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Lionsgate will work with artificial intelligence research company Runway to create and train a new artificial intelligence model customized to the "Hunger Games" and "John Wick" studio's film and TV content, marking the AI company's first collaboration with a Hollywood studio.

The model will generate cinematic video that can then be edited with Runway's suite of tools, the Santa Monica-based studio said Wednesday.

Lionsgate Vice Chair Michael Burns said in a statement that several of the studio's filmmakers were "already excited" about the potential applications for AI in pre- and postproduction processes.

"We view AI as a great tool for augmenting, enhancing and supplementing our current operations," he said.

AI has emerged as a thorny issue in Hollywood, as entertainment companies want to harness such powerful tools to reduce costs and streamline their operations, but also don't want to offend actors, writers and behind-the-scenes workers who fear that the technology will replace them.

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