Overview
- OpenAI says it is providing technology and computing resources for the film but not financial backing.
- Vertigo Films and Native Foreign are producing, with funding from Federation Studios and a profit-sharing model reported to include about 30 contributors.
- Human input includes a script from writers behind Paddington in Peru, professional voice actors, and artist sketches that feed into OpenAI models such as GPT-5 and image generators.
- Conceived by OpenAI creative specialist Chad Nelson, the feature expands a 2023 DALL·E-based short into a planned worldwide theatrical release in 2026.
- The project moves forward during active copyright lawsuits and union-driven guardrails around AI use in Hollywood, raising questions over IP, consent, and job displacement.