{"id":472924,"date":"2026-06-02T20:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/472924\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T20:19:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:19:10","slug":"did-stop-that-train-use-ai-director-shuts-down-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/472924\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Stop That Train Use AI? Director Shuts Down Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\u201cStop That Train\u201d\u00a0director Adam Shankman<\/a> defended the RuPaul Charles<\/a>-starring film after social-media chatter over the weekend accusing the filmmakers of relying on generative AI \u2014 calling such claims \u201cpatently not true.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cEvery shot in \u2018Stop! That! Train!\u2019 was made by human hands!\u201d\u00a0Shankman wrote in an Instagram post<\/a> Tuesday. \u201cThere are a sum total of ZERO shots conceived by AI in the movie. We employed hundreds of VFX artists who all killed themselves getting this out for release and not one job was taken out of human hands. The movie is a fully human made piece of joy and laughter. Take it in and enjoy it yall! We need the laughter!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe statement came after multiple X posts over the weekend alleged that the film used generative AI. In the \u201cAirplane\u201d-esque comedy, RuPaul play President Judy Gagwell as she and a cast of comedians and drag queens (\u201cRuPaul\u2019s Drag Race\u201d\u00a0alums Ginger Mini, Jujubee and Brooke Lynn Hytes among them) try to stop a runaway high-speed train, the Glamazon Express, from crashing into a fictional natural disaster, a \u201cStormaganza.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cRuPaul movie apparently confirmed to contain mass amounts of genAI with the top billed VFX company literally being AI-based\u2026 secret blessing that shit ain\u2019t playing in the UK,\u201d\u00a0one commenter on X commented<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cGirlfriend just made a pained sound on FaceTime and when I asked what was wrong they said \u2018there\u2019s a ton of AI in the new RuPaul movie,\u2019\u201d read another X post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tSome of the comments referred to the work of Acme AI and FX on the film, which was reported<\/a> by the Village Voice. The firm, co-founded by former Relativity Media executive Ryan Kavanaugh, has touted its ability to shorten production schedules and help reduce budgets by filming on a \u201cgray box\u201d soundstage while AI generates the location imagery, such as on the upcoming Doug Liman film \u201cBitcoin.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tA source familiar with the production told Variety that Acme AI was contracted exclusively for its visual effects work and any AI use was limited to background workflow processes \u2014 and not anything that appeared on screen.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe accusations also came after an April episode of \u201cDrag Race\u201d\u00a0featured RuPaul \u201cpainting\u201d\u00a0images of the season\u2019s final four contenders that appeared to be AI-generated, prompting a wave of social media fury.<\/a> RuPaul did not comment on the allegations, and \u201cDrag Race\u201d\u00a0production company World of Wonder did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

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