The Oscar-winning director, who has made classic films like “Taxi Driver”, “Raging Bull”, “Goodfellas”, “Cape Fear”, “The Aviator”, “Shutter Island” and many other classic films, said he is using the company’s Flux Generator AI model to create storyboards for the upcoming film.

Scorsese, 83, described his experience using AI as “creatively liberating.”

Scorsese said in a statement, “For 70 years, I have been creating my own storyboards. The problem has always been how to convey what you see in your mind to your cast and crew.”

He said, “I recently tested it on a scene and the ability to visualize and instantly share storyboards was creatively liberating. During the pre-production process, time costs money, and it allowed us to move faster without compromising quality or craft.”

The director, who has previously embraced new filmmaking techniques such as 3D for “Hugo” and using de-aging technology for “The Irishman,” said he sees AI as a natural extension of the evolution of cinema.

He added, “Remember, cinema is a young medium, only 125 years old, so we have to be open to how it can evolve.”

In a video filmed in his New York office, Scorsese demonstrated using the FLUX model to storyboard a scene, while also demonstrating how the famous Copacabana Steadicam sequence in “Goodfellas” was carefully planned vignette by vignette.

“If you have a tool like this, you can figure it out much faster and you can save production time, and there’s less wear and tear on the crew as well,” he said.

Black Forest Labs CEO Robin Rombach, who co-founded the Germany-based firm in 2024, told The New York Times that Scorsese’s involvement is “a great proof point that this works.”

According to the news outlet, Scorsese was introduced to the firm through investment company Broadlight Capital, which counts his manager Rick Yorn among its co-founders.

Scorsese joins the growing list of Oscar-winning directors turning the tide on AI.

Fellow director James Cameron, known for blockbusters like “The Terminator” franchise, “Titanic” and the “Avatar” films, is on the board of British artificial intelligence company Stability AI, known for developing and supporting Stable Diffusion, one of the most widely used open-source AI image-generation models.

Recently, “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson said at a Cannes masterclass that he doesn’t dislike AI, comparing it to “a special effect.”

However, not everyone in Hollywood shares this enthusiasm.

Filmmaker Steven Spielberg has also expressed skepticism about the use of emerging new technology. He said he’s okay with it being just another tool in filmmakers’ creative tool box, but he’s not comfortable with AI writing scripts.

“Pan’s Labyrinth” director Guillermo del Toro has been a vocal critic, saying he would “rather die” than use generative AI in his films, and criticizing those who believe “art can be done with a f***ing app.”

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