George Lucas has never really been the “please keep cinema exactly as it was” guy. This is the man who founded Industrial Light & Magic because the visual effects tools he needed did not exist. He pushed digital editing. He backed new filmmaking technology. He spent decades treating cinema less like a sacred machine and more like something you could take apart, rebuild, and occasionally annoy half the industry with. So when Lucas talks about AI as the future of filmmaking, it does not exactly come out of nowhere. In a new interview with A Rabbit’s Foot, Lucas says artificial intelligence “means it’s much easier for us to make movies,” before comparing resistance to AI with someone insisting the horse and buggy is still the better idea while cars are arriving anyway. His point is blunt: technology moves forward, whether people like it or not. Lucas Has Always Seen Film…
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Rogue One Director Gareth Edwards Thinks AI Could Be Bigger Than CGI
Gareth Edwards is not exactly running from the AI conversation. The Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director has spoken positively about generative AI in filmmaking, arguing that the technology could become one of the biggest creative tools in cinema. In a new report from The Hollywood Reporter, Edwards is quoted as saying AI is “going to be better than CGI.” That is a spicy sentence. Especially in Hollywood right now. AI remains one of the most radioactive topics in entertainment, with writers, actors, artists, editors, VFX teams, and studios all arguing over what should be automated, protected, credited, or absolutely kept away from the creative process. But Edwards’ view seems less like “replace everyone” and more like “this tool is too powerful to ignore.” Why Edwards’ Opinion Matters Edwards is not some random tech executive waving a shiny toy at filmmakers. He directed Rogue One, one of the most…