In a move expected to send ripples through below-the-line talent agencies, UK shingle Evolutionary Films has named Kling AI its exclusive technological partner on the animated feature Minibots. The landmark deal will see the generative video platform assume full creative control of the production while studio executives type vague suggestions into a text box.
The sweeping partnership, which insiders describe as a major victory for studio overhead, aims to redefine how artificial intelligence is integrated into mainstream filmmaking by completely bypassing the traditional animation pipeline. Rather than financing costly storyboarding, character rigging, and lighting departments, Evolutionary producers will reportedly just input phrases like "make a movie about small robots, highly detailed, emotional, Pixar style, trending on ArtStation" and wait to see what the server spits out.
Sources familiar with the deal note that Kling AI will provide all end-to-end production support, effectively sparing the UK production company the financial burden and scheduling delays associated with hiring people who know how to draw.
We are thrilled to be at the forefront of a technological revolution that allows us to produce a four-quadrant family film for the price of a premium monthly software subscription.
CAA, which does not currently rep the algorithm, declined to comment on the underlying rights to the generated imagery. However, trade insiders suggest the financial upside for Evolutionary is massive, provided the studio's prompt engineers can successfully convince the software to stop rendering the titular minibots with twelve interlocking human fingers.
Minibots is currently tracking for a global theatrical rollout next year, pending a final pass to smooth out several emotional climax scenes where the main characters' faces seamlessly melt into the background geometry.