Not enough movies put movie stars in mechs and task them with saving the world. But that’s just it Netflix snap Atlas Works with Jennifer Lopez.
He plays Atlas Shepherd, a “brilliant but misanthropic data analyst with a deep distrust of artificial intelligence” who joins a team aiming to protect a renegade robot. As it is, the Atlas and, he says, the machine shares a “mysterious past,” According to Netflix. Inevitably, things don’t go as planned. Atlas finds himself stuck on a distant planet (a long way from any block), inside a robot he must trust to protect life at home.
The first trailer doesn’t shed much light on the plot, but it has plenty of explosive visuals. Titanfall It comes to mind here, especially since it shows a mech falling from the sky to the surface. Unfortunately, probably The closest we’ll ever get to a proper Titanfall movie.
Atlas Simu Liu and Sterling K. Brown also star. The film was directed by Brad Peyton (San Andreas, Rampage). It will be released on Netflix on May 24th. Meanwhile, Team Engadget couldn’t help but suggest some alternative titles:
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Mech in Manhattan
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Jenny from bot
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This Mech… now
