Lionsgate’s partnershuip with Runway seemed to have hit a major snag last fall when the companies couldn’t get their AI model to generate footage suitable to be turned into a full-on movie. And now, they’re reportedly putting more energy into producing “short episodic series using existing Lionsgate IP.” [Link: Lionsgate Takes Equity Stake in Runway, Will Mine IP for AI-Generated Shorts | https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/lionsgate-runway-ai-short-films-franchises-ip/ | TheWrap]

Lionsgate has invested in Runway and launched joint projects to develop new IP and AI-generated films using its 20,000-title library including John Wick.

Lionsgate has taken an equity stake in the generative AI video company Runway and plans to pull from its existing catalogue of franchises for an AI short-form series, expanding a…

Lionsgate’s partnershuip with Runway seemed to have hit a major snag last fall when the companies couldn’t get their AI model to generate footage suitable to be turned into a…