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This Week in… Media Production and AI: 4/20/26

Doug Liman’s $70 million “Bitcoin: Killing Satoshi” – starring Gal Gadot, Casey Affleck, Isla Fisher and Pete Davidson – is described as the first studio-quality feature film to feature wall-to-wall AI-generated imagery. The film was shot over 20 days in a simple customized soundstage, while sets and lighting are being generated with AI. And during the recent Semafor World Economy conference, Runway CEO Cristóbal Valenzuela suggested Hollywood studios should plan to produce 50 films with $100 million using AI. These stories and more in this week’s list.

Photo: On the set of Doug Liman’s movie ‘Bitcoin: Killing Satoshi’ (TheWrap on X)

Inside Doug Liman’s $70 Million AI-Made Movie Starring Casey Affleck and Gal Gadot
TheWrap (subscription required)

Hollywood’s First Big Budget AI-Generated Movie Is About Bitcoin, of Course
Gizmodo

Gal Gadot & Isla Fisher Join Casey Affleck & Pete Davidson in Doug Liman Thriller ‘Bitcoin’ as Pic Heads to Cannes Market
Deadline

Runway CEO Advocates AI-Driven Film Production Model to Scale Output and Reduce Costs
AI Insider

Runway CEO Says AI Could Help Hollywood Make 50 Films Instead of One $100M Blockbuster
TechCrunch

Luma Launches AI-Powered Production Studio with Faith-Focused Wonder Project
TechCrunch

Artlist Hits $300M ARR, Unveils Artlist Studio for AI-Powered Video Production
Press Release

EngineLab AI: Production-Ready AI for Studios and Creators on AWS
AWS for M&E Blog

AI-Driven Filmmaking Revolutionizes Chinese Cinema: Full-Stack Efficiency Meets Industrialized Production
Press Release

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