Netflix plans to bring AI adverts to your TV in 2026
by Ryan Lambie | May 15, 2025 | Feature, News, TV
Ad subscription-tier Netflix customers can expect to see AI adverts on the platform in 2026, the company has announced....
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Jamie Lee Curtis could only get fake AI ad taken down when she called out Mark Zuckerberg
by Simon Brew | May 13, 2025 | News
Oscar-winner Jamie Lee Curtis could only get a fake AI ad featuring her likeness taken down when she went to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg directly....
Agatha Christie dispenses writing tips from beyond the grave
by Ryan Lambie | May 01, 2025 | News
As part of its BBC Maestro series, mystery thriller novelist Agatha Christie provides a writing masterclass. She died in 1976....
Uncanny Valley | Natasha Lyonne is making a sci-fi film which uses AI
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 30, 2025 | News
Poker Face star Natasha Lyonne is to direct and star in Uncanny Valley, a sci-fi film which uses generative AI for its virtual world....
The UK government shouldn't allow AI firms to take copyrighted work without a licence, committee recommends
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 10, 2025 | News
The government should "abandon" a proposed exception to UK law which would allow AI firms to take copyrighted material, a new report recommends....
M3GAN | Meta set to ruin cinema with an AI chatbot phone app
by Dan Cooper | Apr 10, 2025 | News
A one-off screening in the US will encourage cinemagoers to interact with a M3GAN AI chatbot via their phones....
James Cameron wants to cut VFX costs on blockbusters, by using AI
by Simon Brew | Apr 10, 2025 | News
James Cameron is adamant he doesn't want to take away jobs, but he also wants AI to cut the cost of VFX work in half....
YouTube demonetises fake, AI-generated film trailers
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 31, 2025 | News
Two YouTube channels, which specialise in making fake, AI-generated trailers of major films, have just lost their ad revenue....
AI | 16 films that have used Artificial Intelligence, and how
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 21, 2025 | Feature, News
Digital babies. Altered vocals. Deceased actors back from the grave. A list of major films that have used AI in their making:...
Critterz | The writers of Paddington In Peru are to work on an AI-generated feature film
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 06, 2025 | News
James Lamont and Jon Foster of Paddington In Peru fame are to work on a feature-length, AI-generated family fantasy called Critterz....
Oscars considering making AI disclosure mandatory
by Dan Cooper | Feb 10, 2025 | News
The Oscars may require transparency over the use of AI in making of films, as part of future submissions. More here....
Harrison Ford on Indiana Jones flopping, AI
by Dan Cooper | Feb 06, 2025 | News
Harrison Ford has been chatting about the box office failure of Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny, and his thoughts on AI....
Marvel denies new Fantastic Four poster was created with AI, must be true
by Simon Brew | Feb 05, 2025 | News
An anonymous Marvel source has denied that the new Fantastic Four poster was made with generative AI. More on the story here....
Nicolas Cage weighs in on AI in acting | "Robots cannot reflect the human condition for us"
by Dan Cooper | Feb 04, 2025 | News
Nicolas Cage has been addressing AI and where it sits in the world of acting. It would be fair to say that Cage is not a fan....
Capcom is using generative AI to "streamline game development"
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 24, 2025 | Gaming
Resident Evil developer Capcom has revealed that it's using generative AI to generate ideas for 'hundreds of thousands' of in-game objects....
The Brutalist | Brady Corbet clarifies use of AI, but damage may be done
by Dan Cooper | Jan 21, 2025 | News
Director Brady Corbet has addressed the use of AI in the making of The Brutalist, a revelation that's hurt the film's Oscar chances....
AI use in The Brutalist stirs up debate about the film's Oscar hopes
by Dan Cooper | Jan 20, 2025 | News
As it's revealed that director Brady Corbet used AI in the making of The Brutalist, stories are emerging that it could hurt the film's Oscar chances....
With its AI action plan, the UK government risks selling us out to chatbots
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 14, 2025 | Feature
The UK government’s AI action plan is high on credulity, low on clear-eyed thinking about how it’ll affect our creative industries. A few tho...
David Fincher used AI for the 4K restoration of Seven
by Maria Lattila | Jan 02, 2025 | News
David Fincher’s Seven will be released on 4K next week and the director has spoken about using AI to help him with it. More on that below. ...
BBFC clarifies potential use of generative AI in streaming classification
by James Harvey | Nov 14, 2024 | News
The BBFC has clarified its plans to use AI technology in the classification of films, TV shows and streaming content in a statement given to Film...
Heretic | Filmmakers put a message about AI in their horror film's end credits
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 05, 2024 | News
"No generative AI was used in the making of this film," directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods wrote in the end credits of their new horror, Heretic....
Russo brothers hire an AI expert to "enrich creative process"
by Simon Brew | Nov 01, 2024 | News
Joe and Anthony Russo, the directors of Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, hire an AI expert to help with the creative process....
Peter Cushing | AI used to 'resurrect' actor for Sky Hammer doc
by James Harvey | Oct 29, 2024 | News
A new documentary about Hammer reportedly features Peter Cushing's AI-generated likeness, a month after a similar case against Disney was ordered to...
ITV looks to use AI for "ideation" and "character development" in "content creation"
by Simon Brew | Oct 21, 2024 | News, TV
ITV is recruiting a Head Of Generative AI Innovation - and the job ad shows where its intentions are lying....
We are losing our battle with all that is personal and real | Google, and the future of writing about film
by Simon Brew | Oct 02, 2024 | Feature, News
Changes to the way Google returns its search results are seeing websites downsizing and shutting, and writers losing their jobs. A few thoughts....
Lionsgate sign deal to train AI on its films
by James Harvey | Sep 19, 2024 | News
Lionsgate has signed a deal with AI company Runway, giving it full access to the John Wick and Hunger Games producers' film and TV archive....
EA doubles down on the use of AI in its game development
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 18, 2024 | Gaming
In an investor day presentation, EA boss Andrew Wilson has said that AI is at the "very core of our business."...
UK creators call on AI firms to stop stealing their work
by Dan Cooper | Aug 08, 2024 | News
The UK coalition Creators Rights Alliance is demanding generative artificial intelligence (AI) companies stop using their work or seek consent and pay...
Dirty Pop and the growing use of AI in documentaries
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 01, 2024 | Feature, News, TV
Netflix documentary Dirty Pop is the latest to use AI to generate footage that didn’t previously exist. Ryan ponders a strange, hallucinatory new w...
Steven Soderbergh on Hollywood: "Everybody is terrified"
by Dan Cooper | Jul 02, 2024 | News
Appearing at the Karlovy Vary International FIlm Festival, director Steven Soderbergh has offered his take on the way things currently stand in...
Hellboy: The Crooked Man | Director denies new film used AI for creature design
by Maria Lattila | May 01, 2024 | News
Hellboy: The Crooked Man has been accused of using generative AI to design its creatures. It hasn't (but another demon film has).
An AI-generated TV show will happen soon, says director of Slow Horses and One Life
by Maria Lattila | Feb 21, 2024 | News
One Life director James Hawes thinks AI will be able to write whole TV shows in three-to-five years time. More on that below.
