Google DeepMind invests $75 million in A24 to build AI filmmaking tools, shielding studio's creative autonomy

Google DeepMind and independent studio A24 announced a $75 million research partnership on June 22, 2026 to develop AI-powered filmmaking tools and workflows. The deal explicitly protects A24's creative independence and gives Google no access to the studio's content or operations. Instead, Google gains a live production environment to test generative media research at scale—a credential gap in its competition with OpenAI's Sora and Runway for professional adoption.