The first new international poster for upcoming British psychological thriller ‘Ex Machina’ has been released. Both a one-sheet and quad version of the poster have arrived featuring gorgeous Swede actress Alicia Vikander. Vikander stars as a beautiful robot woman named Ava in this the directorial debut from British screenwriter Alex Garland (’28 Days Later’, ‘Sunshine’). The two new pieces of artwork come one day ahead of the anticipated release of the official international trailer for the movie which will arrive tomorrow at 1:00pm GMT. Garland directs from his own script and ‘Ex Machina’ also stars Oscar Isaac (‘Sucker Punch’) and Domhnall Gleeson (‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2’) who both interestly have roles in J.J. Abrams forthcoming ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’.
“EX MACHINA is an intense psychological thriller in which Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson), a 24 year old coder at the world’s largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a retreat belonging to the company’s reclusive CEO, Nathan (Oscar Isaac). But when Caleb arrives he finds that he will have to participate in a fascinating experiment with the world’s first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot woman, Ava (Alicia Vikander). Truths, emotions and motives are blurred as the relationship between Caleb, Ava and Nathan intensifies.”
‘Ex Machina’ opens in UK theatres on 23 January 2015.
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