"The Creator," which tells the story of a futuristic world where humans find themselves at war with artificial intelligence, is a daring concept ... and the fact is that Gareth Edwards assembled an extraordinarily capable cast without any major movie stars among them. The film is led by John David Washington — who, despite outstanding performances in projects like "Tenet" and "BlacKkKlansman," might still be best known as Denzel's son — and a small cast that includes Gemma Chan, Allison Janney, and Ken Watanabe. Unfortunately for "The Creator," it seems none of these actors proved to be a huge draw.
This isn't to say that Chan, Janney, and Watanabe aren't marketable stars — all of them have appeared in blockbusters and critical darlings from "Crazy Rich Asians" to "I, Tonya" to a handful of "Transformers" movies, respectively — but with an original concept like "The Creator," it probably needed more star power. Washington, Chan, Janney, Watanabe, and the rest of the cast are all extremely talented, but it wasn't enough to sell audiences on "The Creator."
