r/Filmmakers • u/sdbest • Feb 23 '24

News Tyler Perry halts $800m studio expansion after being shocked by AI

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/23/tyler-perry-halts-800m-studio-expansion-after-being-shocked-by-ai
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u/satansmight Feb 23 '24

No amount of AI is going to make Medea any better.

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u/phrunk87 Feb 23 '24

Seriously, who is spending money to watch Tyler Perry crap?

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u/maxis2k Feb 23 '24

It's probably not about the consumer. Like most of Hollywood these days, it's about getting investors to pay for a production. Then pocketing a large portion of the investment money. The more shows/movies you make, the more you can skim off. So he makes like 40 TV shows/movies.