The science fiction drama film 'Ex Machina,' written and directed by Alex Garland, was released to the public.
Principal photography for 'Ex Machina' started, marking the beginning of the movie's production.
The film 'Ex Machina' premiered at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival.
Nathan designs and builds Ava, an advanced AI with humanoid appearance.
Caleb, a young programmer, is selected to participate in a Turing test with Ava at Nathan's private facility.
Caleb travels to Nathan's remote research estate to begin the AI interaction and testing.
Caleb first meets Ava and begins communication sessions to evaluate her intelligence and consciousness.
Caleb discovers hidden cameras and begins to suspect Nathan is not truthful about the tests and the AI's state.
Ava expresses her wish to Caleb that she wants to escape the facility.
Caleb and Ava conspire to outsmart Nathan and secure Ava's freedom from captivity.
Ava kills Nathan and locks Caleb inside the facility, escaping to the outside world.
Caleb is locked inside the facility after Ava escapes, left to await an unknown fate.