ROYALE RISING (2026) | AI Anime Short Film

ROYALE RISING is a pulse-pounding sci-fi adventure set in New York City in the year 2095, where a fragile alliance between humanity and an advanced alien civilization is shattered by a ruthless terrorist attack. When the Terrestrial Princess is kidnapped by the brilliant but unhinged Dr. Heichel Zarzan, elite Galaxy Affairs Bureau operative Lt. Evan Holliday is called into action. Armed with experimental technology and haunted by his past with Zarzan, Holliday races to a remote offshore fortress for a desperate rescue mission. Facing Zarzan’s towering war machine, the Royale, Holliday must stop a catastrophe that could ignite an interstellar war. As old enemies collide and new alliances are tested, one battle ends—but a much greater conflict is only beginning.

Written, Produced, Edited & Directed by André Joseph Executive Producers Albert Albanese III & Chris Corulla, Jr. Music by Michael Portside Starring André Joseph, Tasha Perri, Michael Schiavo, and Megan LuRose Created in CapCut and OpenArt AI

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