A claim circulating online suggests Google DeepMind invested roughly $75 million in indie film powerhouse A24 to build AI tools for moviemaking.
There’s just one problem. It doesn’t appear to be true.
Two real stories, one fake mashup
Here’s what actually happened. A24, the studio behind films like Everything Everywhere All at Once and Moonlight, did receive a $75 million investment. But it came from Thrive Capital, not Google DeepMind, and it landed in June 2024. That deal valued the studio at approximately $3.5 billion.
Separately, Google DeepMind has been making legitimate moves in AI-assisted filmmaking. In May 2025, the AI lab announced a collaboration with Darren Aronofsky’s newly launched production company, Primordial Soup, to develop three short films using generative AI models including Veo.
