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Antonio Banderas to Star in Groundbreaking AI Feature Film Cortés

News18•12-10-2026, 22:30

•Oscar-nominated actor Antonio Banderas will star as Hernán Cortés in Utopai Studios' new AI-powered feature film 'Cortés', directed by Paul Mignot.
•The movie is written by Oscar nominee Nicholas Kazan and is currently in production in Paris, following Cortés' 1519 expedition to the Yucatán.
•The storyline focuses on Cortés and Marina, an enslaved Indigenous woman and linguist who witnesses his transformation from an outlaw into a self-anointed messiah.
•The film is a co-production between Utopai and Ex Machina Studios, marking a major Hollywood alignment with ethical, artist-first artificial intelligence in cinema.
•'Cortés' is scheduled for release next year alongside other Utopai projects including 'The Most Serious Fart' and 'Half Moon'.

Antonio Banderas stars as Hernán Cortés, a glory-hungry soldier leading an expedition to the Yucatán in 1519.

The AI-powered feature film 'Cortés' is directed by Paul Mignot and written by fellow Oscar nominee Nicholas Kazan.

'Cortés' is set for release sometime next year alongside other projects like 'The Most Serious Fart' and the live-action feature 'Half Moon'.