À a few days from the 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony, a promotional clip worthy of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters brings together the elite of world football. The catch? Not a single one of the players appearing in this video has set foot on a film set. Everything is handled by artificial intelligence, and the result is mind-boggling…
On October 26 in London, the 70th edition of the highly anticipated Ballon d'Or ceremony will take place. To build the excitement, a fan decided to celebrate the event in their own way with a crazy idea: to create from scratch an incredible video featuring the biggest stars of football in a frantic chase to steal the precious trophy.
Higgsfield Seedance 2.5 AI at work
Originally appearing on the X account The Blue Horizon, this nearly 3-minute sequence swept across the rest of social media in record time. Its distinctive feature lies in its conception: the video was entirely generated by the Higgsfield Seedance 2.5 tool. The visual quality and the dynamism of the editing are impressive, not to mention the touches of humor that show a rather well-written script. It looks like a high-budget commercial produced by an equipment manufacturer like Nike, which has already tried the exercise successfully (but without AI).
Mbappé, Messi and Vinícius Júnior in the cast
The pitch is simple but devastatingly effective: the famous Ballon d'Or is stolen, triggering a fierce treasure hunt in which a host of renowned players take part. From Kylian Mbappé to Lionel Messi, including Jack Grealish and Vinícius Júnior, the illusion is almost perfect. A little technical gem that clearly deserves a look, if only to measure the dizzying progress of generative video. And yes, at the same time, it's scary…
