An animator (using the code name "Agent Shinra") for the full-length, 

fully-rendered Final Fantasy film has leaked some details about the project.  

The main character is tenatively named Grey.   Grey looks to be modeled 

after Brad Pitt; while the resemblence is unintentional, the designers 

apparently want to create a character with his appeal.  Full animation has 

not yet begun, but two test sequences show fantastic motion capture. No 

script details are known, but the storyboards nare supposed to be "intense."



   The movie does NOT feature any characters from previous Final Fantasy games. 

Like Final Fantasy VII, there are many science fiction elements.  The animator 

describes sequences of "Grey riding hover bikes and firing laser guns in a 

densely populated city area."  The animator has not seen any other character 

renderings, but has seen rough sketches of several female characters.  Perhaps 

a love triangle?  Voices have yet to be recorded, and the role of magic - if 

any - has yet to be decided.  Square's talent for this project is top-notch,

including former Disney animators, an art director from the "5th Element," and 

the CG director responsible for the the intro sequences to Namco's Tekken 2

and Soul Blade.



    Every single desk on the top two floors has a Silicon Graphics Octane

workstation. Even so, rendering is only progressing at the rate of a second of

film per day until more computing power arrives.  Let's hope it shows up soon!