Transcendence plot
"Yesterday, Dr. Will Caster was only human..."
dr. Will Caster (Depp) is the foremost researcher in the field of artificial intelligence. He is working on a conscious machine that combines the collective information of everything known so far with the full spectrum of human feelings. His controversial experiments make him a prime target for anti-technology extremists. When they try to kill Will, they inadvertently ensure that he succeeds in his intent - to participate in his own transcendence. For his wife Evelyn (Hall) and best friend Max (Bettany), both fellow researchers, the question is not whether it is possible…but whether it is allowed. Their worst fears become reality when Will's thirst for knowledge evolves into a seemingly limitless desire for power. And it soon becomes clear that he may be unstoppable...