Bennett Miller has only directed three fiction films in his strange, but fascinating filmmaking career: 2005’s “Capote,” 2011’s “Moneyball” and 2014’s “Foxcatcher.” All three were critically acclaimed.
Where exactly has Miller been all these years? Apparently, he’s gone down the rabbit hole and become obsessed with the advent of A.I. technology. I don’t blame him, it’s an endlessly fascinating topic.
The filmmaker opened his first exhibition at Gagosian, his works are composed of new black-and-white pigment prints that have been algorithmically generated by A.I. The photos are quite stunning, actually.
More intriguingly, in a recent sit down at Config2024 in California, Miller confirmed that he’s finally started working on his next film, his first one since 2014’s “Foxcatcher.”
Well, my next film … I don’t know how much I should say … A.I. is a major theme in it. It’s probably not what one would imagine. I don’t know why [A.I.] is not the number one headline on top of every website and news. Anyways, this is going be one aspect of the film […] I’m working with a writer right now …
It also turns out that Miller has been spending these past 10 years (!!!) developing a documentary on “how technology has altered our realities in ways we know and more terrifyingly, don’t yet know.” Sadly, the doc, which features interviews with the likes of Henry Kissinger, Sam Altman, Dalai Lama, and Reid Hoffman, is currently in post-production limbo:
It was inevitable that lawyers would come in. It is in a state of refrigeration right now, and I hope that it will see the light of day before it’s too late.
So, there you have it. We might be getting a new feature from Miller, one which he says might not go into production until 2026 or 2027. As mentioned, it’s currently being written, and hopefully he doesn’t bow out of the film like he has with past projects. Regardless, Miller’s an endlessly fascinating figure in cinema and here’s hoping we get to hear more about this project soon.
I should warn you: based on everything I’ve heard, this teaser is a total misdirection. The movie is not at all what it’s being portrayed as here. In fact, most of the footage in the teaser comes from the first few minutes of the film.