Originally published by Variety on May 16, 2026. Written by Naman Ramachandran.

CINEGENai™ Executive Producer Anoush Sadegh Joins Chuck Russell and Neumorphic AI for Two AI-Driven Sci-Fi Features at Cannes

In an exclusive report by Variety, filmmaker Chuck Russell and his company Neumorphic AI announced a production partnership with generative video platform Higgsfield for two original sci-fi features — Hyperia and b — unveiled at the Cannes Film Market in May 2026.

CINEGENai™ Executive Producer Anoush Sadegh is attached to both projects. b revisits a project that drew industry attention as the first feature to cast a humanoid robot in a leading role, with Anoush Sadegh serving as executive producer alongside Elena Kaya as generative AI supervisor.

About the Projects

Hyperia centers on a fugitive thrown into a punishing hover-sled race on an extraterrestrial world governed by a rogue AI. b follows a sentient digital life form — the first of her kind — after she escapes her creator’s lab, triggering an international race to retrieve her before military contractors intervene.

Both productions deploy AI tools across the entire pipeline — from worldbuilding and creature design through to VFX, editing, and post — while live actors shoot on LED volumes with AI-generated environments built around them.

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