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,

Runway will use Lionsgate's vast catalog to train a model that the studio's filmmakers can then use to help make new content.

Runway, a startup developing AI video tools, including video-generating systems, has inked a deal with Lionsgate to develop a custom model.