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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.
After murdering his master to claim dominance as a Sith, Plagueis seeks an apprentice to advance his goal of immortality. He encounters his former master’s secret apprentice, defeats him, and uses him to find powerful Force users—but none meet his standards. On Naboo, Plagueis discovers a young Palpatine, whose hidden mastery of the Dark Side impresses him. Recognizing his potential, Plagueis takes Palpatine, now Sidious, to Mygeeto to train him in becoming even more powerful. He helps Sidious rise politically, eventually becoming Naboo’s Senator. Meanwhile, Sidious secretly trains his own apprentice, aiming to craft the ultimate Sith. At the same time, a young boy from Tatooine is presented to the Jedi Council for training, unaware that Plagueis has separate plans for him. Ambition, secrecy, and manipulation intertwine as master and apprentice pursue their conflicting visions of Sith perfection.
