Atlas (2024 film)

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Atlas
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Release poster
Directed by Brad Peyton
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography John Schwartzman
Edited by Bob Ducsay
Music by Andrew Lockington
Production
companies
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • May 24, 2024 (2024-05-24)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Atlas is an American science fiction action thriller 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. [1] [2]

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

Plot

Atlas Shepherd, a brilliant but misanthropic data analyst with a deep distrust of artificial intelligence, joins a mission to capture a renegade robot with whom she shares a mysterious past. When plans go awry, her only hope of saving the future of humanity from AI is to trust it. [3]

Cast

Production

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. [6] In September 2022, it was reported that Lana Parrilla has joined the cast. [7]

Principal photography began on August 26, 2022, in Los Angeles and Cupertino, and wrapped on November 26. [8]

Release

Atlas will be released by Netflix on May 24, 2024. [9]

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