Miles Surrey

Established filmmakers haven’t minced words about their opposition to AI: Guillermo del Toro said he’d “rather die” than use generative AI, while James Cameron has called AI actors “horrifying.” Industry peers have embraced the technology despite these rebukes. Last week, director Neill Blomkamp released a 13-minute sci-fi short generated through prompts in Seedance 2.0 as part of announcing his new AI-focused film studio. Additionally, Darren Aronofsky’s AI studio, Primordial Soup, is raising $

Established filmmakers haven't minced words about their opposition to AI: Guillermo del Toro said he'd “rather die” than use generative AI, while

As Paramount waits for the antitrust trial over its proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery to start in March 2027, its chief executive, David Ellison, is bringing his perspective to the court of public opinion. In a New York Times op-ed published on Tuesday, Ellison discusses what he believes to be the biggest point of contention for the merger — the fate of CNN — and reiterates that he plans to commit to 30 theatrical releases per year. “Nobody can dictate what audiences will love,” he wri

As Paramount waits for the antitrust trial over its proposed merger with Warner Bros.

As Paramount waits for the antitrust trial over its proposed merger with Warner Bros.

It's an optimistic vision for a company trying to persuade regulators, shareholders and people within the industry that bringing together two legacy

Rather than making a summer splash, Disney’s live-action "Moana" remake floundered at the box office. Opening with $43 million domestically against a $250 million production budget, the film is already

For the next stage of its evolution, the Jurassic World franchise will have to find a way with a new director. News recently broke that Jurassic World Rebirth director Gareth Edwards won’t be returning for the follow-up, with the Hollywood Reporter citing “creative differences” as the reason for his exit. What’s especially surprising about this turn of events is that Edwards was originally hired to replace David Leitch on Rebirth because he was reportedly willing to accept a role that was “more

The new Warner Bros. science-fiction thriller, The End of Oak Street, imagines a suburban neighborhood mysteriously transported to prehistoric times, where the unfortunate inhabitants try (and mostly fail) to survive becoming a dinosaur’s dinner. But the presence of velociraptors isn’t the only quality of the film that feels like a product of another era. Among Oak Street’s largely positive reviews, many critics have noted that it evokes the spirit of ’80s-era Amblin Entertainment movies: a styl