It’s So Not Over for Hollywood (with Devindra Hardawar)

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Emanuel discusses the impact of AI on Hollywood and the current state of the movie industry with guest Devindra Hardawar.

Emanuel talks to Devindra Hardawar about AI in Hollywood and the state of the movie industry. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code 404MEDIA at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/404media I didn’t plan it this way, but it’s a good coincidence that my interview with Devindra Hardawar is coming out on the week that the first Star Wars movie in years is being crushed at the box office by two low budget horror movies. Something is extremely off at Hollywood, or at least the old studio executives and streamers who control most of the money that funds movies. This week we’re joined by Devindra Hardawar. Devindra is a senior editor at Engadget and a co-host of The Filmcast, a podcast about film I’ve been listening to for 15 years. We’ve covered the intersection of the movie industry and AI here and there on 404 Media, but Devindra lives at that intersection. He’s the perfect person to talk to about AI and film, but also the state of the industry more broadly, how to fit movies into your life in the age of the infinite scroll, how to introduce kids to film, and more. YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/imCSQkhFkoM Learn more about your ad…

People in this episode

Host: Emanuel

Guest: Devindra Hardawar

Topics covered

• AI in Hollywood
• movie industry
• film
• low budget horror movies
• personal data
• infinite scroll

Keywords

• Hollywood
• AI
• Devindra Hardawar
• movie industry
• Star Wars
• film
• personal data
• horror movies

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Organizations: Engadget, The Filmcast, 404 Media

Products: Incogni

Books & works: Star Wars

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