Shawn Levy Says AI Will Become an ‘Essential Tool’ for Moviemaking but He Hasn’t ‘Incorporated’ It in ‘Any Meaningful Way’ Yet

Home Film Columns Apr 21, 2026 2:08pm PT Shawn Levy Says AI Will Become an ‘Essential Tool’ for Moviemaking but He Hasn’t ‘Incorporated’ It in ‘Any Meaningful Way’ Yet By Marc Malkin Plus Icon Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events marcmalkin Latest Shawn Levy Says AI Will Become an ‘Essential Tool’ for Moviemaking but He Hasn’t ‘Incorporated’ It in ‘Any Meaningful Way’ Yet 21 minutes ago OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says AI in Hollywood Will Get People to ‘Care More About Human Creators, Not Less’ 24 hours ago Madonna’s Manager Guy Oseary ‘Not Sure Yet’ She’ll Tour Following Sabrina Carpenter Coachella Performance and ‘Confessions II’ Release 1 day ago See All Eamonn McCormack/Variety Director Shawn Levy has wrapped and is in post-production on “Star Wars: Starfighter.” The much-anticipated film, starring Ryan Gosling, Amy Adams, Matt Smith, Mia Goth and Aaron Pierre, doesn’t it theaters until May 28, 2027. “I’m in the beautiful sanctity of the edit room,” Levy told me at the Breakthrough Prize Ceremony on Saturday. “We don’t come out until next year, and so it’s a rare movie where I don’t have a release date looming. So I’m in the dark quiet of the edit room finding the best possible shape for the film.” Related Stories Karlovy Vary, the World's Second Oldest Film Festival, Prepares to Celebrate 80 Years Since First Festival, and Its 60th Edition