TORONTO — As Hollywood continues grappling with the legal and ethical landmines of AI, a Toronto-based startup is stepping into the frame with a message: this technology doesn’t have to be the villain. Moonvalley AI, co-founded by ex-DeepMind scientists Mateusz Malinowski and Mikołaj Bińkowski and helmed by CEO Naeem Talukdar, officially launched its video-generation model […]
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In two radically different yet equally headline-grabbing moments, generative AI video creation proved it’s no longer just a tool for specialists — it’s an open invitation for anyone with an idea. Last month, music composer Jacob Adler took home the $15,000 Grand Prix at the Runway AI Film Festival with Total Pixel Space, a visually […]
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A wave of digital piracy is once again crashing into Hollywood — this time from YouTube’s own backyard. Despite years of beefed-up copyright enforcement and billions paid out through its Content ID system, YouTube has become an unlikely home for pirated versions of summer’s biggest blockbusters. Disney’s Lilo & Stitch remake, which grossed $361 million […]
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When a client requested three shoot locations in a single day for a William Hill commercial, Santiago Sánchez-Lozano didn’t blink—he delivered nine. “With virtual production, we can jump from a kitchen to a living room to a Mars base without ever leaving the studio,” the CEO of Hogarth Spain & Portugal tells The Hollywood Reporter, […]
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New facility to house dual LED stages, performance capture, and cutting-edge AI tools The Blavatnik Family Foundation, helmed by billionaire investor and media mogul Len Blavatnik, is making a major bet on the future of filmmaking—donating $25 million to the USC School of Cinematic Arts to establish a next-generation virtual production center. The new 15,000-square-foot […]
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At the 27th Shanghai International Film Festival, industry heavyweights unveiled a sweeping—and government-backed—initiative to breathe new life into martial arts cinema using artificial intelligence. Dubbed the “Kung Fu Movie Heritage Project,” this bold effort aims to digitally restore and reimagine 100 classic films starring legends like Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li . Under […]
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The internet is buzzing this week with a striking new wave of AI-generated franchise vlogs, and the most explosive among them is “A Stormtrooper Vlog | The Adventures of Dave and Greg”. This immersive helmet-cam POV follows troopers Greg and Dave through everything from Imperial coffee runs to TIE‑fighter mishaps—earning millions of views just nine days after […]
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It took 18 months, but the second shoe has finally dropped. After months of watching news outlets, authors, and niche publishers sue AI companies for training models on copyrighted work, two of Hollywood’s biggest players—Disney and Universal—have joined the legal fight, suing AI image generator Midjourney for what they call a “bottomless pit of plagiarism.” […]
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At today’s Google I/O conference, the company unveiled Flow, a new generative video tool designed for filmmakers, content creators, and visual storytellers. Powered by Google’s latest AI models, Veo 3 and Imagen 4, Flow offers users the ability to design and iterate cinematic scenes with control over camera movement, shot composition, lighting, lens selection—and even […]
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In an ambitious creative leap, Natasha Lyonne is stepping behind the camera for her feature directorial debut Uncanny Valley—a hybrid live-action and AI-generated film developed in partnership with futurist Jaron Lanier, The OA creator Brit Marling, and the artist-led AI studio Asteria. The film blends immersive AR, narrative storytelling, and ethical AI to explore a […]
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