Eric Jason Martin

If it's possible for me to play a younger person than I am, I read stuff all the time and I think, oh man, I'd kill to play this role, but I'm 68. I'd kill to play Iago, but I can't because Iago's in his 20s. I would do it in a heartbeat. Though pity the poor 20-something actors shut out from playing Iago by an ageless Tom Hanks.

If it's possible for me to play a younger person than I am, I read stuff all the time and I think, oh man, I'd kill to play this role, but I'm 68. I'd kill to play Iago, but I can't because Iago's in his 20s. I would do it in a heartbeat. Though pity the poor 20-something actors shut out from playing Iago by an ageless Tom Hanks.

When AI evangelists talk about its capacity to empower artists, this is the kind of thing they mean, though Hanks' experiences have compelled him to contemplate some morbid implications. They can go off and make movies starring me for the next 122 years if they want, he acknowledged. Should they legally be allowed to? What happens to my estate?

When AI evangelists talk about its capacity to empower artists, this is the kind of thing they mean, though Hanks' experiences have compelled him to contemplate some morbid implications. They can go off and make movies starring me for the next 122 years if they want, he acknowledged. Should they legally be allowed to? What happens to my estate?

Far from being appalled by the notion, though, he sounded ready to sign all the necessary paperwork. Listen, let's figure out the language right now.

Far from being appalled by the notion, though, he sounded ready to sign all the necessary paperwork. Listen, let's figure out the language right now.

metaphysics handiwork has already appeared in two major theatrical releases this year furiosa a mad max saga and alien romulus and in both cases the assignment was to resurrect a fan favorite figure from an earlier film in the franchise who had been played by a since deceased actor in furiosa metaphysic enabled the director george miller to bring back the bullet farmer

metaphysics handiwork has already appeared in two major theatrical releases this year furiosa a mad max saga and alien romulus and in both cases the assignment was to resurrect a fan favorite figure from an earlier film in the franchise who had been played by a since deceased actor in furiosa metaphysic enabled the director george miller to bring back the bullet farmer

by putting the face of Richard Carter from Mad Max Fury Road onto the body of a living actor. In Alien Romulus, the android from Ridley Scott's 1979 original Alien, played by Ian Holm, who died in 2020, returns in updated form for several scenes. Even though Holm's family blessed the use of his likeness, public response was divided.

by putting the face of Richard Carter from Mad Max Fury Road onto the body of a living actor. In Alien Romulus, the android from Ridley Scott's 1979 original Alien, played by Ian Holm, who died in 2020, returns in updated form for several scenes. Even though Holm's family blessed the use of his likeness, public response was divided.

The movie was a hit, but some viewers posted ethical critiques on social media. Then, in late August, the California State Senate passed long-gestating SAG-supported legislation requiring estate consent for AI-generated replicas of dead performers. When I asked one writer-director about the practice, he didn't even let me finish the question.

The movie was a hit, but some viewers posted ethical critiques on social media. Then, in late August, the California State Senate passed long-gestating SAG-supported legislation requiring estate consent for AI-generated replicas of dead performers. When I asked one writer-director about the practice, he didn't even let me finish the question.

Nope, nope, nope, nope, said Billy Ray, who wrote Captain Phillips, 2013, and co-wrote the 2012 big-screen adaptation of The Hunger Games, and who spent his time during the strike hosting a studio-lambasting podcast. It's completely insincere, dishonest filmmaking. It's a lie.

Nope, nope, nope, nope, said Billy Ray, who wrote Captain Phillips, 2013, and co-wrote the 2012 big-screen adaptation of The Hunger Games, and who spent his time during the strike hosting a studio-lambasting podcast. It's completely insincere, dishonest filmmaking. It's a lie.

The counter-argument I kept hearing from artists and from technologists is that filmmaking is a grand illusion at its core, and we all consent to being tricked. We're paying to be tricked when we walk into the theater or turn our phone sideways.

The counter-argument I kept hearing from artists and from technologists is that filmmaking is a grand illusion at its core, and we all consent to being tricked. We're paying to be tricked when we walk into the theater or turn our phone sideways.

When your movies require visiting multiple fantasy worlds, dreaming up new superpowers and nastier villains, you need to come up with lots of ideas, knowing that a vast majority of them will be bad. This is the grunt work of making popular art, the failing part, and AI could prove to be a godsend for artists who need to fail fast and at minimal expense.

When your movies require visiting multiple fantasy worlds, dreaming up new superpowers and nastier villains, you need to come up with lots of ideas, knowing that a vast majority of them will be bad. This is the grunt work of making popular art, the failing part, and AI could prove to be a godsend for artists who need to fail fast and at minimal expense.

It's a bit like you have 5,000 phenomenally smart interns at your disposal 24-7 in all time zones, says Dominic Hughes, the Oxford University-educated AI whisperer who left Apple to join the Russo brothers. Hughes switched industries, he told me, in part because he came to believe Silicon Valley was getting AI all wrong. Generative AI tools are unruly and imprecise. Sloppy, he said.

It's a bit like you have 5,000 phenomenally smart interns at your disposal 24-7 in all time zones, says Dominic Hughes, the Oxford University-educated AI whisperer who left Apple to join the Russo brothers. Hughes switched industries, he told me, in part because he came to believe Silicon Valley was getting AI all wrong. Generative AI tools are unruly and imprecise. Sloppy, he said.