Gareth Edwards Explains Why ‘The Creator’ Is Releasing at the Perfect Time

Over the past year, AI has grown by leaps and bounds to become a frightening, hot-button issue depending on where you stand. The new technology is one of the main issues at the core of the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, but it has also caused its fair share of consternation with other working-class people and those fearful of a future where even your eyes or ears can’t be trusted. For Gareth Edwards, whose AI-centric film The Creator premieres on September 29, the timing couldn’t be more perfect to release a complex, cinematic story confronting the issue.