Transcendence Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Last modified: Jan. 21, 2015

Transcendence

Release Date: Thursday, April 17, 2014 Theaters

Director: Wally Pfister

Starring: Johnny Depp • Paul Bettany • Rebecca Hall • Kate Mara • Morgan Freeman

PG-13 Drama N/A

3.4

28% WILL SEE

72% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him.

However, in their attempt to destroy Will, they inadvertently become the catalyst for him to succeed—to be a participant in his own transcendence. For his wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) and best friend Max Waters (Paul Bettany), both fellow researchers, the question is not if they can…but if they should.

Their worst fears are realized as Will’s thirst for knowledge evolves into a seemingly omnipresent quest for power, to what end is unknown. The only thing that is becoming terrifyingly clear is there may be no way to stop him.

Drama Sci-Fi Thriller

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Transcendence.

Johnny Depp
... Will

21 Jump Street, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Paul Bettany
... Max

Here, The Avengers: Age of Ultron
Rebecca Hall
... Evelyn

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Godzilla vs. Kong
Kate Mara
... Bree

Iron Man 2, 10 Years
Morgan Freeman
Se7en (IMAX - 30th Anniversary), The Dark Knight
C
Cory Hardrict
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black, The Outpost
Cillian Murphy
28 Years Later, In the Heart of the Sea
C
Cole Hauser
The Minute You Wake Up Dead, 2 Fast 2 Furious
C
Clifton Collins
Brothers, Small Town Crime
J
Josh Stewart
The Finest Hours, Insidious: The Last Key

Crew Behind the Film

The Transcendence behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer Jack Paglen last wrote Alien: Covenant and The Maze Runner.

Director: Wally Pfister
Screenwriter: Jack Paglen
Producers: Broderick Johnson
Andrew Kosove
Annie Marter
Marisa Polvino
David Valdes

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Company: Alcon Entertainment; Straight Up Films

Production Details

What we know about the Transcendence movie production.

Key Facts

The Dark Knight cinematographer Wally Pfister will make his helming debut.

Production Updates for Transcendence

Feb 2014

Completed

Changed Transcendence movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Aug 2013

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Oct 2012

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. With production set to start early next year, Transcendence looks to be Johnny Depp's next pic.

Jun 2012

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Movie will shoot in the U.S., and could start as soon as fall 2012.

Jun 2012

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for sci-fi action and violence, some bloody images, brief strong language and sensuality
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Untitled Wally Pfister Project
Language: English