Warner Bros shareholders to vote on Paramount's $81 billion takeover of the Hollywood giantWarner Bros. Discovery shareholders are voting on a massive $81 billion deal to be acquired by Skydance-owned Paramount. This mega-merger c...
23 Apr, 2026, 05.00 PM IST
An AI-rendered Val Kilmer will posthumously appear in a new filmKilmer's estate gave permission for his digital replication, and is being compensated for it. Mercedes Kilmer, the actor's daughter, said t...
19 Mar, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
Film industry leaders slam CBFC over 'Jana Nayagan' censor rowFilmmakers and actors are protesting the Central Board of Film Certification's actions regarding Vijay's film 'Jana Nayagan'. Directors lik...
10 Jan, 2026, 02.11 PM IST
Is AI a threat to jobs? A 'Tomb Raider' affair poses the questionThe gamer's ears - and those of other "Tomb Raider" fans - picked up something amiss with the French-language voice of Lara Croft, the game...
24 Sep, 2025, 04.43 PM IST
AI-cloning of Lara Croft's voice has 'Tomb Raider' fans and actors up in armsIn a surprising turn of events, a gamer from France discovered that the latest Tomb Raider game features an AI-generated voice that mimics ...
24 Sep, 2025, 11.06 AM IST
Voice actors push back as AI threatens dubbing industryAs AI advances, voice actors like Boris Rehlinger, the French voice of Ben Affleck, are fighting to protect their craft. With the dubbing m...
30 Jul, 2025, 01.08 PM IST
Mexican voice actors demand regulation on AI voice cloningFrom the Monument to the Revolution in downtown Mexico City, dozens of audiovisual professionals held signs, including ones that read: "I d...
14 Jul, 2025, 01.41 PM IST
Thanks to AI, this Hollywood star of yore can make you 'nice & comfortable' with a bedtime storyThe sleep and meditation app Calm on Tuesday released a new story for premium users told by Stewart, the beloved actor who starred in 'It's...
06 Dec, 2023, 10.00 PM IST
Why is Scarlett Johansson Taking Legal Action Against An AI AppScarlett Johansson takes legal action against an AI app that used her image in an unauthorized online ad, sparking a debate on privacy and ...
02 Nov, 2023, 01.50 AM IST
Whose voice is it anyway? Actors take on AI copycatsFrom South Africa to Europe, Japan to the United States, artists are joining forces to protect their jobs, and their souls, from the ramifi...
20 Oct, 2023, 06.08 PM IST
The internet is about to get much worseWe are in a time of eroding trust, as people realise that their contributions to a public space may be taken, monetized and potentially use...
24 Sep, 2023, 08.09 AM IST
Actors vs AI: The battle for creative control — WGA and SAG-AFTRA seek strong AI regulations amidst strikeActors are raising their voice against AI, calling it battle for creative control, demand strong regulations amid the ongoing strikes by th...
22 Jul, 2023, 11.20 PM IST
AI has Hollywood in a tizzy with fake trailers, digital doublesIs #timesup for Hollywood royalty now that the AI reign has begun?
01 Jun, 2023, 07.46 PM IST
Digital doubles, fake trailers and AI take centre stage as Hollywood actors' union begin labour talksActors and writers envision various scenarios in which studios could try to cut costs and boost revenue using generative AI, which can be f...
01 Jun, 2023, 04.20 PM IST
Age of chatbots: Are writers seeing writing on the wall?Hollywood writers have expressed concerns over the use of generative AI technology to produce entertainment that they fear could replace th...
30 Apr, 2023, 06.28 AM IST
Age of chatbots: Are writers seeing writing on the wall?The fortunes of the writers, actors and directors negotiating new contracts this year may say a lot about whether the pattern will continue...
30 Apr, 2023, 01.04 AM IST
'Singing moon' SP Balasubramaniam laid to rest with full state honours at his farm house in Chennai24 police personnel gave a gun salute and later the body was lowered into a deep pit and buried.
26 Sep, 2020, 02.01 PM IST