Grimes is making her film debut in what is dubbed the “first-ever” fully AI-generated movie to head to cinemas, Gods Don’t Give Gifts.
The Canadian artist voices Zayinth Alda, an aristocratic character who carries Grimes’ likeness, and is based in the fictional world of Niiro Cradle.
The R-rated sci-fi film has received backlash from film fans and critics for its lack of real animators and actors, which director Zack London has responded to by calling it a “creative exercise”.
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According to Variety, the idea for the film was struck when Grimes began following Zack London on X under his Gossip Goblin alias. Zack, who had always been a fan of Grimes, then offered her a part in a film he had already written after she responded to one of his videos.
Speaking to Variety, Zack London explained: “We started chatting, and it was like, ‘Oh, we know a ton of the same people’. She was like, ‘I would love to do something with you’.”
The entirely AI-generated film explores the relationship between the human body and technology,
