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Hollywood Will Be a Ghost Town in Five Years

Insiders worry that Hollywood is the next Detroit—but it's actually much worse than that

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Ted Gioia
Apr 23, 2025
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The latest rumor in Hollywood is that Ben Affleck is pitching a movie idea to a big studio—and it’s too good to turn down.

Why?

Because the movie will be made entirely with AI.


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This is a dream come true for the CEOs of Disney and other studios.

  • What could be cheaper? Just imagine, no salaries for cast and crew.

  • What could be easier? No meddlesome humans will interfere with studio directives.

  • What could be simpler? Let the machines do all the work!

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