There comes a time in every movie-lover’s life when they must acknowledge that no film studio is their ally. I learned this the hard way growing up on a steady Miramax diet, only to realize all of my favorite movies will forever carry a distinctly Weinstein-ian slime. Now, it’s the new generation’s turn to grapple with the dissonance between art and commerce — and all of the cryptic agendas in the middle — as Google invests $75 million in A24 to pioneer new AI filmmaking technologies.
As reported by the Wall Street Journal, Google’s DeepMind AI initiative will work with the cinephile’s favored studio to develop AI tools intended to streamline the filmmaking process. In short: The deal’s all about workflows, like storyboarding and tech specs. The investment does not give Google access to A24’s data or content library.
