Anya Taylor-Joy's Forgotten Sci-Fi Horror Movie Produced by Ridley Scott Getting New Streaming Home 9 Years Later

Anya Taylor-Joy has had a big year in 2024 working with acclaimed directors, including her surprise appearance in Denis Villeneuve's film Dune: Part Twoand his starring role in George Miller Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. The actor actually landed the role of Imperator Furiosa in Miller's newest action epic, thanks to a recommendation from another renowned director, Edgar Wright, who cast her in his dreamy 2021 horror film. Last night in Soho.

Oscar-nominated director David O'Russell also dialed Taylor-Joy's number, casting her in his 2022 all-star period film Amsterdamas well as M. Night Shyamalan, who put the actor in his Unbreakable sequences To divide and Glass. But the first major filmmaker to recognize Taylor-Joy's talents was Robert Eggers, whose 2015 psychological horror film The Witch proved to be the actor's breakthrough. Taylor-Joy Returned to Eggers' Wild World for 2022's Brutal Revenge Film The Northman.

Taylor-Joy and Scott's Morgan will arrive at Max in 2025

It was Luke Scott's directorial debut.

Shortly after his excellent performance in The WitchTaylor-Joy appeared on Ridley Scott's radar screen, leading the legendary filmmaker to cast her in morgansci-fi/horror film he produced, with his son Luke Scott taking the reins for his directorial debut. Young Scott had the privilege of guiding a talented cast in his first film, including Kata Mara, Toby Jones, Rose Leslie, Boyd Holbrook, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michelle Yeoh and Paul Giamatti.

This all-star cast can be seen supporting Taylor-Joy when morgan finds a new streaming home on Max starting January 1, 2025. The film arrives on the streamer nine years after its theatrical release in 2016.

For fans of:

• Anya Taylor-Joy Movies

• Ridley Scott's brand of science fiction

• Speculative films about the future of technology

Why you should watch Anya Taylor-Joy and Ridley Scott's Morgan

The film asks provocative questions about the limits of science

A science fiction story along the lines of M3GAN and Ex-machine, morgan stars Taylor-Joy as an artificial being, created through a combination of synthesized DNA and nanotechnology, who begins exhibiting disturbing behavior at the research center where she lives. The genetic engineering company responsible for creating Morgan sends a risk management expert (Mara) to investigate the matter, and it quickly becomes apparent that the company's award-winning expertise is not all it seems.

The elder Scott loves making science fiction that explores moral and philosophical questions, and morgan is no exception. The film challenges viewers to reflect on the very nature of humanity, while also asking difficult ethical questions about genetic engineering and other scientific endeavors that arguably push the boundaries of playing God. Although the film is directed by Scott's son, it maintains a cool, intellectual feel and a similar set of thematic concerns as the older Scott. Prometheus and Raised by wolves.

The questions raised by Morgan are indeed intriguing, but the film's main attraction is its cast, which includes several Oscar nominees. Only someone with the elder Scott's clout could attract so many big names for a film with a budget of only about $8 million. But even among such an impressive cast of actors, Taylor-Joy stands out as Morgan, offering an early demonstration of the uncanny talents she would later display in such acclaimed works as The Queen's Gambit, The menu and Furious.

What TelaRant He said:

The film's biggest highlight is undoubtedly Taylor-Joy, who stood out for the first time in this year's film. The Witch. She is exceptionally disarming as Morgan, finding the right balance between scary and sympathetic. Due to her physical appearance, several scenes with Morgan seem disturbing, but Taylor-Joy finds another layer to give the final product a little more emotion than it would have otherwise. – Morgan Review

Other Anya Taylor-Joy films streaming now:

• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (MAX)
• Last night in Soho (Peacock)
• The Northman (Hulu, Peacock)
• Amsterdam (Hulu)
• The menu (Hulu)