{"slug": "higgsfield-ai-s-500k-feature-film-turns-ai-actors-into-a-hollywood-test-case", "title": "Higgsfield AI's $500K feature film turns AI actors into a Hollywood test case", "summary": "Higgsfield AI CEO Alex Mashrabov debuted \"Hell Grind,\" a 95-minute sci-fi action thriller featuring AI-generated actors, at Cannes' Marche du Film in May and screened it this week in New York. The $500,000 feature serves as a proof of concept for Higgsfield AI's generative video platform, positioning the company as a potential disruptor in Hollywood's production landscape.", "body_md": "Alex Mashrabov's Higgsfield AI has pushed its generative video pitch into feature length with \"Hell Grind,\" a 95 minute sci fi action thriller starring AI generated actors that premiered in May at Marche du Film in Cannes and screened this week in New York, according to Business Insider. Mashrabov, Higgsfield AI's CEO, is not positioning the film as a conventional studio release. He is using it as a full stack proof point for Higgsfield AI, which BI describes as an AI platform for creatives, ...", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/higgsfield-ai-s-500k-feature-film-turns-ai-actors-into-a-hollywood-test-case", "canonical_source": "https://runtimewire.com/article/higgsfield-ai-hell-grind-ai-film-alex-mashrabov", "published_at": "2026-06-06 13:45:48+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-06 14:41:13.739430+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["generative-ai", "ai-startups", "ai-products", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Higgsfield AI", "Alex Mashrabov", "Hell Grind", "Marche du Film", "Cannes", "Business Insider"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/higgsfield-ai-s-500k-feature-film-turns-ai-actors-into-a-hollywood-test-case", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/higgsfield-ai-s-500k-feature-film-turns-ai-actors-into-a-hollywood-test-case.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/higgsfield-ai-s-500k-feature-film-turns-ai-actors-into-a-hollywood-test-case.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/higgsfield-ai-s-500k-feature-film-turns-ai-actors-into-a-hollywood-test-case.jsonld"}}