Luma AI launches Innovative Dreams production studio with Wonder Project for faith-based content
Luma, a startup specializing in AI video generation, has introduced Innovative Dreams, a production company in collaboration with Wonder Project, a streaming service dedicated to religious films available on Amazon Prime. Their inaugural project, "The Old Stories: Moses," featuring Ben Kingsley, is scheduled for a spring release. Innovative Dreams will leverage Luma's technology for real-time creative collaboration, enhancing both virtual production and performance capture. Amit Jain, CEO of Luma, highlights that generative AI can lower expenses while improving quality. Wonder Project, overseen by Jon Erwin and Kelly Hoogstraten, intends to cater to faith-based audiences, with their first film, "House of David," set to debut in 2025. It remains uncertain whether Innovative Dreams will exclusively produce religious content.
Key facts
- Luma AI has launched Innovative Dreams production studio in partnership with Wonder Project
- First show will be "The Old Stories: Moses" starring Ben Kingsley, launching spring on Prime Video
- Innovative Dreams combines Jon Erwin's filmmaking team with Luma's creative technologists
- Luma Agents enable real-time collaboration on sets, props, lighting, and actor footage
- Luma claims AI improves virtual production by integrating elements live rather than in post
- Competitor Runway's Cristóbal Valenzuela suggested using AI to produce 50 films instead of one $100M film
- Wonder Project was launched in 2023 by Jon Erwin and Kelly Hoogstraten for faith-based content
- Luma's tools allow filming actors anywhere and transporting them to photorealistic scenes or generating new faces
Entities
Artists
- Ben Kingsley
- Jon Erwin
- Cristóbal Valenzuela
- Amit Jain
- Kelly Hoogstraten
Institutions
- Luma
- Innovative Dreams
- Wonder Project
- Amazon Prime
- Prime Video
- Higgsfield
- Wonder Studios
- Campfire Studios
- Runway
- TechCrunch
- Netflix
- TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom