Movies

ByteDance released Seedance 2.0 this week, and within hours Irish filmmaker Ruairi Robinson typed a two-line prompt and generated Tom Cruise fighting Brad Pitt on a rooftop. It went mega-viral. Riffs on Spider-Man, Titanic, Stranger Things, Lord of the Rings, and Shrek followed by the hundreds. The MPA denounced "massive" copyright infringement. Rhett Reese, who wrote the Deadpool films, posted: "It's likely over for us." Continue Reading →

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released updated rules for the 98th Oscars, and the takeaway is simple: when it comes to generative AI, the Academy chooses not to choose. Continue Reading →

Lionsgate, the Hollywood studio known for franchises like "John Wick" and "The Hunger Games," announced a partnership with AI startup Runway to develop a new AI model trained on Lionsgate’s vast portfolio of film and television content. Continue Reading →

In a big win for SAG-AFTRA, the California State Senate has passed Assembly Bill 2602, setting a new standard for protecting performers from unauthorized AI replicas. Continue Reading →

Meta and Google are reportedly offering tens of millions of dollars to Hollywood studios for AI licensing deals. Disco Bros is thinking about it, while the House of Mouse and Netflix… not so much. Meta and Google have no official comments. Continue Reading →

Scarlett Johansson has accused OpenAI of stealing her voice for GPT-4o. Johansson claims that OpenAI's "Sky" voice is "eerily similar" to her own and that she was approached by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to voice the system, but declined. Continue Reading →

As many streaming services do, TCLtv+ has decided to get into the original content business. Its latest offering is called "Next Stop Paris." It is, by every measure, awful! Except… it is also amazing! Continue Reading →

Tyler Perry has decided to halt the planned $800 million expansion of his Atlanta studio, citing concerns over the rapid advancements in AI, particularly OpenAI's text-to-video tool Sora. Continue Reading →

Premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, "Eternal You" is a documentary that explores the emerging (and slightly unsettling) business of "thanabots" (thanatology meets robotics), where AI models are trained to resurrect those who've shuffled off this mortal coil. Continue Reading →

Regarding the AI provisions in the pending SAG-AFTRA contract, actress-writer-filmmaker Justine Bateman said union members should only approve the deal "if they don’t want to work anymore." She is, of course, entitled to her opinion… but history tells a different story. Continue Reading →