Harmony Korine: Gaming Engines Are So Advanced That the Call of Duty Trailer ‘Looks Better Than Anything Spielberg’s Ever Done’
variety.comEthan Shanfeld Harmony Korine has finally pulled back the curtain on Edglrd (pronounced “Edgelord”), his Florida-based creative collective and design studio that makes, among other things, films, video games and films that are playable as video games.
In a lengthy interview with GQ, the “Gummo” and “Spring Breakers” director showed off Edglrd’s animation, imaging and AI technology, which he used to create his newest movie, “Aggro Dr1ft,” starring Travis Scott and Jordi Mollà.
In demonstrating a face-swapping AI technology, Korine told GQ, “This is the future of entertainment.” Then, he remarked that gaming engines have become so sophisticated “that it’s almost gone 360.” “You could look at the Call of Duty trailer now, and it looks better than anything that Spielberg’s ever done,” Korine said.
Released as the first Edglrd project, “Aggro Dr1ft” has “the repetitive cadence of a video game cutscene, plenty of strippers and plenty of guns, and tells the story of ‘the world’s greatest assassin,'” per GQ.
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