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Alexander Medawar Garland (born 26 May 1970) is an English author, screenwriter, and director. He rose to prominence with his novel The Beach (1996). He received praise for writing the Danny Boyle films 28 Days Later (2002) and Sunshine (2007), as well as Never Let Me Go (2010) and Dredd (2012). In video games, he co-wrote Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (2010) and was a story supervisor on DmC: Devil May Cry (2013). Garland made his directorial debut when he wrote and directed the sci-fi thriller Ex Machina (2014). He earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He won three British Independent Film Awards, including Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best British Independent Film for the film. His second movie, Annihilation (2018), an adaptation of the 2014 novel of the same name, was a critical success. He wrote, directed, and executive produced the FX miniseries Devs (2020), followed by the horror thriller Men (2022) and the dystopian action thriller Civil War (2024). He also co-directed the war film Warfare (2025). A24 produced the three films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alex Garland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
In the quiet outskirts of Westchester County, a man has gathered the first of many. He calls them students — but they are the world’s next evolution. Following the global chaos of the Genosha Pulse (from Children of the Atom), the man has begun assembling young mutants before governments or corporations can exploit them. His name is Charles Xavier. But unknown to him, a former ally named Nathaniel Essex (Mr. Sinister) has begun experimenting on rogue mutants for his own agenda — crafting a new breed: the Marauders. This is a quiet war, fought in shadows and psychic screams.
