There aren’t enough films that put movie stars in mechs and task them with saving the world. But that’s just what Netflix flick Atlas is doing with Jennifer Lopez.
She plays Atlas Shepherd, “a brilliant but misanthropic data analyst with a deep distrust of artificial intelligence,” who joins a team that’s aiming to secure a renegade robot. As it happens, Atlas and said machine share “a mysterious past,” according to Netflix. Inevitably, things don’t go as planned. Atlas finds herself stuck on a distant planet (a long way from any block), inside a robot she has to trust to help her protect life back home.
The first trailer doesn’t shed much more light on the plot, but it does have plenty of explosive visuals. Titanfall springs to mind here, especially since it shows a mech dropping from the sky to the surface. Sadly, it’s probably the closest we’ll ever get to a proper Titanfall film.
Atlas also stars Simu Liu and Sterling K. Brown. The film is directed by Brad Peyton (San Andreas, Rampage). It’ll hit Netflix on May 24. In the meantime, Team Engadget couldn’t help but come up with some alternative titles:
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Mech In Manhattan
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Jenny from the Bot
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This is Mech… now
