Since the AI filmmaking era began, Hollywood screenwriters have generally been loathe to put their names anywhere near such projects.They might quietly work on some AI pieces, sure, hoping no one will notice as the cash the check. And of course they’ll prompt ChatGPT for an idea when the screen stays stubbornly blank. But a trade announcement for an AI-enabled film? You’d sooner find an LLM winning an Oscar.That appears to be changing. A number of credited writers are boarding AI films backed and developed by Promise AI, a Los Angeles based startup devoted to using AI for original work, company officials tell The Hollywood Reporter.Among them are Jamie Magnus Stone, who directed eight episodes of the modern Doctor Who in its 12th and 13th seasons, and Micho Rutare, a longtime producer who developed the Sharknado Syfy series via his former studio The Asylum. As Hollywood creators grapple with how much, and whether, to incorporate AI into their traditional workflows, this small but growing list of creatives are going all in on AI. Their work goes beyond the efforts of artists like Martin Scorsese, who, at least so far, may be sampling the tools but not working on AI-led films.The pairings come from Promise executives’ belief that AI filmmaking benefits when it has a strong dose of traditional writing and development.“People who work on AI films have a mastery that very few people have — you need to learn dozens of tools,” says Tyler Mitchell, a former Imagine Entertainment exec who now runs development for Promise. “And a [traditional] writer can bring in all their talent. It really provides a very strong map and aligns everyone creatively.”Stone will be writing the screenplay for Everything is Within Tolerance, about a hidden bunker in which scientists conduct experiments while secretly being experimented upon.Rutare is writing Ninja Punk, an animated movie set in 2065-era Los Angeles centered on ninjas, Yakuza and a supernatural underworld. Both creators will be paired with AI natives, including the AI filmmaker Guillaume Hurbault for Stone and Promise chief creative officer Dave Clark for Rutare.Founded by a pair of YouTube veterans, Promise already has been combining tech-y outsiders with traditional entertainment. Development is run by Mitchell, the Imagine vet, and financing comes from the Peter Chernin-founded North Road (he recently sold the company). Veteran cinematic artists like Rick Baker have attended its film school.