Alex Proyas' 'Heaven' AI‑produced, pre‑sold at Cannes
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- Ex Machina Studios will produce "Heaven" using its proprietary AI, promising expansive worlds on a responsible budget while preserving real actors and guild‑aligned practices.
- K5 International will pre‑sell "Heaven" at the upcoming Cannes market, handling its sales and distribution.
- Alex Proyas is directing "Heaven", his first feature in a decade since "The Gods Of Egypt", describing it as a dark satire about a bureaucrat entering a technologically perfected afterlife that is an illusion.
- Marco Weber is producing "Heaven" with Ex Machina Studios, saying the collaboration blends Proyas’ world‑building talent with the studio’s AI pipeline.
- Martin Weisz is attached as a producer on "Heaven", known for directing "The Hills Have Eyes II".
- Tom Ryan is a producer on the film, noted as a Pluto TV co‑founder and former Paramount streaming CEO.
- Ex Machina Studios says casting discussions are underway in Los Angeles, where principal work on the project will be based.
Why it matters: Ex Machina Studios stands to lower production costs while preserving guild‑aligned practices, giving the company a commercial proof point for its AI pipeline; Alex Proyas finally gets a financing route for his decade‑long passion project, and K5 International secures early market interest at Cannes.
