This short film, Nightborne, is a proof of concept for photorealistic videogame cut-scene-level acting.

I’m the rare proponent of AI-derived art if the tech side of things could be separated from the employment aspect. I also love District 9 (and ~like one or two of Blomkamp’s short films). However, this is trash. It really questions his abilities as a director if he can’t coax convincing portrayals from his instruments of choice.

AI art will never be a thing in the US so it will only develop in other countries and indie studios. Given Blomkamp’s past comfort with cutting edge movie tech, it’s apparently not ready to compete with the real thing even at the most basic levels yet.