Is AI-powered acting inevitable?

EMPIRE HEARS FROM BOTH SIDES IN THE TECH DISPUTE THAT’S SPLITTING HOLLYWOOD

TOM ELLEN

“ADRIEN AND FELICITY’S PERFORMANCES are completely their own.” It’s not the sort of statement you’d expect the director of a multi-award-nominated film (in this case The Brutalist’s Brady Corbet) would be forced to issue on behalf of his multi-awardnominated actors (Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones). But that’s what happened in January, when it was revealed that voice-generating AI had been used in the movie to make both stars sound more authentic during scenes where they spoke Hungarian. And The Brutalist isn’t the only recent high-profile film to face criticism for its AI use — A Complete Unknown used it to help create shots featuring a motorcycle; it was responsible for turning actors’ eyes blue in Dune: Part Two; and it was employed in Emilia Pérez for voice-cloning to enhance lead…

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Empire (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2025

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