That really isn't the way it works. Hollywood spends millions developing a look. If they want to see a mockup, they spend the bucks, because the magic really do

That really isn't the way it works. Hollywood spends millions developing a look. If they want to see a mockup, they spend the bucks, because the magic really does come from the human element. If anything, seeing a robot do it poorly turns off producers. It's anti-inspirational. It implies something is either cliche or about to be commodified. That's the last thing they want before embarking on a multi-year, couple hundred million dollar artistic endeavor -- whether movie or game. There are tech teams inside these companies (of course) and they do take input from academia (Gollum's skin...) but, having been there, it most certainly doesn't look like this.