Ex Machina (2015)

• IMDb page: Ex Machina (2015)


• Rate: 8.1/10 total 18,859 votes 


• Genre: Drama | Sci-Fi


• Release Date: 21 January 2015 (UK)


• Runtime: 108 min


• Filming Location: Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK


• Budget: €11,000,000 (estimated)


• Gross: $12,250,000 (USA) (7 May 2015)


• Director: Alex Garland


• Stars: Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac | See full cast and crew »


• Original Music By: Geoff Barrow  Ben Salisbury   


• Soundtrack: Enola Gay


• Sound Mix: Dolby Digital | SDDS | Datasat


• Plot Keyword: Artificial Intelligence | Reference To Depeche Mode | Written By Director

Writing Credits By:

(in alphabetical order)



• Alex Garland  written by

Known Trivia

• The title derives from the Latin phrase ‘Deus Ex-Machina’, meaning ‘a god From the Machine’, a phrase that originated in Greek tragedies. An actor playing a god would be lowered down via a platform (machine) and solve the characters issues, resulting in a happy ending for all. 133 of 137 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |


• Director Alex Garland has described the future presented in the film as ‘ten minutes from now’. Meaning that ‘if somebody like Google or Apple announced tomorrow that they had made Ava, we would all be surprised, but we wouldn’t be that surprised’. 119 of 123 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |


• Caleb alludes to the fact that only Gods can create new life. The three main characters all have appropriate biblical names. Ava is a form of Eve, the first woman, Nathan was a prophet in the court of David, and Caleb was a spy sent into a new land by Moses. 69 of 71 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |


• In one of the closing scenes, the crossing Ava imagines during one of the conversations with Caleb is shown. At the start of that very scene, only shadows can be seen, only later to be revealed to actually depict people. This very much resembles Plato’s allegory of the cave which again is an allusion to the IT-theory and philosophical problem of Mary’s Room mentioned earlier in the movie. 35 of 37 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |


• Alex Garland’s directorial debut. 54 of 61 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |


• Throughout the film, the colors red, blue, and green are prominently displayed in each scene (the green forest, the red brick hallway, the keypad’s red and blue functions, etc.) This is a nod to the RGB color model, which is used to display images in electronic systems, such as computers. Ava, of course, being the main computer in the film. 11 of 11 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |


• When Nathan is about to pass out from drinking, he’s reciting a scripture from the Hindu Gita: “…In sleep, in confusion, in the depths of shame, the good deeds a man has done before defend him.” According to the Oppenheimer book “American Prometheus”, Oppenheimer translated and recited that poem a few days prior to a failed explosive test. 15 of 16 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |


• In an analogy, Nathan says that Caleb should pretend he’s Captain Kirk. This is interesting, as the film’s plot is incredibly similar to the original “Star Trek (1966)” episode “Requiem for Methuselah,” in which a genius inventor creates a female android and wishes her to discover emotions such as love by using Captain Kirk as a target for her emotions, just as Nathan uses Caleb. 14 of 15 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |


• Domhnall Gleeson himself played a synthetic human A.I. in the episode of the UK series Black Mirror, “Be Right Back”. 28 of 33 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |


• Domnhall Gleeson and Oscar Isaac will also appear in the new Star Wars movie – Star Wars Episode VII : The Force Awakens 48 of 64 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |

Goofs: Continuity: Late in the movie when Ava and Caleb meet, as she walks away from the window in her room the actresses legs have not been CGI'd to appear as the artificial legs.

Plot: A young programmer is selected to participate in a breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breathtaking female A.I. Full summary »  »

Story: Caleb, a 26 year old coder at the world’s largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world’s first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl. Written byDNA FILMS

tab=FullCast & CrewProduced By:

• Eli Bush known as executive producer


• Caroline Levy known as line producer


• Andrew Macdonald known as producer


• Allon Reich known as producer


• Tessa Ross known as executive producer


• Scott Rudin known as executive producer


• Jason Sack known as associate producer


• Joanne Smith known as associate producer


• Jarle Tangen known as line producer

FullCast & Crew:

• Domhnall Gleeson known as Caleb


• Corey Johnson known as Jay


• Oscar Isaac known as Nathan


• Alicia Vikander known as Ava


• Sonoya Mizuno known as Kyoko


• Claire Selby known as Lily


• Symara A. Templeman known as Jasmine


• Gana Bayarsaikhan known as Jade


• Tiffany Pisani known as Katya


• Elina Alminas known as Amber



• Chelsea Li known as Office Girl (uncredited)


• Ramzan Miah known as Secretary (uncredited)


• Caitlin Morton known as Office Worker (uncredited)


• Deborah Rosan known as Office Manager (uncredited)


• Johanna Thea known as Office Worker (uncredited)


• Evie Wray known as Secretary (uncredited)

..tab=Supporting DepartmentMakeup Department:

• Sian Grigg known as makeup department head


• Shaune Harrison known as prosthetics lifecasting


• Colum Mangan known as prosthetics lifecasting


• Ray Marston known as wigmaker


• Tristan Versluis known as prosthetic makeup designer

Art Department:

• Jo Berglund known as assistant buyer


• Sean Board known as dressing prop


• Charlie Cobb known as fine art painter


• Ian Cooper known as dressing prop


• Dan Crandon known as construction manager


• Oliver Cubbage known as concept artist


• Charles Edwards known as clearances


• James Enright known as propmaker


• Emma Field-Rayner known as props buyer


• Bruce Gordon known as sculptor


• David Gray known as standby rigger


• Josh Hartnett known as stand by props


• Gustav Hoegen known as props


• Jock known as ava concept artist


• Nigel Kirk known as scenic painter


• Joe Linfield known as dressing prop


• Dan Marsden known as carpenter


• Ginger McCarthy known as head construction rigger


• Lisa McDiarmid known as stand-by art director


• Lara Murray known as Head Scenic Painter


• Seb Palmer known as carpenter


• Kathryn Pyle known as production buyer


• Paul Rigby known as carpenter


• Paul Robinson known as chargehand standby props


• Martin Rootes known as dressing prop


• Richard Rowntree known as additional greens: for palmbrokers


• Laura Savage known as Art Deptartment Assistant


• Jessica Sinclair known as concept artist


• Tom Symes known as carpenter


• Kouji Tajima known as concept aritst


• Andrew Tapper known as graphic designer


• Nick Thomas known as property master


• Joe Vassallo known as scenic painter


• Ketan Waikar known as assistant art director


• Keith Weir known as storyboard artist

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Production Companies:

• DNA Films


• Film4

Other Companies:

• 4K London  digital imaging services


• Audiolink Radio Communications  cell phone rentals


• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies


• Back Lot Music  soundtrack


• Compuhire  computer playback


• Film Finances  film completion guarantor


• Fugitive Studios  end title animation


• Helicopter Film Services  aerial filming and coordination


• HireWorks  Avid Nitris DX rental


• Mediacom 24-7  travel agent


• Molinare Studio  post-production


• Panavision  anamorphic lenses


• Pinewood Studios  digital production services


• Propshop  prop makers


• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services


• Territory  graphic displays

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Additional Details

Distributors:

• A24 (2015) (USA) (theatrical)


• Mongrel Media (2015) (Canada) (theatrical)


• United International Pictures (UIP) (2015) (Greece) (theatrical)


• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2015) (Belgium) (theatrical)


• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2015) (Germany) (theatrical)


• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2015) (UK) (theatrical)


• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2015) (Italy) (theatrical)


• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2015) (Netherlands) (theatrical)


• Universal Pictures (2015) (Australia) (theatrical)


• Universal Pictures (2015) (Spain) (theatrical)


• Universal Pictures (2015) (USA) (theatrical)

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Special Effects:

• Double Negative


• Milk Visual Effects (visual effects)

Visual Effects by:

• Ian Abbott known as technology: Double Negative


• Dominic Alderson known as lighting td


• Neil Alford known as compositor: Milk VFX


• Kanika Andrew known as roto/prep artist: double negative


• Michael John Baker known as roto artist: Double Negative


• Michael Jeff Baldemoro known as roto/prep artist: Double Negative


• Adam Barnett known as tech support


• Keith Barton known as technical support: Milk Visual Effects


• Sara Bennett known as visual effects supervisor: Milk Visual Effects


• Martin Bohm known as visual effects artist: Double Negative


• Mark Boorer known as research and development


• James Braid known as technology: Double Negative


• Adam Broderick known as digital compositor


• Daniel Caffrey known as matchmove artist: double negative


• Ignacio Caicoya known as roto artist: Double Negative


• Aaron Carey known as research and development


• Benjamin Carlson known as vfx production coordinator: Double Negative


• Vasco Cerqueira known as compositor (milk-vfx)


• Chris Chadwick known as matchmover: double negative


• Josh James Chappell known as matchmove artist: double negative


• Nick Chiang known as roto prep artist


• Laurence Chong known as matchmove artist: Double Negative


• Bun Yue Choy known as roto prep artist: Double Negative


• Francesco Cosatti known as digital compositor (Double Negative)


• Alistair Darby known as visual effects artist: double negative


• Russell Darling known as research and development: Double Negative


• Nick Drew known as exec vfx producer: Milk Visual Effects


• Liam Farnham known as visual effects artist


• Izzy Field known as data wrangler


• Tim Field known as visual effects producer


• Clement Gharini known as digital compositor: Milk Visual Effects


• Paolo Giordana known as lighting td: Double Negative


• Henning Glabbart known as digital compositor: Milk Visual Effects


• Harrison Goldstein known as visual effects line producer: Double Negative


• Sam Gunn known as matchmove artist: Double Negative


• Varun Hadkar known as visual effects: double negative


• Luan Hall known as junior compositor


• Sam Hanover known as bodytrack artist: Double Negative


• Nicolas Hernandez known as cg supervisor: Milk Visual Effects


• Christopher Hiess known as atd: Double Negative


• Sarah Iduwe known as digital compositor


• Muhammad Hidayat Bin Isnin known as roto artist: double negative


• Sana Jamie known as facilities crew


• Chris Jestico known as vfx company scheduler


• David Jones known as visual effects artist: milk-vfx


• Jack Kersey known as matchmover: double negative


• Luka Leskovsek known as compositor: Milk vfx


• Jules Lister known as prep artist


• Amy Lloyd known as lead matchmove


• John Lockwood known as visual effects supervisor


• Esther Lopez Rodriguez known as matchmove artist


• Esther Lopez Rodriguez known as matchmove artist: double negative


• Michael Lowry known as prep artist


• Alex James Macieira known as matchmove supervisor: double negative


• Garry Maddison known as Grading SupervisorColourist


• Greg Malkin known as matchmove artist: double negative


• Matthew Crowe known as matchmove artist: Double Negative


• Fay McConkey known as visual effects producer: Double Negative


• Owen McGonigle known as visual effects artist


• Charlotte Merrill known as digital compositor


• Nicolas Millot known as roto artist: Double Negative


• Fernanda Moreno known as digital artist


• Stuart Nelhams known as visual effects editor: Double Negative


• Aaron Noordally known as roto/prep artist


• Kevin Norris known as senior paint artist: Double Negative


• Paul Norris known as compositing supervisor


• Collette Nunes known as visual effects editor


• Robert Nzengou-Tayo known as matchmove artist


• Noel O'Malley known as matchmove artist: Milk VFX


• Yvonne Oh known as roto/prep artist: double negative


• Camille Paleni known as compositor: double negative


• Francisco Palomares Pozas known as senior lead compositor: double negative


• Ellis Parry known as matchmove artist: Double negative


• Laurie Pellard known as studio: double negative


• Philip Pendlebury known as studio: double negative


• Guy Penwill known as prep artist: Double Negative


• Daniel Pereira known as roto/prep artist


• William Phillips known as matchmove artist


• Xinyi Puah known as visual effects editor: Double Negative


• Michael Ranalletta known as lead compositor: Double Negative


• Natalie Reid known as visual effects line producer: Milk Visual Effects


• Tina Richardson known as visual effects editor


• Carrie Rishel known as double negative


• Neil Roche known as rigging supervisor: Milk


• Natalie Rocks known as matchmove artist: Double Negative


• Arron Roebuck known as vfx on-set data


• Dale Rostron known as matchmove artist: Double Negative


• Sean Rowe known as matchmove artist: double negative


• Francesco Russo known as roto/prep artist: The Mill


• Rhys Salcombe known as lighting td: Double Negative


• Kevin San known as texture artist: Double Negative


• Jan Schubert known as lead technical director: milk-vfx


• Andrew E. Scrase known as data wrangler: Double Negative


• Tan Seng Kiat known as matchmove artist: Double Negative


• Asa Shoul known as digital colourist


• Elisa Simoncelli known as roto artist: milk vfx


• Rahul Singh known as research and development


• Anton Smit known as bodytrack artist: Double Negative


• Alex Smith known as digital supervisor: Utopia


• Eliot Speed known as visual effects


• Richard Stay known as compositor: double negative


• Thomas R. Steiner known as digital compositor


• Steve Street known as vfx supervisor/vfx producer: Utopia


• Mariangela Suma known as visual effects coordinator: milk-vfx


• Yanti Suryati known as matchmove artist: double negative


• Eleanor Sutton known as lead compositor


• Glen Swetez known as senior vfx artist: Double Negative


• Joe Tarrant known as visual effects artist


• Zelda Tinska known as visual effects line producer: Double Negative


• Shermaine Toh known as prep artist: Double Negative VFX


• Shermaine Toh known as roto/prep artist: Double Negative VFX


• Iyi Tubi known as compositor


• Alonso Varela known as digital artist


• Sukumaran Lalithambika Vijin known as compositor: Double Negative Visual Effects


• Jonathan Webb known as visual effects artist


• Huw Whiddon known as roto artist: Double Negative


• Andrew Whitehurst known as visual effects supervisor


• Cheng Yang known as machmove artist: double negative


• Esther Yap known as machmove artist: double negative


• Luca Zappala known as effects lead: Milk Visual Effects


• Africa Aguirre Martín known as data managing: Double Negative (uncredited)


• Daniel Baker known as technology: Double Negative (uncredited)


• Benjamin Charles known as tech support: double negative (uncredited)


• Ian Lawson known as research and development: Double Negative (uncredited)


• Prakash Pathak known as production and technical support (uncredited)


• Dan-hee Ryu known as concept artist (uncredited)


• Peter Sumner known as research and development: Double Negative (uncredited)


• Vanessa Velasquez known as double negative: technology (uncredited)

MPAA: Rated R for graphic nudity, language, sexual references and some violence

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Ex Machina (2015)