EXCLUSIVE: David CorenswetsSupermanlies on the ground, an open wound on his chest wells with blood.
Cut to Nicholas Hoults Lex Luthor watching on and Milly Alcocks Supergirl levitating into view.
They are not from here, Luthor intones in an ominous voiceover.
The AI Superman that fooled French TV
And they will never be.
Cue thunderous music, the DC logo, and an aerial shot of the Daily Planet.
DirectorJames Gunn made his feelings pretty clear, posting three puking emojis alongside the France Televisions clip.
He may be surprised to learn, then, that Warner Bros.
Discovery is quietly cashing in on some knock-off videos.
Actors union SAG-AFTRA describes our revelation as a race to the bottom.
And what of the fake trailer creators themselves?
Some do it for fun, while others are building meaningful businesses.
Either way, they are generating billions of views and making money.
Welcome to YouTubes weird world of fake film trailers.
In The Beginning…
People have been posting fake trailers since the dawn of YouTube in 2005.
His videos start with a central joke and use editing techniques and AI to tease a unique story.
If VJ4rawr2 was creating these trailers for laughs, artificial intelligence has changed the game in recent years.
Fake trailer channels are using the technology to industrialize their output and piggyback on YouTubes algorithm.
Most videos posit a simple, enticing question: What would a live-actionFrozenmovie look like with Anya Taylor-Joyas Elsa?
How wouldLeonardo DiCaprio fare if he enteredSquid Game?
CouldHenry Cavill actually make a good James Bond?
YouTubes algorithm also rewarded some videos by pushing them into its recommendation sidebar and People Also Search For menu.
YouTube was approached for comment.
Chaudhari does have his admirers.
Others are uncertain about the influence of AI.
Screen Cultures videos are not titled with official or concept trailer.
For those who are fooled by his trailers, Chaudhari exclaims: Whats the harm?
Emails reviewed by Deadline show how Warner Bros.
Discovery (WBD) has claimed monetization on Screen Culture trailers forSupermanandHouse of the Dragon.
WBD, Sony, and Paramount declined to comment.
If Chaudharis position is that his videos are not harmful, SAG-AFTRA disagrees.
Monetizing unauthorized, unwanted, and subpar uses of human-centered IP is a race to the bottom.
It incentivizes technology companies and short-term gains at the expense of lasting human creative endeavor.
Things get murkier when you consider that some channels actively sex-up images of female characters in fake trailers.
Chaudhari defends the image, saying it is a plausible storyline as Andersen gets older.
Every single studio is misogynistic, hence we dont really pay attention to critics, he adds.
Disney declined to comment.
Fake trailers on YouTube are not a new phenomenon, but they are increasing in number and sophistication.
Even the studios trade body, the Motion Picture Association, declined to comment for this article.
Even Superman is not immune from the machine.
