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Dame Judi Dench could be your next AI voice assistant

by Matt Levin
Sep 25, 2024
Dame Judi Dench and comedians Awkwafina and Keegan-Michael Key have signed deals with Meta to humanize chatbots.
Judi Dench is among the celebrities who have signed multimillion-dollar contracts with Meta to create AI assistants based on their voices.
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Television and film production is in "a wholesale depression"

by David Brancaccio and Nic Perez
Jul 12, 2024
According to veteran showrunner Erik Oleson, the industry is experiencing a contraction after peaking.
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Hollywood is cracking down on piracy (again)

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Jul 3, 2024
As pressure mounts on streaming services to make money, the industry is getting more aggressive about the global problem.
Charles Rivkin, chairman of the Motion Picture Association, making a presentation. The industry group is renewing its legislative efforts on Capitol Hill, says New York Times reporter Brooks Barnes.
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In the wake of strikes and peak TV, Hollywood’s workforce is shifting away from LA and New York

by Henry Epp
Apr 18, 2024
States are making tax-break offers that producers can't refuse.
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Movie theaters aren't going anywhere, and it's partially due to their weird architecture

by Kristin Schwab and Sarah Leeson
Apr 17, 2024
With sloping, concrete floors and huge, windowless rooms, movie theaters are not the easiest properties to convert.
Ticket sales at movie theaters are still down from pre-pandemic times.
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Fans want "Coyote vs. Acme," but Warner Bros. isn't releasing it

by Kai Ryssdal and Sofia Terenzio
Apr 16, 2024
The theory is that the studio is trying to save on its tax bill after merging with Discovery, reporter Teddy Brown says.
"What's a little maddening for folks is that we can see all this stuff happening but still have no way to actually change it," says reporter Teddy Brown about fans' frustration over the studio holding onto the film.
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Automotive artists put makeup, costumes on cars that star on screen

by Marlon Hyde
Mar 1, 2024
Cinema Vehicles in Georgia crafts cars and trucks for movies and TV, sometimes destroying and fixing the same machine several times.
A pickup truck in the Cinema Vehicles lot, damaged with claw marks after serving as a prop. The business crafts vehicles to help set the scene.
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What does the indie film market look like in the wake of Hollywood strikes and a pandemic?

by Stephanie Hughes
Jan 26, 2024
The Sundance Film Festival has seem some big buys, and renewed interest especially for the small screen.
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It doesn’t take a Mathlete to know a “Mean Girls” remake adds up for Hollywood

by Stephanie Hughes
Jan 12, 2024
The latest iteration is a musical movie, and a chance to make money by presenting old material to a new audience.
More "Mean Girls": Bebe Wood, left, Avantika and Reneé Rapp star in the new musical movie.
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What the end of the actors strike means for movie theaters

by Henry Epp
Nov 10, 2023
Studios are scrambling to resume movie production, raising the question of whether the supply of movies to theaters can ramp up quickly enough.
Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, stars of "Dune: Part Two," at a convention in April. The "Dune" sequel's release was delayed to next year due to the actors strike.
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