Wonder Project and Luma Launch Innovative Dreams

AUSTIN, Texas and LOS ANGELES, Calif. (April 16, 2026) — Wonder Project and Luma today announced the launch of Innovative Dreams, a new filmmaker-led production services company, R&D lab, post-production and visual effects firm, backed and supported by Amazon Web Services (AWS). Innovative Dreams is pioneering a new method, called Realtime Hybrid Filmmaking, which combines performance capture, virtual production and visual effects, accelerated by generative AI technologies at every stage of production — from early concepting and pre-visualization, through production, and into post. Using emerging technologies, this approach pushes the frontiers of human artistry and storytelling while giving more time and focus back to human performance.

Founded by Wonder Project's Jon Erwin, who will also serve as Innovative Dreams' CEO, the company operates as a standalone business within Wonder Project's studio division. In addition to supporting Wonder Project's slate, Innovative Dreams will provide services to third-party studios across a wide range of genres and budget levels, bringing this artisan-first approach to creators working across the industry.

The company was born out of a simple challenge: the stories filmmakers wanted to tell were bigger than what traditional production models could support. Innovative Dreams expands what’s possible — enabling more stories to move into production, bringing filmmaking back to Los Angeles, and expanding opportunities for the artists and crews who power the industry.

This new, nonlinear Realtime Hybrid Filmmaking model allows for real-time editorial decisions, enabling actors to see and react to developing digital environments as they evolve. By removing the traditional delays between shooting, rendering, and editing, the process shortens the distance from creative idea to final pixel, granting filmmakers unprecedented creative control during production.

The first project to utilize this new workflow, shot entirely on a virtual stage, is The Old Stories: Moses, a three-part companion special from the world of House of David, starring Academy Award-winner Ben Kingsley ( Gandhi, Schindler's List and Wonder Project's forthcoming Young Washington) and Emmy Award-nominee O-T Fagbenle ( The Handmaid’s Tale, Presumed Innocent). Written, directed and executive produced by Erwin, the project is produced by Wonder Project in partnership with Amazon MGM Studios and will debut exclusively on Wonder's subscription service on Prime Video in the U.S. this spring, then be available on Prime Video in the U.S. and globally at a later date.

“We are excited to pioneer what we believe is the industry’s first final pixel, gen-AI-enabled, production-ready workflow applied at scale,” said Jon Erwin, CEO of Innovative Dreams. “We’re passionate about human collaboration and creativity, preserving the brilliance of actors' performances, and bringing jobs back to LA. I cannot wait for other filmmakers to experience the magic of what we’re building.”

Innovative Dreams operates a dedicated R&D lab and virtual production stage at the MBS Media Campus in Manhattan Beach, Calif. establishing a physical hub where filmmakers can work with this full suite of tools under one roof. The facility is designed to support in-person collaboration and hands-on experimentation, and will serve as both a production space and an education hub for filmmakers, showrunners and producers. By anchoring this work in Los Angeles, Innovative Dreams aims to bring more productions back to American stages and strengthen the local crew, stage and production ecosystem that has defined Hollywood for a century.

The collaboration with Luma focuses on developing production-grade AI tools, like Luma Agents, that are tailored to the needs of filmmakers and designed to elevate actor performance. The collaboration focuses on technologies designed to preserve and elevate actor performance while enabling large-scale digital environments and ambitious visual storytelling.

_“The production landscape is evolving, and filmmakers are looking for more ways to take creative swings. Innovative Dreams is that opportunity,