Is Hollywood threatened with extinction? The first animated film with artificial intelligence.

Arabian Sea Newspaper - Special

Arab Gulf - Follow-ups: OpenAI has entered the cinema arena by producing animated films using generative artificial intelligence, challenging Hollywood by producing films faster and cheaper than it does today. According to the American newspaper "The Wall Street Journal," the company is providing its tools and computing resources to create a feature-length animated film, heavily reliant on artificial intelligence, which is expected to be shown in cinemas worldwide next year. The film "Critterz" tells the story of forest creatures who embark on an adventure after their village is disrupted by a stranger. It is the brainchild of Chad Nelson, a creative specialist at OpenAI. Less Time and Cost The team plans to finish the film in about 9 months, instead of the usual three years, according to James Richardson, co-founder of Vertigo Films in London, which is producing the film in collaboration with Native Foreign, a studio specializing in using artificial intelligence alongside traditional production tools. The budget for "Critterz" is less than $30 million, which is much less than the cost of typical animated films. The production team plans to hire voice actors for the characters and assign artists to draw the graphics that are later fed into OpenAI tools, including GPT-5 and image generation models. Entertainment companies such as Disney and Netflix are experimenting with artificial intelligence tools for production, user experience, and marketing purposes, but they are wary of fully adopting them for fear of angering actors and writers whose unions have sought to protect their rights from tools that could affect their work. Companies have also sought to protect their copyrighted characters and works, such as the case filed by Disney and Universal against Midjourney in June for infringing their intellectual property rights. OpenAI hopes that the film's success will prove the ability of artificial intelligence to deliver powerful content to the big screen and accelerate Hollywood's adoption of this technology. Nelson confirmed that OpenAI's tools also reduce production costs, allowing more people to create creative content. The newspaper reveals that releasing an original animated film in cinemas is a risk, and it is unclear whether the public, which is already hesitant to return to theaters, will pay to see it.