Lionsgate is aiming to save a boatload of cash using generative AI technology as an assistive creative tool for filmmakers. Lionsgate, the film and TV studio behind film franchises including “John Wick” and “The Hunger Games,

"Hunger Games" and "John Wick" studio Lionsgate will partner with AI research company Runway to create and train an AI model that can be used to help augment Lionsgate's work.

AI startup Runway has made a name for itself building generative models seemingly trained on unlicensed content from around the internet. Now, the company has signed a deal with Lionsgate that will give it access to the studio’s massive portfolio of films and TV shows.