Overview

• Showrunner confirmed it will use its new FILM-1 model to attempt a reconstruction of the missing 43 minutes from The Magnificent Ambersons announced at Venice.
• The company says it will blend AI-generated keyframes and camera-trajectory control with newly shot scenes using live actors plus AI face, pose, and voice techniques.
• Researcher Brian Rose, who has rebuilt roughly 30,000 frames and 3D sets from archival materials, is partnering on the project, with VFX specialist Tom Clive joining the team.
• Showrunner characterizes the work as noncommercial because it has not secured rights held by Warner Bros. Discovery and Concord, indicating presentations would be academic.
• The Orson Welles estate criticized the plan as a publicity-driven move undertaken without notice, highlighting broader concerns over AI’s role in preserving cinema.