"As a last resort, I will try Netflix."

So said French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet of Amelie fame, and Alien Resurrection infamy, when speaking about his idea for a comedy film about robots and the difficulty of finding money for it.

Well he tried Netflix, they coughed up the cash, he made the movie and it releases next month.

What's it about?

In 2050, artificial intelligence is everywhere. So much so that humanity relies on it to satisfy its every need and every desire – even the most secret and wicked…

In a quiet residential area, four domestic robots suddenly decide to take their masters hostage in their own home. Locked together, a not-quite-so-blended family, an intrusive neighbour and her enterprising sex-robot are now forced to put up with each other in an increasingly hysterical atmosphere! While, outside, the Yonyx, the latest generation of androids, are trying to take over. As the threat draws closer, the humans look elsewhere, get jealous, and rip into each other under the bewildered eyes of their indoor robots. Maybe it’s the robots who’ve got a soul – or not!

The trailer is a little bit out of this world - with a futuristic 1950's visual style, diabolical androids and quite a bit of sauciness.

Diabolical androids intent on wiping out humanity is nothing new but this film appears to be a very fresh take on that.

Bigbug will release globally on Netflix on February 11.

[ Main Image: Bigbug. Credit: Netflix via IMDb.com. ]

References

Lattanzio, Ryan (December 27, 2021). ‘Bigbug’ Trailer: Jean-Pierre Jeunet Makes Netflix Debut with Raunchy Robot Comedy. IndieWire.

Netflix (January 13, 2022). Bigbug | Official Trailer | Netflix. YouTube.