AI Film is Pulled From Theaters Following Backlash

AMC pulls AI-generated short film from theaters following public outcry: 'This is hot garbage'

AMC Theatres is stepping back from what could have been one of the first nationwide pre-show screenings of an AI-generated narrative short.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, AMC has opted not to screen the AI short film "Thanksgiving Day" after online backlash. The decision came after criticism on social media — one of many such controversies during the recent AI boom — including some saying of the planned showings "this is hot garbage" and …

AI Film is Pulled From Theaters Following Backlash

After winning the inaugural Frame Forward AI Animated Film Festival, Igor Alferov expected his short, Thanksgiving Day, to be the first AI-generated film to run nationwide as part of his prize -- but that's now how it turned out.