Terry Matalas Confirms No GenAI in VisionQuest — SkimNews
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- Terry Matalas confirmed no GenAI was used in VisionQuest, telling ScreenRant there "hasn't really been a need" for the technology despite the show's AI-themed subject matter.
- Will Hughes-Jones said his production design team relied on human creativity to deliberately emulate the flawed look of AI software renderings, with Matalas noting the designs "nod to how our current form of AI processes things" as commentary on the tech.
- VisionQuest debuts Oct. 14 on Disney+ as the first solo outing for the android Vision, with Paul Bettany reprising the role in a story set after WandaVision (2021) that follows the resurrected character on a journey of self-discovery aided by AI personas.
- Disney ended its $1 billion investment in OpenAI's Sora in May, cutting off its character catalogue from the text-to-video app — months before VisionQuest arrives on its streamer.
Why it matters: Disney publicly severed its $1B OpenAI/Sora partnership in May, and now a Marvel Disney+ show literally about AI is built entirely without GenAI tools — making the studio's anti-AI stance visible in both its investment decisions and its on-screen creative output.
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