OpenAI Backs AI-Created Animated Feature “Critterz” for 2026 Release After Cannes Debut
OpenAI is backing an AI-made animated feature, Critterz, slated for a 2026 theatrical release after a planned Cannes debut. Built mainly with its AI tools—including GPT-5—by partners Native Foreign and Vertigo Films, the movie is being produced in nine months for under $30 million. OpenAI hopes the film will convince Hollywood to embrace generative AI despite concerns over talent pushback, IP and creative control.