Arcadia: The Order

Arcadia: The Order is a 2012 Action Science Fiction film written and directed by J. J. Abrams. It stars an ensemble cast composed of Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Kate Beckinsale, Will Pouter, Hugh Jackman, Anthony Hopkins, Lee Pace, Bradley Cooper, Doug Jones, Keith David, Zoe Saldana, Michael Rooker and Benedict Cumberbatch. The film's score was composed by John Williams.

The film is a part of the Arcadia Saga, which deal with an inter-galactic war between the Alliance, and the Insurgence, fighting for the survival of each one's domain and lifes. It all changes when a seemingly ordinary Human farmer finds himself stumbled upon the Index, which is the activation of Arcadia, a weapon forged from the stars with the simple task of destroying the parasite known as the Fallen.

Plot
A millenium ago, before the sentience of the greater species, the parasite known as the Fallen had consumed the whole known universe. The precursors of the Ainar, known as the guardians of the universe, persistently fought against the enemy, but were soon found perishing. They decided to create an weapon that would destroy the life in the universe, but would exterminate the Fallen. To certificate the survival of other species, they saved each male and female, indexing them in the distant base known as the Matter. Their weapon, the Arcadias, were built, and so their array ended life. The indexed species then proceeded to their homeplanets guided by the Pathers, robots built by the Ainar.

For a moment, the existence fell in silence, but one single disgraceful Human, Ur (Benedict Cumberbatch), went obsessed with his Arcadia, invaded Arcadia and tried to control the citadel himself. His happiness was to be short lived, as he converted into an construct by the powers of the device and was forever cursed to be the guardian of the Arcadias.

Development
Director J. J. Abrams first came with the idea of Arcadia by the Star Wars saga, books of J. J. R. Tolkien and the Halo video game series. At a dinner in New York, Abrams would make contact with director Guillermo del Toro, whom he wanted to collaborate for a long time. Del Toro went to read Abrams' first synopsis for the series and expressed that he was willingly to work alongside him.

Trivia

 * Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Will Pouter also starred together in The Maze Runner, based on the best-selling books by James Dashner.
 * Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale also starred together in 2004's Van Helsing.
 * Benedict Cumberbatch has previously worked with J. J. Abrams in Star Trek: Into Darkness as the villain Kahn.