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Neill Blomkamp unveiled a 14‑minute AI-generated short, Nightborne, featuring 32 AI-based characters about a helicopter pilot resurrected as a zombie super-soldier, and announced Barley Studios to develop a full AI feature; the reception has been largely hostile, with fans begging for a District 10 film instead.
Neill Blomkamp released Nightborne, a 13-minute sci‑fi horror short created entirely with AI using the Seedance 2.0 model, with Blomkamp directing frame-by-frame via text prompts. The film used the faces and voices of 32 licensed real people, and concept art was crafted by human artists. Blomkamp says he plans to shoot a full-length feature in the same format and has founded Barley Studios to carry this work forward, even as AI in film faces skepticism over data sourcing, potential job losses, and copyright concerns.