International
Korean thriller The Housemaid set for a remake
MUMBAI: The remake of the Korean classic thriller The Housemaid will in all probability have award-winning actress Jeon Do-yeon that Seoul-based Mirovision, Inc. is producing and also handling international sales.
Directed by Korean master Kim Ki-young, the 1960 original was the story of how a factory music teacher‘s family is thrown into nightmare chaos when they take in a strange girl as a housemaid – she seduces him, is coerced into having an abortion, and then metes out revenge.
The original version was digitally re-mastered and screened at Cannes in 2008 with the support of Martin Scorsese‘s World Cinema Foundation and the Korean Film Archive.
Jeon Do-yeon won the Cannes Best Actress award in 2007 for her performance in Lee Chang-dong‘s Secret Sunshine. Her other work includes starring in Lee Yoon-ki‘s My Dear Enemy, Jung Ji-woo‘s Happy End, Park Jin-pyo‘s You Are My Sunshine and lee Young-jae‘s The Harmonium In My Memory.
Im Sang-soo previously directed the Cannes entry The President‘s Last Bang and Venice entry A Good Lawyer‘s Wife, in addition to other critically-acclaimed films such as The Old Garden.
The remaking of The Housemaid is due to start at the end of the year, with an aim to see a local release in the first half of 2010, the 50th anniversary of The Housemaid original.
International
Utopai Studios unveils 4K three-minute video generation for PAI platform
New Story Agent and editing tools aim to streamline AI-led filmmaking workflows
MUMBAI: Utopai Studios has announced a major upgrade to its PAI storytelling AI platform, introducing what it claims is an industry-first capability to generate three-minute videos in 4K resolution, alongside enhancements to its Story Agent feature.
The update, rolling out from April 15, expands the platform’s capabilities across the filmmaking process, from early concept development to post-production. The company said the new features are designed to help filmmakers maintain continuity across characters, scenes and visual styles, a key challenge in AI-driven storytelling.
At the heart of the release is a next-generation model that enables more structured narrative development, allowing creators to move more seamlessly from idea to execution. With tools such as multi-shot sequencing and multi-turn editing, the platform aims to give both studios and independent creators greater control over complex storytelling workflows.
Commenting on the launch, Utopai Studios co-founder and CTO Jie Yang said, “The next phase of AI in media will not be defined by isolated tools, but by systems that can carry story, continuity and collaboration across the full creative process.” He added that the update is a step towards enabling more practical, end-to-end narrative development at a professional level.
Echoing this, Utopai Studios co-founder and chief scientific officer Zijian He said, “Generative video is opening the door to a new production model, where creative ambition is less constrained by traditional cost and complexity.” He noted that the platform combines multimodal models with iterative editing to give creators more speed, control and consistency.
The company said PAI is already being used in professional film and television productions, particularly in Hollywood, for tasks such as pre-visualisation, scene design and post-production refinements. The latest update adds features including improved voice options, character consistency, unlimited editing and more flexible asset management.
Utopai also emphasised that its models are not trained on copyrighted material, positioning the platform as a cleaner alternative for creators and rights holders navigating the evolving AI landscape.
As AI continues to reshape content creation, Utopai’s latest push signals a shift from standalone tools to integrated systems, aiming to make high-quality filmmaking faster, more flexible and increasingly accessible.
