To what extent is AI being used in movies and TV today?

There are two different narratives I hear about AI in movies right now:“We’re moments away from uploading a script and making movies!” (This is usually followed by the person trying to get me to look at a demo of their “ground-breaking” vibe-coded AI-to-storyboard start-up).“It’s all hype and will burst any second, returning moviemaking to how it’s always been” (These folk also complain that GenZ don’t understand customer service and the generation below that can’t read). Between these two outlier options sit the rest of us - curious, confused, and tired of having to work out what’s bullshit and what’s best practice. I was recently asked by a highly experienced Hollywood VFX veteran what the lay of the land actually is today, so I thought I would dive into the facts and find out how things stand as of July 2026.I sought out every report of a named film or show where AI genuinely did some of the work. I also looked at what the myriad of “AI-powered” tools, apps, and services are…