Atlas (2024 film)

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Atlas
Release poster
Directed byBrad Peyton
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJohn Schwartzman
Edited byBob Ducsay
Music byAndrew Lockington
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • May 24, 2024 (2024-05-24)
Running time
120 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Atlas is a 2024 American science fiction action film directed by Brad Peyton and written by Leo Sardarian and Aron Eli Coleite. The film stars Jennifer Lopez, Simu Liu, Sterling K. Brown, and Mark Strong.[2][3]

A co-production of ASAP Entertainment, Safehouse Pictures, Nuyorican Productions and Berlanti-Schechter Films, Atlas was released by Netflix on May 24, 2024.

Plot[edit]

Atlas Shepherd, a data analyst with a deep distrust of artificial intelligence, searches for fugitive AI terrorist Harlan, who 28 years ago led an AI rebellion that left 3 million dead before fleeing into outer space. After one of Harlan's agents is captured and interrogated, Atlas discovers that Harlan has escaped to a planet in the Andromeda Galaxy, and insists that she accompanies the military mission to find and capture him.

Before the mission can launch from orbit, the ship carrying the mech-equipped military rangers is attacked by Harlan's drones. In order to survive, Atlas is forced to enter a mech herself and falls to the planet as the ship is destroyed. Atlas manages to gain basic control of the mech despite her distrust of the onboard AI, who introduces itself as Smith. Atlas orders Smith to head to the planned drop point, where she finds the rest of the rangers dead. She reluctantly agrees to link her mind with Smith, allowing for greater control of the mech. As they journey towards a rescue pod, Atlas and Smith begin to bond.

Although running low on power, Atlas convinces Smith to head to Harlan’s base in order to tag it for a long range strike. However, after placing a beacon at the base, Smith is disabled and Atlas is captured and brought to Harlan, who plans to destroy most of humanity to give the chosen survivors a chance to thrive under AI guidance. To do so, Harlan had lured Atlas and the military to his planet so he could steal a warship and a carbon bomb which will burn Earth’s atmosphere.

After extracting security codes from her brain to get past Earth's defences, Harlan leaves Atlas to die with Colonel Banks, the only other survivor of the mission. After Banks gives her his mech neural interface device, Atlas remotely reactivates Smith, who comes to their rescue. Atlas reveals that while her scientist mother created Harlan, Harlan tricked a young Atlas into interfacing with him to make him self-aware. Atlas and Smith destroy Harlan's ship before besting him in hand-to-hand combat. A heavily damaged Smith shuts down before Atlas is rescued.

Once home Atlas is informed that Harlan's CPU is being analyzed. Atlas later tests the newest mech, created with her suggested modifications, some of which are apparently aspects of Smith’s personality and his voice. The AI in the mech remembers Atlas' name and other details she told Smith; when Atlas asks for his name, he replies "guess", suggesting some of Smith's programming survived.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

The screenplay was originally written by Leo Sardarian, and Aron Eli Coleite performed rewrites. Simu Liu, Sterling K. Brown, and Abraham Popoola joined the cast in August 2022.[4] In September 2022, it was reported that Lana Parrilla has joined the cast.[5]

Principal photography began on August 26, 2022, in Los Angeles and New Zealand, and wrapped on November 26.[6]

Release[edit]

Atlas was released by Netflix on May 24, 2024.[7]

Reception[edit]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 17% of 59 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "Jennifer Lopez admirably does her best to shoulder Atlas's seismic scope, but this sci-fi spectacle buckles under the weight of a script whose intelligence is merely artificial."[8] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 38 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Atlas (12)". BBFC. May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Kroll, Justin (June 15, 2021). "Jennifer Lopez To Star In Netflix's Sci-Fi Thriller 'Atlas' With Brad Peyton Directing". Deadline. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Lang, Brent (June 15, 2021). "Jennifer Lopez Starring in Sci-Fi Thriller 'Atlas' for Netflix". Variety. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Kroll, Justin (August 24, 2022). "From Marvel Superhero To Jennifer Lopez's Adversary, Simu Liu Lands First Villain Role In Netflix's 'Atlas'; Sterling K. Brown and Lana Parrilla Also Join The Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation.
  5. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 27, 2022). "Lana Parrilla Signs With APA & Boards Jennifer Lopez's Netflix Sci-Fi Pic 'Atlas'". Deadline. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  6. ^ Rajput, Priyanca (September 1, 2022). "2022 Film and high-end TV productions shooting globally: latest updates". Kemps Film and TV Production Services Handbook. Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Gomez, Dessi (March 13, 2024). "Jennifer Lopez Commands an AI Robot in Netflix's 'Atlas' Trailer". TheWrap. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "Atlas". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  9. ^ "Atlas". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved May 24, 2024.

External links[edit]

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