Lionsgate, the studio behind major franchises like JOHN WICK and THE HUNGER GAMES, just struck a deal with AI startup Runway.

The Hollywood studio will give the tech company access to its library of movies and shows in exchange for a custom-built AI model.

Lionsgate, the studio behind popular films series’ like The Hunger Games and John Wick, recently announced it’s letting a startup mine its catalog works with the goal of creating an AI model capable of creating storyboards and other pre- and post-production work.

The Lionsgate deal establishes how AI is rapidly becoming an important tool throughout the filmmaking process, from initial conceptualization to final post-production.