‘The Brutalist’ Director Speaks Out After AI Controversy Erupts
The Brutalist director Brady Corbet is addressing the backlash caused by the revelation that AI was used in parts of the film's creation.
Corbet issued a statement following revelations by the film’s editor, Dávid Jancsó, in a Jan. 11 interview with tech publication Red Shark News.
In the interview, Jancsó said AI was used to tweak certain parts of the Hungarian dialect in the movie used by stars Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones—as well as in the creation of architectural drawings that appeared near the conclusion of the film.
The use of AI was one of the big sticking points in the Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild of America’s strikes against Hollywood studios in 2023.
In Corbet’s statement, the Golden Globe-winning director defended the use of AI to tweak Brody and Jones’ dialogue and explained how it was implemented in The Brutalist.
“Adrien and Felicity’s performances are completely their own. They worked for months with dialect coach Tanera Marshall to perfect their accents,” Corbet said in the statement (via Variety).
