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Companionis a true test of empathy but not in the way you might expect.
And during their romantic weekend away, something goes wrong, and things turn bloody fast.
That’s because the main character is the robot herself andnother human owner.

Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid, ‘Companion’.Credit:Warner Bros. Pictures
What if the robot was the most human character in the story?'
That’s when I fell in love with the idea…
It’s not A.I.

Jack Quaid, ‘Companion’.Warner Bros. Pictures
gone wrong, it’s A.I.
There was one concern about this storytelling approach, however.
“And that is a totally valid way of watching the movie.

Sophie Thatcher, ‘Companion’.Warner Bros. Pictures
“I remember being scared and thinking that I couldn’t pull it off,” she tells EW.
I was over the moon and terrified.”
Companionhits theaters on Jan. 31.