Media mogul Tyler Perry has announced that he is canceling an $800 million studio expansion in Atlanta, Georgia after seeing the capabilities of OpenAI’s new Sora model.
OpenAI’s Sora set the internet on fire this week by releasing several high-quality video images created by AI from text. While the video certainly had its problems and was never considered prime-time ready, its photorealistic quality lit a lightbulb in the creator’s head about the possibilities. The leader among them is Tyler Perry.
“It’s one thing to be told it can do all these things, but to actually see what it does was shocking,” he said. hollywood reporter (THR) Thursday.
Perry, whose expansion will add 12 more soundstages to his bustling studio, said the film is scheduled to be released on Netflix this Friday, but that it is “currently and indefinitely on hold.” “There is,” he said. Perry envisioned a feature that would make filming on location and elaborate sets a thing of the past.
“I’ve been hearing about this for about a year now, but I didn’t know until recently when I saw a demonstration of how it would work. It’s mind-blowing to me,” Perry said. Told.
“You don’t have to go on location anymore. If you want to be in the snow in Colorado, it’s a text away,” he continued. “If you want to write a moon scene, it’s text and this AI can generate it like it’s nothing.”
Perry called Sola a “game changer” that could allow future filmmakers to make their own films at a fraction of the cost.
“I am very concerned that many jobs will be lost in the near future,” he said.
Perry even admitted to using AI in two recent projects.
“It allowed me to go without makeup for hours. By using this AI technology, I no longer have to wear aging makeup for hours after the shoot and on set,” he said. Ta.
“It feels like everyone in the industry is running 100 miles an hour trying to keep up, trying to put up guardrails and put on their safety belts, just to make a living,” he added.
Perry’s admission comes amid reports that work for actors in the industry has come to a halt following last year’s massive union strike.
“In addition to fewer shows and virtually no pilots, the rising cost of living means that actors are less likely to get paid work than they used to be, and many working actors are struggling to support their families by paying rent or mortgages. Talent officials say it’s becoming difficult to feed them.” Understood. deadline.
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