lobster Best...

DIRECTOR ALEX Garland is downplaying the sex appeal of the robot - woman star of «Ex Machina,» but the design speaks for itself.

Five nominations The Big Short (film, director, adapted screenplay, supporting actor, editing) The Danish Girl (British film, actor, actress, costume design, makeup & hair) Ex Machina (British film, debut film, original screenplay, supporting actress, visual effects)

Writer / director Alex Garland set a high bar for himself with Ex Machina, his stellar 2015 directorial debut.

The adaptation of the sci - fi / horror novel by Jeff VanderMeer will be the director's followup to «Ex Machina.»

Director Alex Garland, whose screenwriting credits include 28 Days Later and Sunshine, and who made his directorial debut with Ex Machina, has produced an appropriately understated script, leaving most of the thematic good stuff to the action and art direction.

These flashbacks are where writer - director Alex Garland (Ex Machina) leans on Stalker and Solaris, both of which eerily wed the cosmic and the personal, connecting its characters corporeal explorations to the uncharted territory in their heads.

If you ask Alex Garland, writer and director of «Ex Machina,» if his goal was to make the film a «game changer» for the genre, he would probably say, «Hell, no.»

Best Actor — Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant Best Actress — Brie Larson, Room Best Animated Film - Inside Out Best Body of Work — Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina, The Danish Girl, Testament of Youth Best Director — George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road Best Documentary - Amy Best First Feature — Alex Garland, Ex Machina Best Foreign Language Film - Son of Saul Best Original Screenplay - Spotlight Best Adapted Screenplay — Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, The Big Short Best Supporting Actor — Michael Keaton, Spotlight and Sylvester Stallone, Creed (tie) Best Supporting Actress — Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina Most Disappointing Film - Tomorrowland

Such was the fate of Annihilation, a science - fiction horror from writer / director Alex Garland (Ex Machina), based on the first part of Jeff VanderMeer's bestselling Southern Reach

This is Alex Garland's second feature as director, following Ex Machina, and his grasp of tone is already excellent.

With Ex Machina, Alex Garland shows that he's just as talented as a director as he is a writer, and that he should definitely keep challenging the science fiction genre.

«Annihilation» is based on the Nebula Award - winning first volume of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach Trilogy, adapted by director Alex Garland («Ex Machina»).

After writing sci - fi favorites such as Sunshine and 28 Days Later, Alex Garland is behind the camera this time as the director of Ex Machina.

Annihilation Rated R for violence, bloody images, language and some sexuality Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86 % In Theaters This heavy sci - fi piece from Ex Machina writer / director Alex Garland stars Natalie Portman as an ex-military scientist who leads an all - female mission into an environmental disaster zone in order to try to uncover what happened to the all male team that preceded them.

Best Film - Spotlight Best Actor - Leonardo DiCaprio - the Revenant Best Actress - Brie Larson - Room Best Supporting Actor - Tom Hardy - The Revenant Best Supporting Actress - Alicia Vikander - Ex Machina Best Youth Performance - Jacob Tremblay - Room Best Director - Alejandro Iñárritu - The Revenant Best Original Screenplay - Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer - Spotlight Best Adapted Screenplay - tie - Drew Goddard for The Martian and Emma Donoghue for Room Best Ensemble Cast - Spotlight Best Documentary - Amy Best Animated Movie - Inside Out Best Production Design - Francois Séguin - Brooklyn Best Cinematography - Emmanuel Lubezki - The Revenant Best Visual Effects - Ex Machina

Incredibly loosely based on Jeff Vandermeer's novel, writer / director Alex Garland (Ex Machina) has taken several of the source material's enduring images and built a film around them.

Ex Machina, his first movie as director, is no exception: it's a feminist tirade encased in a sci - fi.

With artificial intelligence thriller Ex Machina proving a big success at the box office both here and across the pond, writer / director Alex Garland has plenty of momentum for whatever he wants to make next.

Mysterious, smart, and full of surprises, Ex Machina is about as awesome a feature debut a director could have, and we had the privilege of speaking with Mr. Garland in a roundtable interview during his visit to San Francisco to promote the film.

Because Annihilation, director Alex Garland's scifi follow - up to the excellent Ex Machina, is going to give you what you've been missing, right here on planet Earth.

Domhnall's other movie «Ex Machina» took home several awards, including for Best British Independent Film and Best Director.

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