Goodfellas’ CEO Vincent Maraval Says Michel Hazanavicius Cut Eight Days of Production on WWI Film ‘The Third Hand’ by Using AI
Vincent Maraval, the veteran CEO of major French sales-production company Goodfellas, spoke about the effects of AI in the industry while taking part in San Sebastián’s fifth edition of ots Creative I
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22.09.2026
Generative AI, Microdramas to Take Center Stage at Busan Market
The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), the Busan International Film Festival’s (BIFF) official market, has finalized its 2026 lineup. InnoAsia, drawing 44 organizations and companies into 11 program
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22.09.2026
Tom Cruise Says AI Is ‘Coming and It’s Going to Happen,’ but ‘People Want to See Real Things’: ‘Keep Creating’
Despite the threat of AI to the film industry, Tom Cruise is confident that people will always “want to see real things” on screen. At an intimate BAFTA “Life in Pictures” conversation in London on Mo
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21.09.2026
Sony Music, Universal Music Group Sue Suno Over Label-Backed Model: ‘Fruit of the Same Poisoned Tree’
Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group aren’t done with Suno in federal court. The two labels filed a new, 45-page lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in the District of Massachusetts again
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18.09.2026
Top Media Execs Break Down How to Super-Serve Audiences, the Real Threat of ‘AI Slop’ and More at Variety Entertainment & Technology Summit
How are media and entertainment companies navigating shifting winds in Hollywood, amid an industry in constant flux and AI rapidly advancing on the scene? A panel of senior industry leaders served up
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17.09.2026
Peter Jackson’s Weta FX to Talk AI as Netflix’s Creative Asia Spotlights ‘Possible Love’ in Busan
Netflix and the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) are bringing back Creative Asia for a third consecutive year, with the program set for Oct. 10 at Dongseo University’s Centum Campus. BIFF, the
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16.09.2026
Paul Walker’s brother says AI could resurrect Brian O’Conner in Fast & Furious finale: ‘There’s years of footage’
Cody and Caleb Walker stood in for late actor during the remaining production for Furious 7
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11.09.2026
Paul Walker’s Brother Says AI Could Bring Actor Back for Final ‘Fast and Furious’ Movie but ‘I Would Not Be Interested in Doing That’
Paul Walker’s brother does not want to be involved in bringing back the late actor’s character, Brian O’Conner, for Universal’s next “Fast and Furious” movie. He knows AI could be used to do it, but h
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10.09.2026
Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs to Launch AI-Powered Music Platform in Expansive Licensing Deal
Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs are getting into business. The label has struck an expansive licensing agreement with the AI audio startup that will see ElevenLabs launch an AI-powered music plat
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10.09.2026
AI ‘Could Kill Us All,’ Warns Anthropic Researcher as He Quits the Company: AI Companies Are ‘Gambling With Our Lives’
Multiple current and former Anthropic employees warned — and admitted — on Tuesday that the researchers building new AI models believe the technology could lead to humanity’s destruction by the end of
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09.09.2026
‘Meta Labs’ Debut at Best Buy to Offer Free Demos of Tech Giant’s Latest AI Glasses and VR Headsets
Meta is teaming up with Best Buy to offer fans of the brand and curious customers alike a chance to demo the new Meta product lineup up-close and in person. Select Best Buy locations across the countr
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08.09.2026
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung Calls for Human-Centric AI and Backs Independent Cinema at Lumiere Summit
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung used his opening address at the Lumière Summit on Monday to announce a €500 million ($581 million) film industry investment commitment by the Republic of Korea – m
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08.09.2026
At Telluride Film Festival, Bill Gates Compares Lack of Control Over AI to HAL in ‘2001’: ‘You Could Say “Please Shut Down,” and It Would Say, “OK, I Took That Under Advisement, But…”‘
Plenty of comparisons have been made in recent years between fast-developing artificial intelligence systems and HAL, the rogue computer in Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” that operated by i
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06.09.2026
Dolly Parton’s sister urges fans to have more ‘compassion’ after ‘endless AI garbage’ surfaces online
Stella Parton said the family had been subjected to ‘incredible pressure and insensitivity from strangers’ after the late Queen of Country’s death
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06.09.2026
Dolly Parton’s sister urges fans to have more ‘compassion’ after ‘endless AI garbage’ surfaces online
Stella Parton said the family had been subjected to ‘incredible pressure and insensitivity from strangers’ after the late Queen of Country’s death
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05.09.2026
‘Mayday’ Review: Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh Are Unlikely Cold War Buddies in a Pleasing Eighties Throwback
Accelerated by artificial intelligence and an indefatigable firehose of content, the uncanny valley between real blockbusters and fake ones is disappearing at an exponential pace. Ten years ago, or ev
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04.09.2026
Tamar AI’s TapNow Brings AI-Native Filmmaking to Venice Production Bridge With HappyHorse-Backed 10,000 Parallel Universes Films, Unveils Streamer Glanze
Liu Haonan and Qiao Yuhang have been finishing each other’s stories since high school, where they drew together, talked about animation and film, and traded ideas for comics and stories of their own.
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04.09.2026
Suno Kills Controversial Mary J. Blige Ad Where She Seems to Endorse the AI Music Generator (EXCLUSIVE)
Legendary R&B singer Mary J. Blige was on the receiving end of a barrage of online abuse after the release late last month of a video circulated by AI music generator Suno, in which she is seen seemin
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03.09.2026
Utopai Studios, DeNA Team on AI-Assisted Animation Projects in Japan (EXCLUSIVE)
Utopai Studios and DeNA Co., Ltd. have unveiled an AI-assisted animation partnership in Japan. The Entertainment Development Business Unit of DeNA will begin weaving Utopai’s storytelling AI system, P
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03.09.2026
Inside Camelback Productions’ Plans for a New 1,400-Acre, AI-Powered Production and Entertainment Complex — in Arizona (EXCLUSIVE)
Anita Verma-Lallian, founder of Camelback Productions, doesn’t see the future of film production in Los Angeles. Instead, in her vision, it is on a complex one hour’s drive west of Phoenix, complete w
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02.09.2026