Archive (film)

Archive is a 2020 British science fiction film written and directed by Gavin Rothery, in his directorial debut. It stars Theo James, Stacy Martin, Rhona Mitra, Peter Ferdinando and Toby Jones. Set in the dystopian future of 2038, the film follows a scientist who is trying to advance artificial intelligence a step further than human-beings all while bringing his wife back from the dead.

Archive
Film poster
Directed byGavin Rothery
Produced by
Written byGavin Rothery
Starring
Music bySteven Price
CinematographyLaurie Rose
Edited byAdam Biskupski
Production
company
  • Independent
  • Head Gear Films
  • Untapped
Distributed byVertical Entertainment
Release date
  • 10 July 2020 (2020-07-10)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$139,593[1]

The film was originally set to premiere at South by Southwest in March 2020 but was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It instead received a digital release with limited screenings in theatres around the United States on 10 July 2020.[2]

Plot

2038: George Almore is working on a true human-equivalent AI, and his latest prototype is almost ready. This sensitive phase is also the riskiest as he has a goal that must be hidden at all costs—being reunited with his dead wife.

Cast
  • Theo James as George Almore
  • Stacy Martin as Jules Almore/J3, George's wife
    • Martin also provides the voice for the robot J2
  • Rhona Mitra as Simone, VP of Internal Development at Artisan Robotics
  • Peter Ferdinando as Mr. Tagg
  • Richard Glover as Melvin, an associate of Vincent Sinclair
  • Hans Peterson as Elson
  • Lia Williams as the voice system of George's house
  • Toby Jones as Vincent Sinclair, an executive of the Archive company

Production

On 14 May 2017, It was announced that concept and graphic artist Gavin Rothery who had worked with Duncan Jones on his first feature, Moon would be writing and directing Archive with Theo James set to star.[3] On 31 October 2018, Philip Herd and Cora Helfrey of Independent joined as producers for the project, with Stacy Martin joining the cast, starring opposite Theo James. James also brought on his production label, Untapped and would be producing alongside Andrew D.Corkin.[4][5] Vertical Entertainment later acquired the distribution rights for the U.S, with the international rights currently up for sale.[6]

Principal photography began in Hungary in late October 2018 and ended in February 2019.[7] Laurie Rose served as director of photography.[4]

Release

The film was released on 10 July 2020 on digital streaming platforms by Vertical Entertainment after it was pulled from South by Southwest in March 2020 which was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Limited screenings were also available in various theatres around the U.S.

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Archive holds an approval rating of 73% based on 22 reviews, with an average rating of 6.78/10.[8] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average of score of 67 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[9]

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References
  1. "Archive (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  2. Weiss, Josh (11 June 2020). "TRAILERS: GHOSTS OF WAR HAUNTS WWII; ARCHIVE TRAILER CHANNELS EX MACHINA; AND MORE". Syfy. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. White, James (14 May 2017). "Theo James Starring In Archive". Empire. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. Clarke, Stewart (31 October 2018). "Stacy Martin Joins Gavin Rothery's Sci-Fi Movie 'Archive' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. D'Alessandro, Anthony (15 August 2019). "Theo James & Andrew D. Corkin Launching Film & TV Label Untapped". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  6. White, James (30 April 2020). "Theo James Sci-Fi Movie 'Archive', Which Had Been Bound For SXSW, Lands July Release Date In Vertical Deal". Deadline Magazine. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  7. Grater, Tom (9 February 2019). "First look at Theo James in Gavin Rothery's sci-fi 'Archive' (exclusive)". Screen International. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  8. "Archive (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  9. "Archive reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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