Jennifer Lopez is about to begin her new epic adventure in the galaxy in the upcoming sci-fi movie, Atlas. After giving a glimpse of the multi-hyphenate star suiting up for a space battle in a teaser in March, Netflix has now dropped the official trailer for the film. J. Lo is ready to start a new mission to hunt Simu Liu’s AI named Harlan, who, aside from being a terrorist, has a surprising connection to her character.
You can see the preview below:
The Atlas trailer starts by showing the movie’s futuristic world, with flying vehicles around the city. An AI then wakes up Lopez’s Atlas Shepherd. The next scene shows Atlas being introduced as an agent who has spent her life hunting the artificial intelligence known as Harlan, who happens to be Atlas’ brother after being created by her mother. Harlan was originally built to advance humanity. However, the opposite happens, as he nearly ended it.
“If you wanna try to capture Harlan, you need me on that mission,” Atlas says. From there, the fight begins. The AI attacks Atlas' office, and she gears up to pilot her mecha named Smith. Atlas and Smith end up in a deserted world. As she gets used to using her “computer program Smith,” Atlas realizes they don’t have much time as Harlan is already planning an attack. But considering Atlas’ history with AI, she doesn’t even trust Smith. However, Smith is her only hope, forming an alliance between the two to battle Harlan and his AI army.
Netflix has also dropped a new visual for Atlas, focusing on Lopez as she gears up for a wild adventure in space. Smith looms behind her as they’re about to save humanity together from the threat of the AI.
You can see the visual below:
Who are the cast of Atlas?
Aside from Lopez, Atlas will also feature an ensemble cast. For the list of cast members, you can check below:
Jennifer Lopez as Atlas Shepherd
Simu Liu as Harlan
Sterling K. Brown as Colonel Banks
Gregory James Cohan as Smith
Abraham Popoola as Casca Vix
Lana Parilla as Val Shepherd
Mark Strong as General Boothe
What is Atlas about?
Atlas will follow the story of the brilliant but misanthropic data analyst Atlas, who strongly hates AI. She will then join a mission to capture an AI terrorist with whom she has a mysterious past. However, as her plans fail, she will have no choice but to trust AI and save humanity together.
You can read the synopsis below:
Atlas Shepherd (Lopez), a brilliant but misanthropic data analyst with a deep distrust of artificial intelligence, joins a mission to capture a renegade robot with whom she shares a mysterious past. But when plans go awry, her only hope of saving the future of humanity from AI is to trust it.
Atlas is set to be released on Netflix on May 24, 2024. From an assassin in The Mother, fans will see a different Lopez again as she pilots a mecha and battles the AI.
