How AI Could Disrupt Hollywood

NJ Senate Fight • NYT Leak Drama • Biden Polling Woes [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( How AI Could Disrupt Hollywood Good Monday morning! Controversy over a New York Times internal probe kicked up this weekend as the union representing employees accused the paper of conducting a “destructive and racially targeted witch hunt,” Jack McCordick [writes](. Charlotte Klein, who [first reported]( Thursday on the Times leak investigation, [finds]( management rejecting the Guild’s accusations, describing the inquiry as “focused narrowly on how internal materials were shared with outsiders.” Over in Hollywood, Nick Bilton [reports]( how AI could upend the movie business; OpenAI’s Sora, “which can take text and turn it into astonishingly realistic video,” is already making an impact. “All of this hints at a not-too-distant future where a film or TV series could be made by a single person,” he writes. On the politics front, Joe Biden’s polling woes continue ahead of Super Tuesday as Donald Trump, who is poised to steamroll toward the GOP nomination tomorrow, [is leading]( by four points among likely voters. And in the Garden State, Chris Smith [digs into]( the primary battle between Democrats Tammy Murphy and Andy Kim—and how a dispute over ballots is roiling the race. Thanks for reading. [How AI Could Disrupt Hollywood]( By [Nick Bilton]( [New platforms and tools may allow a person to create a feature-length film from their living room. But can they really compete with the studios?]( [Read more button](   [New York Times Under Fire for “Racially Targeted Witch Hunt” Into Leaks Over Israel Coverage]( By [Jack McCordick]( [As Vanity Fair first reported, the Times initiated the internal investigation after details about its flagship podcast were leaked to The Intercept.]( [Read more button](   [A Ballot Blowup Is Roiling New Jersey’s Senate Race]( By [Chris Smith]( [In the battle to replace Bob Menendez, can an underdog congressman defeat the state’s powerful first lady?]( [Read more button](   [Trump Leads Biden by Four Points: NYT/Siena Poll]( By [Jack McCordick]( [Ahead of Super Tuesday, Biden’s leadership is in question with the majority of voters.]( [Read more button](   [Donald Trump, Who Regularly Takes Credit for Killing Roe v. Wade, Suggests He’s Open to a National Abortion Ban]( By [Bess Levin]( [If you’re surprised, you definitely shouldn’t be.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast