AI VFX Backfires? Big-Budget Film Stuck Before Release

AI VFX creates delay for film

A big-budget film that was expected to deliver a grand visual spectacle is reportedly stuck over an unusual problem. The shooting is complete, the background score is ready, and even the songs and promotional material are reportedly finished. Yet the film is still unable to move towards release because the makers keep changing their minds about the visual effects.

The film was shot on massive sets after a huge investment. Even after the main shoot was completed, the team went back for reshoots. At the same time, the VFX work continued.

Then AI-based visual effects started improving rapidly. This reportedly tempted the makers to try the new technology. Some completed VFX shots were dropped, and the team decided to replace them with AI-assisted visuals.

Some of the VFX work is reportedly still pending. The makers are now facing a strange choice. Should they finish the remaining work using traditional VFX artists or continue with AI tools?

The decision has become even more difficult because audiences have started trolling AI-generated visuals in films. Some recent AI-heavy work has faced trolling for looking artificial instead of realistic. This has reportedly made the team rethink its approach once again.

The makers are now said to be discussing whether to continue with the AI visuals they had already approved or return to the earlier VFX work created by designers before the AI experiment.

And that is what makes the situation unusual. Almost everything else is reportedly ready. The shoot is complete, the background score is done, the songs are ready, and promotional material is available. But the film is stuck over which version of the VFX should be used.

AI was expected to make the process faster and easier. Instead, it appears to have created another problem for the team.