Archive is a 2020 British science fiction film written and directed by Gavin Rothery, in his directorial debut. It stars Theo James, Stacy Martin, Rhona Mitra, Peter Ferdinando, Timea Maday Kinga and Toby Jones. Set in 2038, the film follows a scientist who is trying to advance artificial intelligence a step further than human beings, all while bringing his wife back from the dead. The film was originally set to premiere at South by Southwest in March 2020 but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It instead received a digital release with limited screenings in theatres around the United States on 10 July 2020. Plot In the city of Chicago, Jules Almore is killed in a car crash leaving her husband devastated. By the year 2038 in Japan, George Almore (Theo James) is working on a true human-equivalent AI, and his latest prototype is almost ready. This sensitive phase is also the riskiest as he has a goal that must be hidden at all costs—being reunited with his dead wife Jules, who had died in a car accident years ago. His wife's consciousness is stored in a device that, according to the sales pitch, will allow up to 200 hours of interaction with the deceased. His work also includes updates to a previously-abandoned facility that appears to require numerous and significant upgrades to its inadequate security system. His work is aided by his second prototype, J2 (Timea Maday Kinga). Almore is visited by a small team from Archive who perform an inspection of the device. They note that the security seal is broken and threaten legal action; however, Almore points out that they are on his company's property and hints at the legal repercussions of a confrontation, and the Archive team backs off and leaves. J2 is shown to be quite sophisticated, but, as Almore reveals, has only developed the brain of a 16-year-old, and is incapable of developing any further. J2 is aware of Almore's work on a third prototype and appears to have become jealous, which leads to J2's increasingly unpredictable behavior. Meanwhile, the J3 android is ready and begins to move and interact with completely human mannerisms, responses and emotions. Almore gets a call from his boss, who implies that he may be in trouble for his actions during the Archive team's visit. He assures her that she has nothing to worry about. J2, confronted with