What comes to your mind when you think of NFTs? Pictures of bored apes? Memes? Or perhaps Avatars? What if we told you there was an entire movie that was released as an NFT? Zero Contact is the first NFT (non-fungible token) feature film released via CurrencyWorks Inc.โs platform, Vuele. This is the first film from a major Hollywood studio to exist on the blockchain.
Zero Contact is set in a world we lived through in 2020, a reality where everyone is living in isolation. It tells the story of a genius billionaire, Finley Hart (Anthony Hopkins) whoโs behind a global data-mining program. Hart communicates with his workers via Zoom. Following his death, he leaves behind some video messages for his son and a couple of other people. He explains that his death was not an accident, but was part of a globe-killing disaster that could wipe off humanity and urges them to stop the disaster. Finley uses an AI to involve the team in a reactivation initiative, which includes time travel. With danger lurking around the group and mysterious entities trying to harm them, the group must keep themselves safe while trying to save the world.
Zero Contact was written by Cam Cannon and directed by Rick Dugdale. Dugdale is also credited as executive producer alongside Peter Toumasis and Cam Cannon. The film stars Anthony Hopkins (The Father), Chris Brochu (The Vampire Diaries), Veronica Ferres (Love, Weddings & Other Disasters), Aleks Paunovic (Cold Pursuit), and Lilly Krug (Heart of Champions). Zero Contact was filmed in 17 different countries entirely virtually via Zoom during the 2020 global lockdown. In January 2022, it was announced that two sequels will be filmed back-to-back with Hopkins reprising his role from the first movie. The sequels are set to be titled Zero Contact: The Reset and Zero Contact: Pole to Pole.
Looking for how to watch this one-of-a-kind thriller? Hereโs how, where, and when you can watch Zero Contact.