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‘Backrooms’ Director Kane Parsons Says Using AI ‘Defeats the Purpose’ of Filmmaking: ‘I Get No Enjoyment From Using Those Tools’

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/backrooms-kane-parsons-ai-defeats-the-purpose-filmmaking-1236766375/https://www.techradar.com/streaming/entertainment/masters-of-the-universe-director-travis-knight-doesnt-think-ai-is-a-technology-we-should-fear-but-says-itll-never-replace-the-people-who-give-movies-their-spirit-and-soulhttps://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/horror-movies/director-of-one-of-2026s-biggest-surprise-horror-hits-slams-genai-if-i-could-snap-my-fingers-and-make-generative-ai-disappear-forever-i-probably-would/
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  • Director Kane Parsons slams generative AI, saying he would erase it if possible because it defeats the creative purpose for him.
  • Parsons says AI could help VFX, but warns current use has high stakes and harmful consequences that must be considered in horror storytelling.
  • Parsons frames AI as a thematic probe, not the artmaker, inviting exploration of what AI represents in culture rather than how it creates art.

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Masters of the Universe filmmaker Travis Knight says AI can benefit the entertainment industry — but only if it's used as a 'tool or a crutch' and not as a substitute for the 'amazing creatives who make movies'

https://www.techradar.com/streaming/entertainment/masters-of-the-universe-director-travis-knight-doesnt-think-ai-is-a-technology-we-should-fear-but-says-itll-never-replace-the-people-who-give-movies-their-spirit-and-soulTechradar.com
Masters of the Universe filmmaker Travis Knight says AI can benefit the entertainment industry — but only if it's used as a 'tool or a crutch' and not as a substitute for the 'amazing creatives who make movies'

Director of one of 2026's biggest surprise horror hits slams GenAI: "If I could snap my fingers and make generative AI disappear forever, I probably would"

https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/horror-movies/director-of-one-of-2026s-biggest-surprise-horror-hits-slams-genai-if-i-could-snap-my-fingers-and-make-generative-ai-disappear-forever-i-probably-would/Gamesradar.com
Director of one of 2026's biggest surprise horror hits slams GenAI: "If I could snap my fingers and make generative AI disappear forever, I probably would"

'Backrooms' Director Kane Parsons Calls AI "Genuinely Harmful"

https://deadline.com/2026/06/backrooms-kane-parsons-calls-ai-genuinely-harmful-1236940532/Deadline.com
'Backrooms' Director Kane Parsons Calls AI "Genuinely Harmful"

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