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China's first fully AI-generated theatrical feature, Bona Film Group's 'Sanxingdui: Future Past', flopped at the box office with just $181,000 in earnings, two months after the scrappy low-budget animated film 'Niu Lai' became a surprise $10 million hit.
A commentary noting Ben Affleck's claim that he built a private eight-month filmed dataset to keep filmmakers' ownership, arguing that most open AI models were still trained on peers' work without consent — a gap that undercuts smaller studios.
Miles Brundage critiques Ben Affleck's claims about avoiding AI trained on copyrighted material, noting that open-weight video models are indeed trained on copyrighted content.
AI video technology is evolving from generating clips to enabling full scene direction, which could reduce the cost of consistency in film production and empower small teams to create complete productions.
WIRED interviews Puck's Matt Belloni about the nuanced reality of AI in Hollywood, covering how 'everyone is doing it' across both corporate processes and creative work, and addressing debates over copyright, IP, and celebrity likeness.
The article details the sudden disappearance and subsequent downsizing of TheNumbers.com, a authoritative box office data site, and the concerns this raises about the fragility of centralized internet resources.
Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' grossed $264 million in its opening weekend, recouping its $250 million budget, as the director's analog filmmaking approach contrasts with Hollywood's increasing use of AI for cost cutting.
The article reports that major Hollywood studios have declined to distribute Luca Guadagnino's film 'Artificial' about Sam Altman's ouster from OpenAI, following Amazon MGM's withdrawal, raising concerns about Big Tech's influence on critical storytelling.
The Art Directors Guild publicly condemned Martin Scorsese for partnering with Black Forest Labs to promote generative AI tool FLUX, accusing him of betraying human artists and circumventing union roles.
The article examines Quilty, an AI startup that claims to predict film success by analyzing scripts, but early tests have shown poor accuracy and skepticism from the industry.
At the Cannes film festival, filmmakers are showing a growing but cautious acceptance of AI's inevitable role in the industry.
The Oscars have banned the use of AI in film productions for eligibility, impacting how AI can be used in movie-making.