Secret Invasion’s AI-generated opening credits aren’t Marvel’s best, but they do feel like a very telling sign of where the studio and the larger entertainment industry are at right now.
Elemental co-writers Kat Likkel and John Hoberg set out to tell a story about romantic and familial love — not just one about watery racism and fiery bigotry.
“Holiday 2023” could mean any number of specific dates, but the key to getting your hands on these choice Zelda and (hot) Ganon Tears of the Kingdom Amiibo whenever they release is probably going to be having the wherewithal to place a preorder.
Or, you know, to have an uncle working at Nintendo.
The entire point of Marvel’s Secret Invasion series is to tap into people’s deep, existisitential anxieties about being replaced and destroyed by hostile adversaries. That makes the studio’s choice to create the show’s opening credits sequence with AI-generated art make a certain amount of sense.
But it’s hard to deny how bad these optics are for Marvel especially at a time when traditional artists are increasingly sounding the alarm about the threat AI-generated art poses to their livelihoods.
Looking at Ryan Murphy’s track record at Netflix, the streaming giant probably has some regrets about signing him to a nine-figure production deal in 2018 that led to hits like Dahmer, and quite a few more projects that never really popped off.
But now that his Netflix deal has come to a close, Murphy’s reportedly looking to jump ship and head over to Disney — a move one could easily imagine having been his plan all along.