Generative AI & Entertainment

The excitement surrounding generative artificial intelligence — a new breed of software capable of creating content across several sorts of media — is unparalleled in the corporate world.

Pritish Bagdi

That is why it is critical for the entertainment business to have a particular report that analyses the implications of this potentially revolutionary technology. "Generative AI & Entertainment" is Variety Intelligence Platform's attempt to cut through the hype and provide a clear understanding of how the worlds of film, television, music, and gaming can harness everything from ChatGPT to the software you may have never heard of in conjuring up text, code, image, voice, melody, and video.

According to International Data Corp.'s "Worldwide Artificial Intelligence Spending Guide," the media industry will witness the greatest rise in AI investment of any industry, with a five-year compound annual growth rate above 30%. To spend that money wisely, though, meticulous planning is required, which this report can help with.

Is Hollywood on the verge of becoming a world where machines replace screenwriters? Or can next-generation AI technologies genuinely help artists create work faster and better than ever before? Will Bollywood follow the AI clan? These are only a few of the important questions addressed in this study (as well as its predecessor from October 2020), making it a necessary read for industry professionals operating at all levels of the organisation.

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Crew of 'The Muppets Mayhem' series involved in accident while filming

Washington [US], July 4: An accident recently took place on the sets of Disney Plus's upcoming comedy series 'Muppet Mayhem' when a crew truck crashed into a tree on the edge of a cliff near Griffith Observatory.

Swati Bhat

According to Deadline, the incident happened on late Friday night around 11:30 PM and no one was hurt. However, the time of the accident raises Hollywood's decades-long issue of long hours on set.

Sources suggest 'Muppet Mayhem' has been filming for a few weeks consisting of long days. Location shoots are permitted by Film LA, which is a non-profit agency that is supposed to be notified of all incidents that occur during exterior production on city streets or venues such as Griffith Park. Developed and written by 'The Goldbergs' creator Adam F. Goldberg, Muppets veteran Bill Barretta, and Jeff Yorkes, the series follows The Electric Mayhem Band as they go on an epic musical journey to finally record their first studio album.

Nora (Lilly Singh), a driven junior A&R executive, is tasked with managing and wrangling the mayhem that is The Electric Mayhem Band. With her help, the old-school Muppet band comes face to face with the current-day music scene as they try to go platinum.

As per Deadline, 'Muppet Mayhem' has been executive produced by Goldberg, Barretta, Michael Bostick and Kris Eber with Yorkes as an executive producer. The Muppets Studio's David Lightbody and Leigh Slaughter are also executive producers.

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Has Johnny Depp been offered USD 301 million by Disney to return as Captain Jack Sparrow?

Washington [US], June 28: Hollywood actor Johnny Depp has reportedly been offered a whopping USD 301 million deal by Disney to return as the iconic 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' franchise character, Captain Jack Sparrow, claimed poptopic.com.

The Australian pop-culture gossip site claimed that "Disney has allegedly offered Johnny Depp a USD 301 million contract deal for him to return as Jack Sparrow in another Pirates film and a Disney Plus series!"

Poptopic.com reported that as per a trusted source close to the company, "Disney are very interested in patching up their relationship with Johnny Depp. They reached out to the actor prior to his defamation trial against Amber Heard and asked whether he would be interested in returning for another Pirates film or two." "I know corporate sent him a gift basket with a very heartfelt letter, but I'm unsure how it was received. But what I can tell you is that the studio has already penned up a draft for a film about Jack Sparrow -- so they are very hopeful that Johnny will forgive them and return as his iconic character," alleged the insider.

The site's source also claimed that Disney is even willing to go beyond this deal to get Depp back into Jack Sparrow's shoes, exceeding the amount Heard's lawyer claimed that the actor would refuse. Poptopic.com's Disney insider added, "Disney are prepping a deal for USD$301 million deal that will include a sizable donation to a charity of Depp's choice. The deal is reportedly for Johnny Depp to return as Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean 6 and a spin-off Disney Plus series about the early life of the Captain of The Black Pearl." It should be noted that this reported amount of USD 301 million is just a million over the one quoted by Heard's lawyer, Elaine Charlson Bredehoft, during Depp's defamation trial. She had said, "Is Disney aware that Mr Depp has testified under oath that he would not take another 'Pirates of the Caribbean' franchise role for USD 300 million and a million alpacas?"

As of now, Disney has not given any confirmation or hints about Depp's return to the franchise, nor have they given any statement regarding this USD 301 million offer. Hence, there's a possibility that this might just be a rumour.

Further, 'Pirates of the Caribbean' was not the only franchise from which the actor was dropped, as Warner Bros also removed him from his role as Gellert Grindelwald in the 'Fantastic Beasts' franchise following the Washington Post op-ed by Heard, which was at the centre of Depp's highly publicised USD 50 million defamation case.

In lieu of the public defamation trial, the jury reached a verdict on June 1, deciding that Depp, proved that Heard defamed him in the 2018 op-ed. Depp has maintained that he never assaulted Heard and claimed she physically harmed him. The jury awarded Depp USD 15 million in damages but Heard will only have to pay USD 8.4 million due to a Virginia law limiting punitive damages. In her countersuit, Heard won one of the three defamation counts and was awarded USD 2 million in damages, as per People magazine.

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