Gossip Goblin Unveils AI-Made Feature Gods Don't Give Gifts for December Cinemas
YouTuber Gossip Goblin has released the trailer for Gods Don't Give Gifts, a feature described as made entirely with artificial intelligence, according to Deadline.
The creator behind the channel is Zack London, who also directs the film, as IndieWire reported in July. The trailer arrived ahead of a planned cinema opening in the United States and the United Kingdom on 4 December.
The date is set. The film will open in a limited theatrical release, meaning it will play in a small selection of cinemas rather than on thousands of screens at once, in the US and the UK on 4 December, Deadline reported. The producer credited on the project is Edward Saatchi. Limited runs like this are often used to reach a core audience first and to meet the cinema-play rules for awards.
Little about the plot has been spelled out. The film is billed as an R-rated anthology feature, Forbes reported, which means a collection of separate stories grouped under one title. R is a rating from the MPA, the American body that classifies films, and it requires viewers under 17 to be accompanied by an adult.
The film-makers say Gods Don't Give Gifts is the first AI-made film to receive an MPA rating, according to Deadline. That claim rests with them. They also plan to campaign for the film in the Best Animated Feature category at the Academy Awards, the Oscars prize for feature-length animation. A campaign means submitting the film and asking voters in that branch to consider it.
London operates Gossip Goblin Inc., a storytelling studio focused on original science fiction and fantasy worlds, according to its official site. The studio describes its method as human-made and AI-powered, a phrase it uses to suggest people shape the stories while software helps create the images and sound.
What makes this stand out is the venue. AI video has lived mostly on phones and laptops, where clips are free and fast. A December cinema run puts this work in front of paying ticket buyers, with age controls at the door and awards paperwork to follow.
