{
  "id": 470444,
  "title": "Brad Pitt Says AI Could Help More ‘Mid-Budget Films’ Get Made if It’s ‘Used as a Tool’: ‘Gonna Be a Very Interesting Experiment’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/brad-pitt-says-ai-could-help-more-mid-budget-films-get-made-if-its",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-10T12:59:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/brad-pitt-ai-could-help-mid-budget-movies-get-made-1236831201/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Brad Pitt is keeping an open mind about AI use in movies, saying that it could actually help more mid-budget projects get made. The Oscar-winning actor was asked his thoughts on the topic in a new Esquire cover story, particularly when it comes to creating visual effects that could otherwise be very expensive. “There’s a […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Brad Pitt backs certain use of AI in Hollywood: 'It’s going to help these mid-budget films get made'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/brad-pitt-backs-certain-use-of-ai-in-hollywood-its-going-to-help",
        "published": "2026-08-11T10:09:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}