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.
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.
Lionsgate Inks Deal With AI Firm to Mine Its Massive Film and TV Library
The deal will see Runway train a new AI model on Lionsgate's film and TV library as the entertainment company uses the tech "to develop cutting-edge, capital-efficient content creation opportunities."
Generative AI startup Runway inks deal with a major Hollywood studio
Runway, a startup developing AI video tools, including video-generating systems, has inked a deal with Lionsgate to develop a custom model.
Hollywood studio strikes a landmark deal to start using Runway AI — this is big
The Lionsgate deal establishes how AI is rapidly becoming an important tool throughout the filmmaking process, from initial conceptualization to final post-production.
Lionsgate Will Feed Its Movies to AI, Even After Its Megalopolis Trailer Embarrassment
The studio recently distanced itself from a Megalopolis trailer full of chatbot-generated quotes, but its new deal with Runway suggests it'll be embracing AI more openly in the future.
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.
Runway Wants to Train an AI on Lionsgate's Movie Catalog
There are very few details about how the model will actually operate, beyond reportedly generating "cinematic video" that can then be further refined and iterated upon using the rest of Runway's AI tool suite.
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