What a major movie studio’s AI deal could mean for the future of Hollywood
Lionsgate, the studio behind popular films series’ like The Hunger Games and John Wick, recently announced it’s letting a startup mine its catalog works with the goal of creating an AI model capable of creating storyboards and other pre- and post-production work.
Filmmakers attack Lionsgate plan to train AI video on back catalogue (and yes, that means John Wick)
AI video has been advancing at a rapid rate, but there are still significant hurdles, both in terms of the tech and ethical and legal aspects. That means that major studios have largely avoided significant use of AI video generation so far,
Lionsgate signs a deal with the devil (an AI startup)
Well, while they did get some stipulations in there, it's not stopping AI from coming to Hollywood anyways. Lionsgate, the studio behind the John Wick and Hunger Games franchises, has struck a deal with AI startup Runway,
AI video startup Runway scores a first-of-its-kind deal with John Wick studio Lionsgate
Runway will use Lionsgate's vast catalog to train a model that the studio's filmmakers can then use to help make new content.
Lionsgate Will Use AI to Let Filmmakers ‘Augment’ Their Work, Studio Expects to Save ‘Millions’ via Pact With Startup Runway
Lionsgate announced a deal with AI startup Runway to create a 'cinematic video' model as a creative tool for filmmakers.
Lionsgate Dives Into AI With a New Deal for Its Movies and Shows
In return for allowing AI video company Runway access to its content catalog, Lionsgate will get a custom AI model.
'Hunger Games' studio Lionsgate to partner with AI company
"Hunger Games" and "John Wick" studio Lionsgate will partner with AI research company Runway to create and train an AI model that can be used to help augment Lionsgate's work.
Lionsgate’s New Deal Is a Test of Hollywood’s Relationship With AI
The studio behind the "John Wick," "Hunger Games," and "Twilight" franchises just made a deal with an artificial intelligence startup to use its back catalog to build a custom AI model. It could be a tipping point.
Landmark AI deal sees Hollywood giant Lionsgate provide library for AI training
AI video synthesis firm Runway and entertainment company Lionsgate announced a partnership to create a new AI model trained on Lionsgate's vast film and TV library. The deal will feed Runway legally clear training data and will also reportedly provide Lionsgate with tools to enhance content creation while potentially reducing production costs.
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