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‘The Brutalist’ Director Brady Corbet Says Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones’ ‘Performances Are Completely Their Own’ Amid AI Dialogue Backlash


Director Brady Corbet is defending the use of AI in 'The Brutalist' after facing heavy backlash for utilizing the controversial tech.

Director Brady Corbet is defending the use of AI in “ The Brutalist ” after facing heavy backlash for utilizing the controversial tech to alter Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones ’ Hungarian dialect and to create certain images in the film’s ending. To clarify, in the memorial video featured in the background of a shot, our editorial team created pictures intentionally designed to look like poor digital renderings circa 1980.” The drama started after editor Dávid Jancsó revealed that AI was used to improve the authenticity of Brody and Jones’ Hungarian accents and to create a “series of architectural drawings and finished buildings” in the film’s final scene.

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