Adam Shankman defended the disaster comedy on social media on Tuesday, saying “zero scenes” in the movie were conceived by artificial intelligence.
WASHINGTON — Director Adam Shankman is fighting back against social media criticism of his upcoming film “Stop!” that! train! 》guess. Relying on artificial intelligence-generated visuals, these rumors are absolutely false.
“Every shot in ‘Stop! That! Train!’ was made by human hands,” Shankman wrote in a social media post on Tuesday. “I’ve noticed there’s some speculation online that ‘Stop! That! The Train!’ is filled with fully generated AI shots, and I’m here to tell you that’s clearly not true. There are a total of zero AI-conceived shots in the movie.”
The director said the show employs hundreds of visual effects artists and that no jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence.
“This film is a work of joy and laughter made entirely by humans,” he wrote, urging viewers to support the film ahead of its release. “Get your tickets now and support all these amazing artists who make this work and get paid for it.”
The backlash began after early screenings of the film. Controversy traces back to filmmakers and VFX artists Letterboxd review by Gloria Cook At a preview on May 28, Cook claimed that the film “has one of the most significant uses of artificial intelligence I’ve ever seen in a movie, with a lot of the visual effects looking like a generation of AI,” and pointed to an AI company listed in the closing credits. Acme AI and FX are listed as the film’s visual effects partners.
Cook’s comments spread quickly on social media.
Shankman, who also directed Hairspray, Stone of Ages and A Walk Down Memory Lane, addressed the rumors on social media platforms like Instagram, X and Letterboxd, where the backlash was most concentrated.
“Stop! That! The Train!” is an action-comedy disaster movie starring RuPaul, Ginger Minaj, and Jujube, scheduled to be released on June 12. The film tells the story of an out-of-control Glamazon Express train that crashes into a natural disaster called “Stormaganza.” It is co-produced by Unapologetic Projects and World of Wonder, the production company of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
Sources related to the production confirmed separately Publish a magazine No generative artificial intelligence was used in the production of this film.
