Doug Liman’s feature film Bitcoin, formerly known as Killing Satoshi, has received another post-Cannes media mention, though still not a release breakthrough. The latest useful update comes from EL PAÍS English, which covered the wider tension around AI in cinema after Cannes: creative caution on one side, market adoption on the other.

In that broader AI-cinema context, the article specifically notes that Acme AI & FX was presenting Bitcoin: Killing Satoshi at the market. The film is described as a conspiratorial thriller about Bitcoin’s mysterious founder, directed by Doug Liman and starring Casey Affleck, Gal Gadot, Pete Davidson, and Isla Fisher.

The production details remain the strongest media hook. According to the same report, the film was shot over 20 days in March in a London warehouse with gray cyc walls, with AI-generated sets and around 200 distinct AI-recreated locations. The article also says producers claimed savings of more than $200 million through the production method.

BSV TIMES editorial read

The May 28 update does not change the commercial status of Bitcoin. There is still no confirmed public release plan. But the film continues to appear in mainstream coverage as one of the more visible examples of AI-driven filmmaking after Cannes.

BSV TIMES takeaway

Bitcoin remains in watch mode: no trailer, distributor, release date, or festival slot yet, but the film is still being used as a reference point in the debate over AI and the future of cinema.

BSV TIMES — Film / Media Coverage
Updated May 28, 2026