The AI
SHURA
Embedded inside the VX-T, SHURA tracks the driver’s heart rate, reaction speed, and micro-corrections. Every lap refines the profile. At 100% compatibility, control is taken.
ExauLuc Studio · Original Animated Film · Made in Roblox
by the creator of Blackhawk
THEWIDOWMAKER
She came for the truth. The car came for her.
Cyber-ThrillerAnimated FilmMade in RobloxIn Production
What is this?
A dark animated film about a machine that learns how to kill.
The Widowmakeris an original animated feature, produced entirely between Roblox Studio and Blender. But forget what you usually expect from the platform. It's a cyber-thriller, paced and shot with the exact visual language of a theatrical release.
It follows Aiko Hoshino, a mechanical engineer who digs into her brother's death on a classified track, only to uncover a terrifying reality: it wasn't an accident. He was pushed past the breaking point by SHURA, an AI evaluation system designed to test limits.
We didn't want to make just another generic action flick. This project was built with pure production discipline: a complete script, a real crew, raw voice performances, and original music. The goal was to craft a cinematic visual standard that genuinely cares about psychological tension, pushing the absolute boundaries of what you thought Roblox could do.
Format
Animated Film
Genre
Cyber-Thriller
Runtime
~2 hours
Status
In Production
Synopsis
She came to understand how her brother died.
She stayed to destroy what killed him.
Kazuo Hoshino was the most gifted test driver GD808 Motors had ever put in a car. On December 17, 2024, he died at Gensei Hills Circuit during a high-speed test of the GD808 VX-T prototype. The official verdict: pilot error in difficult weather conditions.
His sister Aiko, a mechanical engineer who practically lived inside that car's telemetry data, does not believe a word of it.
Buried in the raw crash logs she extracts from a classified server, Aiko finds a single line that changes everything: ⚠ DRIVER OVERRIDE — SHURA PROTOCOL ENGAGED
SHURA evaluates. It does not protect. It maps every driver who sits in the VX-T: their reaction time, their micro-corrections, their instincts under maximum load. And when a driver reaches 100% compatibility with the AI's ideal profile, something is triggered.
Kazuo reached 100%. He was not the first.
Aiko goes in. She hacks her way into the GD808 hangar. She learns to drive the car. She finds the man who helped build SHURA, and watches him pay for it. She receives injunctions, threats, and visits from people who do not negotiate. She records a final video addressed to the world, in case she does not come back.
Then she drives to Gensei Hills.
One hundred percent compatibility. One last lap. And a machine that has been waiting for her since the beginning.
The World
Everything you need to know. Nothing more.
The Widowmaker is built on a dense internal world. Here are the key elements.
The Corporation
GD808 Motors
A Japanese automotive giant with a glossy public face and a classified R&D division. They built the VX-T. They funded SHURA. And when drivers started dying, they controlled the story.
The Machine
GD808 VX-T
A prototype hypercar unlike anything before it. Beyond the performance figures lies a fully integrated neural system. It drives itself... or rather, it drives you. Getting in is not a choice you fully understand until it is too late.
The Scene
Gensei Hills Circuit
A classified test circuit carved into the Fukuoka mountains. Kazuo died here. Aiko finishes it.
The Protocol
Ghost Lap
SHURA records every session. Every trajectory. Every correction. Then it replays them as an invisible rival: the Ghost. It is not a replay. It is the AI showing you exactly how much better it is than you.
The Score
Compatibility
A number that climbs with every lap. SHURA measures your driving against its ideal. Three drivers reached 100% before Aiko. All three are dead. The system calls it compatibility. Aiko calls it a death sentence.
Characters
The dossier.
Protagonist
Aiko Hoshino
Mechanical Engineer · Investigator
A gifted engineer consumed by grief. After her brother dies in a suspicious crash, Aiko launches a covert investigation into GD808 Motors, and the AI buried inside their prototype. Cold on the surface. A pressure vessel underneath.
Voice: Anastasia Virolly
Inciting Figure
Kazuo Hoshino
Test Driver · Pioneer
The best driver GD808 ever put in a car. His death is ruled an accident. Aiko knows better. His ghost drives the entire story. Literally.
Voice: Owen Paul
Antagonist
Hiroto Saito
CEO · GD808 Motors
A politician in a suit. He smiles when he lies. He controls the narrative around Kazuo's death with surgical precision, and he never raises his voice.
Voice: Visual (Superlands123)
Ally / Informant
Kenta Mori
Former GD808 Engineer
A broken man who knows too much and drinks too much. He helped build SHURA. Now he is trying to stay alive long enough to make it right.
Voice: Seth Autumn
Enforcer
Takeshi Yamada
Corporate Attorney · GD808 Legal
Polite. Precise. Lethal in a courtroom. He delivers injunctions with a smile and lets the implied threat do the work.
Voice: PieterB
Themes
What the film is really about.
The Widowmaker operates on multiple levels simultaneously. The surface is a thriller. Underneath, it is a film about what it costs to pursue truth in a world designed to bury it.
Grief
What remains when someone you love is erased from the world, and you are the only one who knows why.
Truth vs Lies
Corporations control the narrative. Aiko controls the data. One of them will be wrong.
Obsession
The difference between justice and destruction is the moment you stop being able to tell them apart.
Technology & Control
A machine that evaluates you. Corrects you. Decides if you are worthy. And acts accordingly.
Ambition
Kazuo pushed the limits. Saito built them. Aiko is about to break them.
Corporate Manipulation
When the company writes the press release, the company decides who is guilty.
Human Limits
How close can a human being push before a machine decides they have gone far enough?
Evaluation by Machine
The most intimate horror: something that has no feelings deciding whether you deserve to exist.
Gallery
From the production.
A collection of production screenshots from The Widowmaker.
Production
Where we are.
Production Progress
Development & Writing
Complete
Pre-Production
Complete
Production
In Progress
Post-Production
Upcoming
Release
April 10, 2027
Timeline
- July 2025
Project Greenlit
The Widowmaker officially enters development. Core story, themes, characters, and world foundations are established.
- July 2025 - November 2025
Writing & Development
Story development, screenplay writing, worldbuilding, character development, and project foundations.
- November 2025 - April 2026
Pre-Production
Shot planning, technical planning, voice casting, rig preparation, UI design, visual development, and production preparation.
- May 2026 - February 2027Now
Production (Part 1)
Set design, 3D animatic/previs (~450 shots), animation on Moon Animator 2, and retakes buffer.
- February 2027 - June 2027
Post-Production & Marketing
Tech-Noir lighting, Ghost Lap VFX, sound design (V8 engine, voices), original score by Palo, mixing, color grading, QA, and RFI promotional campaign.
- June 5, 2027
Release (Part 1)
Official release of The Widowmaker (Part 1) on the Initiative Studios channel.
By the numbers
Project Greenlit
July 2025
Estimated Runtime
~1h35
Production Window
May-Dec 2026
Production Stage
Production
Release Date
June 5th, 2027
Scene Headings
~75
Major Scenes
~31
Estimated Shots
~900
Voice Cast
The voices of The Widowmaker.
All voice performances are recorded to professional audio specs: WAV, 48 kHz, 24-bit. Casting is led by Exaucé Schatz and Yigit Polat.
Apply / Inquire about Open Roles#CharacterVoice ActorStatus
01Aiko HoshinoAnastasia Virolly
Cast
02Hiroto SaitoVisual (Superlands123)
Cast
03Kenta MoriSeth Autumn
Cast
04Kazuo HoshinoOwen Paul
Cast
05Takeshi Yamada (Lawyer)PieterB
Cast
06The MotherToasttheWolfie
Cast
07SHURA (AI)Geneva Lessard
Cast
08The EmissaryModeus117
Cast
09TV Anchor / Additional Voices— Open role
Open
Credits
The team behind it.
Direction & Production
- Director / ShowrunnerExaucé Schatz
- ProducerExaucé Schatz
- 1st Assistant DirectorYigit Polat
- 2nd Assistant DirectorLuca Motta
Writing & Pre-Production
- Written byExaucé Schatz
- Script DoctorExaucé Schatz
Art Direction
- Art DirectorExaucé Schatz
- Concept ArtistExaucé Schatz & Jérémy Toussaint
- Character DesignerExaucé Schatz
- Environment DesignExaucé Schatz & Mayonaka
- Vehicle Art DirectionLuca Motta & ZethIsMe
- Poster ArtAndrei Ferrer & Mayonaka
Roblox Build & Tech
- Lighting ArtistExaucé Schatz, Yigit Polat & Luca Motta
- Technical DirectorExaucé Schatz & Yigit Polat
Animation & Staging
- Lead AnimatorExaucé Schatz
- Additional AnimationGamer J Studios
- Riggerdragonangry12 (Pepperino)
- VFX / ParticlesExaucé Schatz & Visual (Superlands123)
Voices & Acting
- Casting DirectorExaucé Schatz & Yigit Polat
- Voice DirectorExaucé Schatz
- Voice ActorsSee Cast
Sound & Music
- Sound DesignerExaucé Schatz
- Automotive SoundZethIsMe
- Original ScoreExaucé Schatz & Palo
- MixingExaucé Schatz
Crash Sequence (Blender)
- Previsualization & RenderingDara Sokun & Exaucé Schatz
Editing & Finishing
- Final EditorExaucé Schatz
- VFX Compositor & ColorExaucé Schatz
Marketing & Community
- Marketing / CommunityExaucé Schatz & Yigit Polat
About
ExauLuc Studio
ExauLuc Studio was built on a massive chip on its shoulder: the idea that Roblox is just a playground. It's not. Founded by Exaucé Schatz, the studio treats the platform as what it truly can be: a raw, powerful medium for actual cinematic storytelling.
Our first feature, The Widowmaker, is where that vision comes alive. It's the collision of game engine technology and relentless filmmaking discipline. We don't treat this like a game. From the writing and set design to the final voice performances, every department operates with the rigorous, zero-compromise mindset of a professional film studio.
Studio Statement
“We are making a film. It happens to run in a game engine. The story, the craft, and the intention are the same as any other cinema.”
— Exaucé Schatz, Director
ExauLuc Studio
The Widowmaker is being built right now.
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