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‘Pulp Fiction’ Writer Roger Avary Says Investors Are “Throwing Money” At AI Filmmakers

‘Pulp Fiction’ Writer Roger Avary Says Investors Are “Throwing Money” At AI Filmmakers

For years, Oscar-winning screenwriter Roger Avary struggled to finance traditional films. Then he added two letters to his pitch: AI. In an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience, Roger Avary, the co-writer of Pulp Fiction, shared his experience. He explained that it seems like it’s almost impossible to “get stuff made” through the traditional channels after writing a script and figuring out the budget. “Then I built a technology company over the last year,” Avary said, “basically making AI movies and all of a sudden—boom like that—money gets thrown at it.”

Disney+ Debuts Vertical Micro-Dramas with ‘Locker Diaries’

Disney+ Debuts Vertical Micro-Dramas with ‘Locker Diaries’

Following on its January announcement that it would add vertical videos to Disney+, the company has released the first two episodes of Locker Diaries. The micro-dramas are framed as though the audience is looking out from inside a school locker. While the first two episodes feature characters from Zombies, the series will expand to stories with characters from Descendants and Phineas & Ferb.

David Ellison Warns U.S. Senate Netflix Deal Would “Extinguish” Competition As Skydance Pushes Alternative Warner Bros. Merger

David Ellison Warns U.S. Senate Netflix Deal Would “Extinguish” Competition As Skydance Pushes Alternative Warner Bros. Merger

The battle over Warner Bros. Discovery’s future is no longer confined to corporate boardrooms — it’s now playing out in Washington between Paramount's David Ellison and Netflix. In a detailed letter to Senator Cory Booker, Skydance CEO David Ellison issued a sweeping...