I looked inside an AI generated movie, and the best parts were all human
Higgsfield AI has released Cully Hill Boys, an AI-generated action comedy about three East London rappers who accidentally steal a crime lord’s money. The Verge argues that, although the film is unusually close to the look and pace of a conventional feature, its strongest elements come from human creative work: an existing screenplay and prompts drawing explicitly on directors Edgar Wright and Guy Ritchie.
The script was written by Tim Planagan and had appeared on the Black List before Higgsfield acquired AI production rights, while Planagan retained rights for a traditional adaptation. Streamer Mikyle “N3on” Rafiq, creator Matt Kiatipis and fighter Israel Adesanya licensed their likenesses rather than filming scenes; Higgsfield released the film and many prompts online chiefly to promote its Cinema Studio tools and Seedance 2.5 feature.
- AI film relies heavily on human creative foundations
- Actors licensed likenesses instead of performing on set
- Higgsfield uses the film to market its tools