‘Ex Machina’ SXSW Premiere with Oscar Isaac and Alex Garland

What makes Ex Machina different from other sci fi films? We ask Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, and Alex Garland to find out.

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00:01X-Magna is one of the most highly anticipated sci-fi films at South by Southwest.

00:06We're gonna find out what separates this film from other sci-fi and AI films.

00:11Well, it was very exciting to do something vastly different, a completely different kind of energy.

00:15And just to dig in with Alex Garland and work on the script and really understand these quite intense concepts

00:21from artificial intelligence to what is consciousness.

00:24You're gonna be the human component in the Turing test.

00:27The power balance keeps on changing in this film.

00:29So I think it's almost more of a psychological thriller as it is a sci-fi film.

00:32So I think that's kind of what makes it different.

00:34I think it's about people as much as it's about machines.

00:37You're wrong.

00:38Wrong about what?

00:39Nathan, you shouldn't trust anything he says.

00:42We shot it really quick. We shot it in six weeks. We really bonded.

00:45It's a sort of indie film vibe, everyone pulling together and a lot of laughter and it was great fun.

00:50Alright, that's it from the X-Magna premiere in red carpet.

00:53Keep following at Hollywood for all your South by Southwest coverage.

00:59Bye.