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AI-Created 50-Foot Pool Scene Boosts ‘Young Washington’

7/3/2026

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Jon Erwin filmed a water scene for “Young Washington” in Ireland on a 50-foot pool using AI, releasing July 3.
100 AI-generated shots from Luma, Amazon’s Project Nara and Magnific were used, with cast—Ben Kingsley, Andy Serkis, Mary-Louise Parker—endorsing the approach and receiving a 63% Rotten Tomatoes rating.
Erwin says the AI technique mirrors the shift from film to digital cameras and notes that viewers misidentified AI effects as traditional VFX.

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Jon Erwin filmed a water scene for “Young Washington” in Ireland on a 50-foot pool using AI, releasing July 3.
100 AI-generated shots from Luma, Amazon’s Project Nara and Magnific were used, with cast—Ben Kingsley, Andy Serkis, Mary-Louise Parker—endorsing the approach and receiving a 63% Rotten Tomatoes rating.
Erwin says the AI technique mirrors the shift from film to digital cameras and notes that viewers misidentified AI effects as traditional VFX.