First AI-made movie claims $70M budget vs $300M, criticized for marketing math
aakashgupta · x · 2026-09-01
Hollywood's first AI-made movie "Bitcoin" claims to have cut production costs from $300M to $70M, though director Doug Liman has a history of bankruptcies. The film was shot in 20 days in a gray box with AI-generated environments, eliminating set and lighting wait times. While this compressed the schedule and employed real crew, the "$230M savings" is viewed as a PR figure since a traditional version was never priced. Star Gal Gadot spent 6 months negotiating contract terms to protect her performance from AI replacement.
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