The artificial intelligence character who shook up the film industry gets his own leading role

Misaligned-film is produced by the British artificial intelligence studio Particle6, which also created Norwood’s character.

The studio announced that development has begun on the film, and Norwood will be seen in the film’s lead role. Otherwise, the film uses traditional film industry professionals such as directors, screenwriters and editors, as well as artificial intelligence experts.

Described as a dramatic comedy, the film is set in a surreal digital world and tells the story of an artificial intelligence creature portrayed by Norwood. It doesn’t have its own lived experiences, but it can access other people’s childhoods and memories.

Particle6:n founder Eline Van der Veldenin according to the film will be humorous, chaotic and self-ironic.

“But underneath is something deeper about identity, performance, and our very human fears of artificial intelligence. And yes, art will most certainly imitate life,” commented Van der Velden.

Van der Velden is a Dutch comedian, writer and former actor.

Particle6’s goal is to demonstrate the possibilities of artificial intelligence in filmmaking both to the industry and to a wider audience. According to Van der Velde, artificial intelligence can support high-quality filmmaking, but a high-quality end result still requires a lot of human expertise, judgment and time.

“It’s not about a lack of technology. That’s the whole idea,” says Van der Velden.

Studio introduced Tilly Norwood to the public in 2025. The character aroused opposition in the film industry as far as Hollywood. The character’s existence was condemned by well-known movie stars, such as Emily Blunt and Whoopi Goldberg.

SAG-AFTRA, the American trade union representing actors and radio presenters announced in the fall of 2025 that it does not consider Norwood an actor, but a computer-generated character.

According to the union, the character was trained on the work of actors without permission or compensation, and its use threatens the actors’ job opportunities and belittles the value of human art.

“SAG-AFTRA believes that creativity can only be achieved by humans, and that’s how it should be,” the union’s press release says.