‘Triplets of Belleville’ Director Sylvain Chomet Fires Back at AI Accusations Over Dior Film Featuring Robert Pattinson’s Voice: ‘Everything Was Drawn by Hand’ (EXCLUSIVE)

French animation filmmaker Sylvain Chomet, the four-time Oscar nominee behind “The Triplets of Belleville” and “The Illusionist,” is pushing back against accusations that generative AI was used to create his animated short for Dior featuring a voice cast led by Robert Pattinson, Rihanna, Josh O’Connor, LaKeith Stanfield, Louis Garrel and Camille Cottin. The whimsical six-minute […] Sylvain Chomet pushes back against AI accusations over his animated film for Dior featuring the voices of Robert Pattinson, Rihanna and Josh O'Connor. French animation filmmaker Sylvain Chomet, the four-time Oscar nominee behind “The Triplets of Belleville” and “The Illusionist,” is pushing back against accusations that generative AI was used to create his animated short for Dior featuring a voice cast led by Robert Pattinson, Rihanna, Josh O’Connor, LaKeith Stanfield, Louis Garrel and Camille Cottin.

The whimsical six-minute film, “Christian Dior’s Night in Color,” produced by Aton Soumache (“The Little Prince”), has sparked controversy online, where some viewers have pointed to apparent visual glitches, including a character with six fingers, as evidence of AI-generated animation. The controversy flared because Dior positioned “Night in Color” as a celebration of traditional craftsmanship to launch its 2026 holiday season, drawing parallels between Chomet’s hand-drawn animation and the meticulous work of the