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YouTube Shuts Down AI Movie Trailers
YouTube has reportedly terminated two prominent channels using AI to create fake movie trailers. According to The Wrap, both the India-based Screen Culture and Georgia-based KH Studio have amassed over a billion views and boast over two million subscribers. Some of their creations outranked the official trailer in YouTube search
Sony Has Bought More “Peanuts”
Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment Japan have acquired a significant stake in Peanuts Holding LLC. That’s the company that controls the IP rights of Charles M. Schulz’s beloved “Peanuts” characters like Charlie Brown and Snoopy. The purchase price was disclosed as around $460 million and covers all of
Cameron Shoots Down Damon’s “Avatar” Claim
About two years ago, a video surfaced in which actor Matt Damon claimed to have rejected the lead role of Jake Sully in the “Avatar” franchise – and lost a massive payday in the process. Damon said in the clips that Cameron had called him and offered him “10% of
Multiple Test For Live-Action “Tangled”
Screen tests are reportedly underway in London for the live-action adaptation of Disney’s 2010 animated movie “Tangled”. The studio reportedly conducted screen tests and chemistry readings in the UK last week for the lead roles of would-be princess Rapunzel and outlaw thief Flynn Rider. Among those who tested for Rapunzel