Morgan
Morgan is a 2016 science fiction horror film directed by Luke Scott, in his directorial debut, and written by Seth Owen. The film features an ensemble cast, including Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Toby Jones, Rose Leslie, Boyd Holbrook, Michelle Yeoh, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Paul Giamatti.
Plot
Lee Weathers is a "risk-management specialist" for genetic-engineering company SynSect. She arrives at a rural site hosting its L-9 project, an artificial being with nanotechnology-infused synthetic DNA named Morgan. The "hybrid biological organism with the capacity for autonomous decision making and sophisticated emotional responses" is smarter than humans and has matured quickly, walking and talking within a month and already physically equivalent to a young teenage girl despite being born only five years before.
More details
| author | Seth Owen |
|---|---|
| director | Luke Scott |
| editor | Laura Jennings |
| genre | horror science fiction thriller |
| keywords | artificial intelligence attack betray explore force helsinki kill killing spree lethal injection nutritionist project a suffer synthetic dna talk teenage girl than the tree branch wake walk |
| musicBy | Max Richter |
| producer | Mark Huffam Michael Schaefer Ridley Scott |
| productionCompany | Scott Free Productions |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| theme | genetic engineering northern psychological horror psychological thriller science fiction horror science fiction thriller security and surveillance |