Written By: Bob Gordon<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jon Erwin has been a trailblazer in the faith entertainment space. From turning the success of I CAN ONLY IMAGINE<\/strong> into a studio deal with Lionsgate for Kingdom Story Company<\/a> to founding The Wonder Project<\/a> and creating THE HOUSE OF DAVID<\/strong> for the streaming platform, Jon has proven to be a visionary creative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, his efforts are catching the eye of the overall entertainment industry. The LA Times interviewed Jon Erwin<\/a> as part of a bigger-picture story about the future of the industry and how AI can serve the process<\/p>\n\n\n\n The story could not start out any more impressively:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn 1926, director Cecil B. DeMille hired hundreds of workers to build a set of Jerusalem inside the DeMille Studios in Culver City for the classic silent film \u2018The King of Kings.\u2019 A century later, Jon Erwin filmed his biblical epic \u2018The Old Stories: Moses,\u2019 starring Ben Kingsley, on the same studio lot now owned by Amazon MGM Studios. Except now, much of the architecture, desert location, and supernatural parts of the three-episode miniseries were generated through artificial intelligence.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Wonder Project is highlighting THE OLD STORIES: MOSES<\/strong> as a prequel to HOUSE OF DAVID<\/strong>. The show is already rolling out on the streaming service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a recent online article<\/a>, Peter Chattaway shares how quickly the show came together, thanks to the inclusion of AI technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo, the basic timeline:<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a Faith Film Fan, we\u2019d encourage you to read both articles to dive deeper into a creative from our space harnessing the power of AI and what that means for faith and general entertainment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n