{"id":17542,"date":"2025-09-09T02:38:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T02:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imsfund.com\/?p=17542"},"modified":"2025-09-09T02:38:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T02:38:16","slug":"openai-backed-ai-made-animated-movie-headed-to-theaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imsfund.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/09\/openai-backed-ai-made-animated-movie-headed-to-theaters\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI-Backed AI-Made Animated Movie Headed to Theaters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A new animated movie made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/openai-chatgpt-releases-smarter-new-model-gpt-5\/495621\" rel=\"\" target=\"_self\">mainly with AI<\/a> could challenge the time and resources it takes to put together a Hollywood production.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Sunday report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/ai\/openai-backs-ai-made-animated-feature-film-389f70b0\"><i>The Wall Street Journal<\/i><\/a>, OpenAI is giving its tools and computing resources to a new feature-length movie called &#8220;Critterz,&#8221;<b> <\/b>which follows the journey of forest creatures who embark on a quest after a stranger intrudes on their home.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chadnelson4\/\">Chad Nelson<\/a>, a creative specialist at OpenAI, conceptualized &#8220;Critterz&#8221; three years ago while experimenting with OpenAI&#8217;s image generation tool <a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/index\/dall-e\/\">Dall-E<\/a>. It was originally a short film funded by OpenAI that was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/ai-chatgpt-hollywood-intellectual-property-spongebob-81fd5d15?mod=article_inline\">released in 2023<\/a>. Nelson has since joined forces with movie production companies in London and Los Angeles to make his vision of a feature film a reality.<b> <\/b>It&#8217;s unclear if OpenAI will be marketing the full-length movie.<\/p>\n<p><b>Related: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/meta-previews-movie-gen-ai-tools-that-turn-dreams-to-videos\/480821\" rel=\"\" target=\"_self\">Meta Says Its New Movie Gen AI Is an Industry First \u2014 But a Demo Shows It Isn&#8217;t Perfect<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u531a\u5c3a\u4e28\u3112\u3112\u4e47\u5c3a\u4e59 -- An animated short created with AI\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-qdx6VBJHBU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Nelson says that the film will demonstrate what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/openais-sam-altman-warns-overexcited-investors-ai-bubble\/496081\" rel=\"\" target=\"_self\">OpenAI&#8217;s<\/a> tools can do, creating a highly visible (the plan is to debut at the Cannes Film Festival in May) use case for the technology.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;OpenAI can say what its tools do all day long, but it&#8217;s much more impactful if someone does it,&#8221; Nelson told <i>WSJ<\/i>. &#8220;That&#8217;s a much better case study than me building a demo.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After being introduced at Cannes, &#8220;Critterz&#8221; is expected to be released in theaters globally next year. In a press release <a href=\"https:\/\/vertigofilms.com\/news\/openai-backs-ai-made-animated-feature-film-the-film-called-critterz-aims-to-debut-at-the-cannes-film-festival-and-will-leverage-the-startups-ai-tools-and-resources\/\">on Monday<\/a>, Vertigo Films said the film will be funded by Vertigo&#8217;s Paris-based parent company, Federation Studios.<\/p>\n<p>With a budget of less than $30 million, the movie would cost less to make than a standard Hollywood film. For reference, <a href=\"https:\/\/beverlyboy.com\/how-much-does-it-cost\/how-much-does-it-cost-to-make-an-animated-film\/#:~:text=So%20knowing%20that%20an%20animated,production%20that%20cost%20%2420M.\">major Hollywood productions<\/a> like Disney&#8217;s &#8220;Tangled&#8221; cost over $200 million to create, while the studio&#8217;s &#8220;Tarzan&#8221; cost $130 million. If successful, it could cause Hollywood to take notice and use AI for future films.<\/p>\n<p><b>Related: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/openai-ceo-sam-altmans-firing-retold-as-hollywood-movie\/496670\" rel=\"\" target=\"_self\">A Movie About Sam Altman&#8217;s Ouster and Wild Week at OpenAI Is Currently Filming. Here&#8217;s Who&#8217;s Portraying the Tech CEO (and His Nemesis, Elon Musk).<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Critterz&#8221; would also take less time to produce: The production team is aiming to create it in nine months instead of the standard three to <a href=\"https:\/\/sciencebehindpixar.org\/ask-a-pixar-scientist#:~:text=It%20usually%20takes%20about%20four,animating%20and%20rendering%20the%20film.\">four years<\/a>. Production has started, with casting decisions aiming to go out within the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Other Hollywood studios have already begun experimenting with AI. In July, Netflix disclosed that it had used AI to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/netflix-used-ai-to-generate-a-scene-on-a-tv-show-thrilled\/494822\" rel=\"\" target=\"_self\">generate a scene<\/a> on an Argentine TV show called &#8220;El Eternauta.&#8221; Meanwhile, Disney has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/media\/disney-ai-hollywood-movies-5982a925?mod=article_inline\">experimented<\/a> with tapping into AI to create clones or digital body doubles of actors.<\/p>\n<p>Entertainment companies have also pushed back against unauthorized AI use. In June, Disney and Universal filed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/disney-universal-sue-ai-startup-midjourney-plagiarism\/493100\" rel=\"\" target=\"_self\">first major Hollywood lawsuit<\/a> against AI startup Midjourney, alleging that the startup copied its characters from copyrighted works without permission.<\/p>\n<p><b>Related: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/universal-issues-warning-to-ai-companies-in-movie-credits\/495615\" rel=\"\" target=\"_self\">Universal Pictures Just Added an Anti-AI Legal Warning to the End of Its Movies, Including &#8216;How to Train Your Dragon&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"first-letter:float-left first-letter:text-8xl first-letter:pr-1 first-letter:-mt-1 first-letter:font-black first-letter:text-gray-500 prose prose-blue max-w-3xl text-lg leading-relaxed mb-12\">\n<p>A new animated movie made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/openai-chatgpt-releases-smarter-new-model-gpt-5\/495621\" rel=\"\" target=\"_self\">mainly with AI<\/a> could challenge the time and resources it takes to put together a Hollywood production.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Sunday report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/ai\/openai-backs-ai-made-animated-feature-film-389f70b0\"><i>The Wall Street Journal<\/i><\/a>, OpenAI is giving its tools and computing resources to a new feature-length movie called &#8220;Critterz,&#8221;<b> <\/b>which follows the journey of forest creatures who embark on a quest after a stranger intrudes on their home.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chadnelson4\/\">Chad Nelson<\/a>, a creative specialist at OpenAI, conceptualized &#8220;Critterz&#8221; three years ago while experimenting with OpenAI&#8217;s image generation tool <a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/index\/dall-e\/\">Dall-E<\/a>. It was originally a short film funded by OpenAI that was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/ai-chatgpt-hollywood-intellectual-property-spongebob-81fd5d15?mod=article_inline\">released in 2023<\/a>. 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