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Nicolas Cage Is ‘Terrified’ of AI: ‘I Don’t Want You to Do Anything’ with My Face and Body After I’m Dead

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2024-07-08 15:30:04

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The Oscar winner spoke out against the technology during an interview with “The Orchid Thief” author Susan Orlean for The New Yorker. Orlean’s nonfiction book was the source material for Charlie Kaufman’s meta film “Adaptation,” with Cage portraying screenwriter Kaufman (and his fictional twin brother Donald) and Meryl Streep playing Orlean.

Cage explained to Orlean that, just after the interview, he had to undergo a “scan” for his upcoming Prime Video series “Noir,” in which Cage reprises his animated “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” webslinger role, this time in live-action. He revealed concerns about how that scan of his likeness could ultimately be further manipulated by artificial intelligence technology. Related Stories Osgood Perkins Explains How ‘Longlegs’ Is an Ode to His Celebrity Parents’ Dark Backstory: ‘A Mother Can Lie Out of Love’ ‘Gladiator II’ First Look: Paul Mescal Returns to the Roman Empire in Ridley Scott’s Epic Sequel

“They have to put me in a computer and match my eye color and change — I don’t know,” Cage said. “They’re just going to steal my body and do whatever they want with it via digital AI. God, I hope not AI. I’m terrified of that. I’ve been very vocal about it.”