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“It’s a superpower,” said the Oscar-winning filmmaker, who was hosted by the BFI London Film Festival to discuss her career following the U.K. premiere of her new movie, ‘Hamnet.’ Source: ‘Hamnet’ Director Chloé Zhao on Being a Neurodivergent Filmmaker
Lesli Linka Glatter gestured to widespread unemployment, generative AI and a rapidly changing business as she passed the reins to new union leader Christopher Nolan. Source: DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter Says ‘There Is Still So Much to Do’
Background actor payroll processor Everyset, an emerging rival to Central Casting, has raised $9 million in an expansion as extras’ work bounces back due to new tax incentives pushed across the U.S. Source: Where Hollywood Extras Find Work: Payroll Data … Continued
CAA and UTA call the AI-powered, hyperrealistic video app a “misuse” of emerging technology and “exploitation, not innovation,” respectively, while WME opted all its clients out. Source: Major Talent Agencies Circle the Wagons As Sora 2 Rattles the Industry
Sir Ridley Scott has said he only watches his own films because most modern movies are “mediocre”.The 87-year-old Oscar-nominated director of Alien, Gladiator and Blade Runner lamented that the film industry was “drowning in mediocrity”. Source: Ridley Scott: I only … Continued
In the looming contract talks between Hollywood studios and above-the-line unions, confusion around AI and issues raised by the debut of synthetic actress Tilly Norwood are certain to be key themes. Source: Tilly Norwood And AI Confusion Will Shape Looming … Continued