Higgsfield's AI movie Cully Hill Boys proves human creativity still matters
A real script, celebrity likenesses, and Edgar Wright-style prompts power this AI film.
Higgsfield, an AI filmmaking platform, has released Cully Hill Boys, a feature-length project designed to showcase its Cinema Studio tools and new Seedance 2.5 video model. The film follows three struggling East London rappers who accidentally steal a crime lord's money, leading to chaos. Unlike most AI-generated shorts, the movie flows with tonal and visual smoothness, thanks to a real screenplay by Tim Planagan, which landed on the Black List submission service. Higgsfield acquired the AI production rights while Planagan retains rights for a traditional production.
The directors, Adilet Abish and Aitore Zholdaskali, deliberately leaned into the styles of Edgar Wright and Guy Ritchie, with many published prompts name-dropping them. The cast—streamer Mikyle 'N3on' Rafiq, basketball creator Matt Kiatipis, and UFC fighter Israel Adesanya—never filmed on set; instead, Higgsfield licensed their likenesses. Seedance 2.5 generates clips around 30 seconds long, much longer than typical models. The result is an advertisement for Higgsfield's capability, but it also underscores that the film's best elements—pacing, character dynamics, humor—originate from human writers and directors, not the AI itself.
- Higgsfield's Cully Hill Boys uses Seedance 2.5, capable of generating ~30-second clips, significantly longer than competitors.
- The film is based on a Black List script by Tim Planagan, with Higgsfield acquiring only AI production rights.
- Celebrity leads (Israel Adesanya, N3on, Matt Kiatipis) signed likeness licensing deals; no on-set shooting occurred.
- Higgsfield published all prompts, many explicitly referencing Edgar Wright and Guy Ritchie to guide the visual style.
Why It Matters
Shows AI filmmaking's ceiling: it can mimic style, but compelling stories still depend on human writers and directors.