StrangeCompany, those guys best known for their Quake II demo utilities, have announced that they are going to be partnering with Monolith to make the LithTech Film Producer, a tool to make 3D movies. Here's an excerpt from the press release:

"LithTech Film Producer will use techniques developed for the computer games industry to allow film-makers to create films rivaling the output of some of the best graphics programs in the world," says Hugh Hancock, Chairman of Strange Company. "By generating an entire film via computer animation, it is possible to do things and go places that would be impossible in low-budget live-action films. Additionally, because artists will be able to create the sequences on a relatively inexpensive home PC system, this will dramatically reduce the high-cost entry barrier that typically prevents people without major funding from working on the film of their dreams."