Overview

• Asteroid premiered in the Venice Film Festival’s Immersive Competition as a twelve-minute, 180-degree XR short built for Google’s AndroidXR.
• Google positions the piece as a showcase title for Samsung’s first AndroidXR headset, which is set for unveiling on September 29.
• The experience features a Gemini-generated pre-chat with DK Metcalf and a post-credits interactive extension that lets viewers question a simulated version of his character.
• 30 Ninjas produced the project with Google using volumetric human scanning and Unreal Engine to create a close-up, claustrophobic presentation.
• Doug Liman says the short was adapted from a feature script and he hopes to expand it into a longer project, noting significant challenges for traditional theatrical adaptation.