Marathon is in a flat spin right now, but half a year ago—and despite some bumpiness at Bungie—Sony had high hopes: So high that it hired Oscar-winning director Alberto Mielgo to head up the creation of an eight-minute cinematic short that lays the foundation for the game's setting and story. It's very sharp and stylish, and Mielgo wants you (as in, everyone) to know that it was not made using generative AI.
"I can’t believe we’ve reached a point where I have to clarify this, but here it goes: this is not AI. HELLO," Mielgo wrote on Instagram (via Kotaku).
