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Roger Avary to Adapt ‘Paradise Lost’ With AI-Focused Ex Machina Studios

Ex Machina positions proprietary AI as the path to epic scope on an indie budget.

Overview

  • Roger Avary, set on Wednesday to write and direct the film, is partnering with AI-oriented Ex Machina Studios.
  • Avary says he will take a more faithful approach using generative AI to lower costs compared with past effects-heavy attempts.
  • The producers say their proprietary tools will create large-scale visuals while keeping real actors, human-written scripts, and guild-standard shoots.
  • Marco Weber produces with Kirk Petruccelli as executive producer, and K5 International will shop the project at the Cannes market.
  • The film has no cast or start date yet, and it follows past stalled versions, including Alex Proyas’s scrapped effort that once had Bradley Cooper attached.