International
WWE Studios announces ‘The Chaperone’
MUMBAI: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Studios has announced that actors Kevin Corrigan American Gangster, Ariel Winter Modern Family and Annabeth Gish The West Wing have joined WWE Superstar Paul ‘Triple H‘ Levesque in the cast of the studios’ upcoming comedy, The Chaperone.
The film has begun principal photography in and around New Orleans, Louisiana.
Stephen Herek will direct the film from a screenplay by playwright SJ Roth. The Chaperone is produced by WWE Studios executive VP Michael Pavone and executive produced by WWE Studios VP David Calloway.
In the film, the title character Ray Bradstone played by Levesque is the best “wheel man in the business,” but he is determined to go straight and be the best parent he can be to his daughter, Sally, played by Winter and make amends with his ex-wife played by Gish. As he struggles to find honest work, his old bank-robbing crew, led by Phillip Larue played by Corrigan, offers him one last job. He agrees at first, but changes his mind at the last second leaving the crew without a driver.
Ray decides instead to serve as a “chaperone” for Sally’s school field trip. When the robbery goes awry, Larue blames Ray and chases the school bus all the way to the Museum of Natural History in New Orleans. Ray must deal with Larue, while supervising Sally’s class on what becomes one of the craziest school trips ever.
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.
