Wally Pfister has revealed that the upcoming "Transcendence" will not be similar to a Christopher Nolan film.
The cinematographer-turned-director told the Los Angeles Times that the film was not going to be a light movie and instead would be resemble the 1970s. He said, "If people are expecting Nolan-lite, I think they'll be surprised. My training comes from Chris, but my emotional content comes from a different era. I'm steeped in a 1970s, pre-'Star Wars' period, films like 'Soylent Green.' Chris comes from a different place."
Pfister, however, revealed that Nolan helped him during the writing process and told him not to be scared of a big budget movie. "I wanted to get away from the cliched notion of a sentient machine taking over the world. There are deeper questions of what we're using technology for. To heal or to create a barrier? Is it benevolent or malevolent? I want the audience to understand both sides of it," he said.
Pfister served as cinematographer on all of Nolan's films except "Following." He garnered Academy Award nominations for his work on "Batman Begins," "The Prestige," "The Dark Knight" and won for his work on "Inception." The cinematographer also worked on "Moneyball," "The Dark Knight Rises," "Insomnia," "Memento," "The Italian Job," and "Rustin."
"Transcendence" stars Johnny Depp ("Pirates of the Caribbean"), Rebecca Hall ("Close Circuit"), Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby"), and Kate Mara ("House of Cards") and tells the story of a terminally-ill scientist who downloads his mind into a computer. This grants him power beyond his wildest dreams, and soon he becomes unstoppable.
The film will be distributed by Warner Bros. on April 18, 2014.
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