Ever wanted to see Paul Bettany kill God? OK, so that's not exactly what happens in Creation, but Bettany is playing Charles Darwin, the author of The Origin of Species who, when he was working on his manuscript, was frequently told that his theories of evolution would destroy the deity. At the time he was also grieving the loss of his daughter Annie, while his wife coped with the death through a stronger faith in God.

In short, Creation is not your average period piece, as you might be able to tell by the presence of an orangutan on the final poster. Check that out, along with an official synopsis, below. Creation opens on January 22.

From director Jon Amiel (The Singing Detective, Entrapment) and writer John Collee (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World) comes CREATION. A psychological, heart-wrenching love story starring Paul Bettany (A Beautiful Mind, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World) as Charles Darwin, the film is based on "Annie’s Box," a biography penned by Darwin’s great-great-grandson Randal Keynes using personal letters and diaries of the Darwin family. We take a unique and inside look at Darwin, his family and his love for his deeply religious wife, played by Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind, Requiem for a Dream), as, torn between faith and science, Darwin struggles to finish his legendary book "On the Origin of Species," which goes on to become the foundation for evolutionary biology. The film co-stars Toby Jones (Frost/Nixon, Infamous) and Jeremy Northam (Gosford Park, Amistad), and was produced by Jeremy Thomas (The Last Emperor, Sexy Beast) at Recorded Picture Company with BBC Films and Ocean Pictures.