‘Mask’ and ‘Eraser’ Director Chuck Russell, Higgsfield Team for AI-Driven Sci-Fi Features ‘Hyperia’ and ‘b’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Two original sci-fi features built around generative AI across their entire production pipeline have been unveiled at the Cannes Film Market, as filmmaker Chuck Russell and his company Neumorphic AI set a production partnership with generative video platform Higgsfield. The projects, “Hyperia” and “b,” will deploy AI tools from worldbuilding and creature design through to […]

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According to Variety’s source item, ‘Mask’ and ‘Eraser’ Director Chuck Russell, Higgsfield Team for AI-Driven Sci-Fi Features ‘Hyperia’ and ‘b’ (EXCLUSIVE), Two original sci-fi features built around generative AI across their entire production pipeline have been unveiled at the Cannes Film Market, as filmmaker Chuck Russell and his company Neumorphic AI set a production partnership with generative video platform Higgsfield. The projects, “Hyperia” and “b,” will deploy AI tools from worldbuilding and creature design through to […]

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