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After an awards season of controversy over multiple films using AI from The Brutalist to A Complete Unknown, Erik Barmack assesses the Oscar categories most and least likely to be upended by AI and how AI will affect feature and documentary filmmakers theankler.com/p/oscars-ai-im…

This week, for The Ankler, we discuss Greycroft, JARED LETO, Pika, and why Hollywood should be scared that we've stopped watching premium television and instead make mash-up videos with my kids. theankler.com/p/pika-ai-anim…

This week, for The Ankler, we look at fanfic, user-generated AI content, whether my four year old should watch Squid Games, and whether Hollywood should allow itself to be disintermediated.

Thank you, Deadline for covering our panel on AI and its effects on the entertainment industry at SERIES MANIA FORUM. Much was discussed that's important and urgent. deadline.com/2025/03/ai-art…

This week, in an urgent story for The Ankler, we cover OpenAI's image-ransacking of Cosmo, Pixar and LEGO, and how this could be an extinction-level event for Hollywood. Please read this one... theankler.com/p/ghibli-miyaz…

I’m thrilled to be speaking at the 2025 #NABShow! Join me as we dive into the trends shaping media and entertainment—like AI, streaming, and more. Use code COME for a FREE Exhibits Pass to the event redefining the future of our industry! invt.io/1txb4vao2nh

Come and knock on our door, we’ve been waiting for…AI Suzanne Somers? @EBarmack dives into the unsettling future where AI robot actors can carry out performances long after a person has passed, turning agents and managers into estate planners theankler.com/p/multi-billio…

This week, for The Ankler, we discuss the multi-billion dollar opportunity of bringing Suzanne Somers and James Dean back from the dead, and why WME, CAA, and UTA need to be estate planners. This is life or death for Hollywood. theankler.com/p/multi-billio…

What if the best text-to-video AI platform is from Beijing? This week, for The Ankler , we discuss Kling AI, OpenAI , JD Vance, the deepfake culture war between the US and China, and why studio execs should be terrified. theankler.com/p/kling-ai-chi…

The new Cold War with China is about trade but it’s also about AI. @EBarmack examines Kling AI, a new Chinese AI video tool that can quickly pump out slick videos, handling everything from swapping actors to creating action sequences to complex animation theankler.com/p/kling-ai-chi…

Our first Icelandic series, starring the incomparable Olafur Darri Olafsson and Hera Hilmar, premiered at Festival de Cannes today, and we could not be more thrilled. Thank you to Variety for covering.

You may not think software that makes coding easier would upend entertainment, but that’s exactly what Cursor is doing. Erik Barmack explains how the unicorn company could rebuild VFX, localization and dubbing, marketing and distribution and screenwriting theankler.com/p/cursor-ai-co…

This week, for The Ankler, we discuss Cursor, unicorns, and how A24 and Agbo must become tech companies to 10x their value. theankler.com/p/cursor-ai-ap…

This week, for The Ankler, we look into Rockstar Games, GTA VI, the creation of AI NPCs, and why Hollywood is doomed if it doesn't become more interactive. theankler.com/p/grand-theft-…

Blumhouse Announces First Spanish Language Original Film 'No Me Sigas' From Directors Ximena and Eduardo García Lecuona deadline.com/2025/06/blumho…

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Will @apple, Bono, and AI change how we feel about VR? We cover this -- and a Bob Dylan / Willie Nelson concert -- on this week's Reel AI for The Ankler. theankler.com/p/peak-bono-ai…

This week, for The Ankler, we discuss whether AI studios will be allowed to distribute through traditional studios.