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India Today
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
AI meets sci-fi in Shekhar Kapur's new series 'Warlord'. Teaser out
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur ventures into new creative territory with 'Warlord', a science fiction series created entirely using artificial intelligence (AI). The project's first teaser is now available, with the full episode expected to release within two to three story is based on the lives of warriors who protect mystical crystals that power an entire galaxy. These crystals are fundamental particles beyond neutrinos that 'create the universe' but exist for only 'a millionth of a millionth of a millionth of a millionth of a second,' Kapur Written by Shekhar Kapur, the series follows an interdimensional warrior who survives mortal peril with help from his lover in another dimension. 'The only time that a lover can bring him to her is when he's absolutely close to death. So, if the sword hits him, and he's so close to death, she shifts him to a different dimension, and you might just see the sword going through him, but he's not there,' he adds. Kapur's vision goes well beyond the series itself. He intends to make the production design and characters openly available for creators to use 'a rainforest of ideas.' Users may adapt elements from 'Warlord' for a one per cent fee, provided their creations remain an open source for others to incorporate into their own director is collaborating with Studio Blo, a generative AI company founded in Mumbai and now in Dubai, London, and Los Angeles. Established in 2024, the company's credits include Warner Music India's music video 'The Heartbreak Chhora,' featuring Bollywood star Ayushmann Khurrana, and Music Today's 'Purana Pyar,' featuring Aishan. Kartik Shah serves as the composer for 'Warlord.' The project marks a significant departure from traditional production processes, with Kapur noting that sequences which once took 'months and months' to create are now completed in just two AI a democratising force, Kapur believes it will disrupt the dominance of major studios and streaming platforms. 'The studios have followed the wrong model. AI is going to destroy the myth of budgets, destroy the myth of being big,' he says, likening the shift to Napster's disruption of the music of the series' most distinctive aspects is its unique design aesthetic. Kapur reveals that the spaceships are inspired by jellyfish and envisioned as living, organic vessels. 'In the distant future, we'll have materials that will heal themselves,' he says. 'So spaceships will be made out of living and organic materials that heal and live.' These ships travel through space 'like sails using the winds of the universe,' propelled by 'the force of the particles, the fundamental particles of space.'The 'Warlord' universe is set to expand into films and games, while Kapur also continues work on 'Ebony McQueen' and 'Masoom...' 'The Next Generation'. He plans to establish an AI-focused film school in Mumbai's Dharavi.- EndsMust Watch
News18
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Shekhar Kapur Unveils AI Sci-Fi Series Warlord, Drops Teaser Featuring Jellyfish Spaceships
Last Updated: Shekhar Kapur announces Warlord, a sci-fi series created entirely with AI, featuring organic spaceships and an interdimensional love story. Veteran filmmaker Shekhar Kapur is pushing the boundaries of storytelling with Warlord, an ambitious new sci-fi series created entirely using artificial intelligence. The series' first teaser dropped today, with the full debut episode expected to release in the next two to three months. Written and conceptualised by Kapur, Warlord tells the tale of an indestructible interdimensional warrior whose life is saved by a lover in a parallel universe every time he's on the verge of death. 'The only time that lover can bring him to her is when he's absolutely close to death," Kapur explained in an interview with Variety. 'So if the sword hits him, and he's so close to death, she shifts him to a different dimension, and you might just see the sword going through him, but he's not there." The high-concept narrative revolves around warriors protecting mystical crystals that serve as the foundation of galactic life. These crystals, Kapur says, represent particles even smaller than neutrinos — fleeting entities that 'create the universe" but exist for just 'a millionth of a millionth of a millionth of a millionth of a second." Warlord is not just about spectacle; it's a radical rethinking of how stories are told and shared. Kapur plans to make the show's production designs and characters available for global creators to use and adapt. The only requirement? Pay a token fee of one cent per use and keep the resulting works open-source. 'Great stories can become their own platforms," Kapur asserts. 'They don't need to be hosted by another platform." Produced in collaboration with Studio Blo, a generative AI company founded in Mumbai with operations in Dubai, London, and LA, Warlord boasts cutting-edge visuals. Studio Blo previously worked on music videos like Warner Music India's 'The Heartbreak Chhora" with Ayushmann Khurrana and Music Today's 'Purana Pyar." Kartik Shah is on board as composer, while Kapur emphasizes that Warlord's AI-generated sequences are completed in just two weeks — a process that would traditionally take several months. Visually, the show features unique spaceship designs inspired by jellyfish, created as living, self-healing entities rather than metallic vessels. 'In the distant future, we'll have materials that heal themselves," he explains. Best known for Masoom, Mr. India, Bandit Queen, and the Oscar-nominated Elizabeth, Shekhar Kapur is also the current festival director of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). While continuing work on his upcoming features Ebony McQueen and Masoom… The New Generation, Kapur is equally focused on empowering the next generation of creators. He's planning to open a film school in Mumbai's Dharavi to teach AI-powered filmmaking. 'I don't actually shoot it," he says of Warlord. 'I look after the design. But by the time you come to the end of the first episode, there'll be people better at it than I am." First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
