Phil Tippett on his latest personal projects, and his view on AI (it’s not what you might think)

December 10, 2025

What might the follow-up to MAD GOD be?

Today on the befores & afters podcast, we’re catching up with Phil Tippett. I’ve been really lucky these past few years to interview Phil on many occasions, sometimes even in person at his studio, or at conferences. Last time we talked, which was about his incredible MAD GOD project, he had mentioned a raft of personal projects that he wanted to get done. And that’s what I asked him about in this brand new interview.

We talked about a couple of things he has in the works – including what could be a follow-up to MAD GOD, ie. MAD GOD 2. There’s also Pequin’s Pendequin, and the Sentinel feature Tippett Studio already crafted a test for. That, interestingly, saw Phil and Tippett go down the road of AI for some of the exploration of the film. And, as you’ll hear in this chat, I think Phil has a surprising take on AI and its influence on filmmaking, animation and VFX.

This episode of the befores & afters podcast is sponsored by SideFX. Looking for great customer case studies, presentations and demos? Head to the SideFX YouTube channel. There you’ll find tons of Houdini, Solaris and Karma content. This includes recordings of recent Houdini HIVE sessions from around the world.

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