Former Millennium Media exec Gaël Bonnel Sanchez has introduced the launch of Hollywood Affect Studios and unveiled its inaugural undertaking Above The Finish, billed because the first-ever function to be partially shot within the stratosphere.
Underneath an unique partnership with Zephalto, the French aerospace agency backed by the European Area Company (ESA) and Airbus, the manufacturing will seize actual footage of Earth’s curvature from inside a pressurized capsule carried to 25 kilometers altitude by a stratospheric balloon.
This one-of-a-kind strategy guarantees an unprecedented cinematic expertise, merging genuine high-altitude imagery with a strong visible narrative.
The undertaking additionally counts on the assist of Straife, a global risk-management firm staffed by former White Home, CIA, and FBI officers, in addition to Eat 4 Good, a number one food-tech enterprise based by long-time collaborator Sylvain Bonnet, which has distributed over one billion meals worldwide.
“Our philosophy is easy: we produce solely event-level movies that prioritize excellence and cutting-edge expertise—AI, digital manufacturing seamlessly built-in with dwell parts—whereas preserving humanity and creativity on the coronary heart of the method,” mentioned Sanchez,
With an estimated price range of $25 million, Above The Finish is now in superior growth.
Bonnel Sanchez spent greater than a decade at Nu Boyana Movie Studios, the Millennium Media subsidiary, which serviced its hits equivalent to The Expendables, Hitman, Rambo, Hellboy, and The Black Dahlia.
Above The Finish is slated to enter pre-production quickly, with principal images anticipated between late 2025 and early 2026.
