Our T2 Remake

Our T2 Remake is a feature-length parody remake of Terminator 2, presented by Storyblocker Studios. Its site describes it as created entirely with AI by 50 artists working in the AI space. Nem Perez and Sway Molina are the executive producers. It has no affiliation with the Terminator franchise, and the project's own disclaimer calls it a fan film not affiliated with the franchise's owners.

The project is made of 50 works: 45 scenes, four movie posters and a trailer, according to a podcast interview with the producers. Each artist worked independently on their own scene, and the group coordinated through a Discord server. In that interview artist Ben Nash named the tools he used for his scene, including Midjourney, Photoshop, Pika Labs, Coqui AI, Kaiber, D-ID and CapCut. Other artists used Blender 3D, live-action footage with a Gen-1-style filter, and After Effects animation with AI-generated assets. Sway Molina used ChatGPT to generate parody ideas, and one artist used AI to compose the trailer music. The makers say the work took three months of careful shaping and push back on the idea that AI filmmaking is just pressing a button.

Nem Perez is a Chicago-born, Los Angeles-based commercial director and executive producer with about 20 years in creative technology, who founded the AI company Storyblocker in 2023. Sway Molina is an actor, filmmaker and technologist who uses generative AI for humour-driven stories.

The film premiered in Hollywood on March 6 at the Landmark NuArt Theatre in Los Angeles, with a Q&A with the two executive producers, and a live stream with the artists and cast followed on March 9. The site says the full film is available on YouTube and RAD TV.