Hacker News with Generative AI: Film Industry

With 'Megalopolis,' the Flop Era Returns to Cinemas (nytimes.com)
With ‘Megalopolis,’ the Flop Era Returns to Cinemas
Hollywood industry in crisis after strikes, streaming wars (bbc.com)
Hollywood's big boom has gone bust
Inside-Out 2 Was the Hit Pixar Needed, but the Laid-Off Employees Are Hurting (ign.com)
From the outside, Pixar’s narrative is a clear story of redemption: after an undeniably tough few years – battered by COVID-19 theater shutdowns, two Hollywood strikes, and a couple of box office disappointments – the studio needed a win, and that win was Inside Out 2.
Made in Hollywood, Censored by Beijing (pen.org)
Mass Market DVDs Are Dead: Long Live Heritage Physical Media (variety.com)
6 Laws of Dying Hollywood Franchises (honest-broker.com)
Sony Pictures to Use AI to Produce Movies and Shows in "More Efficient Ways" (hollywoodreporter.com)
After Furiosa flops, Hollywood could be facing a biblically disastrous summer (bbc.com)
IMDB Struggles with Persistent Movie 'Piracy' Problem (torrentfreak.com)