Legendary horror director David Cronenberg has his personal ideas as to why the backlash in opposition to the usage of AI in “The Brutalist” was so sturdy.
Again in January, “The Brutalist” editor Dávid Jancsó said AI tools were used to enhance the Hungarian dialogue of stars Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones. The usage of the controversial tech quickly brought on an internet outcry in opposition to the Oscar front-runner, however Cronenberg believes the backlash was greater than only a social media spat.
“I need to confess, there was a scandal [with] ‘The Brutalist’,” Cronenberg mentioned at London’s Royal Festival Hall (through The Hollywood Reporter). “There was a dialogue about Adrien Brody… however apparently they used synthetic intelligence to enhance his accent. I feel it was a marketing campaign in opposition to ‘The Brutalist’ by another Oscar nominees. It’s very a lot a Harvey Weinstein sort of factor, although he wasn’t round.”
He continued, “We mess with actors’ voices on a regular basis. Within the case of [John Lone in ‘M.Butterfly’], when he was being this character, this singer, I raised the pitch of his voice and when he’s revealed as a person, I lowered to his pure voice. That is simply part of moviemaking.”
Cronenberg’s ideas on Brady Corbet’s three-and-a-half-hour epic was half of a bigger dialog with longtime collaborator Howard Shore. Collectively, the pair have labored on “A Historical past of Violence,” “Crash,” “They Fly,” “Videodrome,” “eXistenZ,” “Bare Luch” and extra.
Regardless of the backlash, “The Brutalist” went on to select up three wins on the 2025 Academy Awards, taking residence the prizes for best actor, finest unique rating and finest cinematography.
