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Updated · Deadline · Jun 4
Adam Shankman Denies 0 AI Shots in 'Stop! That! Train!' Ahead of June 12 Release
Updated
Updated · Deadline · Jun 4

Adam Shankman Denies 0 AI Shots in 'Stop! That! Train!' Ahead of June 12 Release

3 articles · Updated · Deadline · Jun 4

Summary

  • Tuesday, Adam Shankman said online claims that "Stop! That! Train!" used generative AI are "patently not true," insisting every shot was made by human hands.
  • Zero shots were conceived by AI, he wrote on Instagram, adding that hundreds of VFX artists worked on the film and that no jobs were taken from human creators.
  • The denial comes days before the ensemble action comedy opens in theaters on June 12 during Pride Month.
  • "Stop! That! Train!" stars Ginger Minj, Jujubee and RuPaul Charles alongside a large cast including Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicole Richie and Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

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