Three years after artificial intelligence became one of the most combustible issues in Hollywood, the industry has entered a more complicated phase. The threat has not gone away. If anything, it has become more visible. Studios are striking partnerships with AI firms. Filmmakers are experimenting with AI-assisted storyboards and previsualization. Tech companies are building bespoke […]
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A24 is deepening its move into production technology, striking a new artificial intelligence research partnership with Google that will pair the indie studio with DeepMind to develop AI-powered tools for filmmakers. The pact is tied to an investment of roughly $75 million from Google, according to The Wall Street Journal, a figure in line with […]
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A new entrant is stepping into Hollywood’s rapidly expanding AI ecosystem — and this time, the focus isn’t on generating content, but on deciding what gets made. Quilty, a newly launched platform from producer-lawyer Simon Horsman and tech entrepreneur Daniel Wood, is positioning itself as an end-to-end intelligence system for film and television development. The […]
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Netflix’s reported acquisition of Ben Affleck’s AI startup InterPositive for as much as $600 million is more than just another tech investment by a streaming giant. It may be a signal that the next frontier in Hollywood’s AI race isn’t about generating movies — it’s about running them. The stealth company, which Affleck quietly founded […]
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For the better part of three years, the dominant narrative in Hollywood has been contraction. Layoffs. Consolidation. Cost-cutting. Content pullbacks. A post-peak-TV recalibration that has left thousands of executives, assistants and craftspeople navigating an uncertain landscape. But beneath the headlines — and far from the splashy AI panic pieces — a different kind of hiring […]
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In a move that could redefine the relationship between Hollywood and artificial intelligence, The Walt Disney Co. has inked a sweeping, three-year licensing and investment deal with OpenAI, becoming the first major studio to formally place its IP inside the emerging generative-video ecosystem. Under the agreement, Disney will license more than 200 characters and environments […]
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Santa Fe, NM – Aspect Media Village — once pitched as the next big studio hub in Northern New Mexico — is undergoing a dramatic mid-production rewrite. With the film and TV business in a slowdown and U.S. production volume still struggling to rebound, developer Phillip Gesue and PE Real Estate Holdings have pivoted, transforming […]
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Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine — two of Hollywood’s most recognizable voices — are stepping into the AI arena, teaming with fast-rising audio tech company ElevenLabs to create fully authorized, AI-generated versions of their iconic sound. McConaughey isn’t just lending his voice — he’s investing. The Oscar winner, who has been working with the New […]
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AI has been Hollywood’s favorite lightning rod all year, and now Disney is officially entering the arena. On the company’s Q4 earnings call, CEO Bob Iger revealed that Disney+ is gearing up for its biggest overhaul since launch — one that includes AI-powered personalization, interactive features, and even tools that allow subscribers to create their […]
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YouTube is reshaping its workforce as it deepens its investment in artificial intelligence — offering U.S.-based employees voluntary buyouts amid the platform’s first major reorganization of its product teams in a decade. In an internal memo obtained by THR, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan said the company is restructuring to “move faster and think bigger” around […]
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