Posted on 09/29/2025 1:28:05 PM PDT by Red Badger
Will the new AI character be the death of human performers in movies?
Hollywood may soon be filled with falling human stars and rising AI starlets.
Film director Alfred Hitchcock, the ‘master of suspense’, once said ‘all actors must be treated like cattle’ – but if you think that’s bad, brace yourselves for the brave new world we’re living in, where actors won’t even exist as such, anymore.
The creation of AI ‘actress’ Tilly Norwood has generated a massive wave of backlash over the unsurprising news that ‘talent agents’ were already lining up to sign the ‘digital character’.
Tilly Norwood seens as a threat by Hollywood actors.
Variety reported:
“’To those who have expressed anger over the creation of my AI character, Tilly Norwood, she is not a replacement for a human being, but a creative work – a piece of art. Like many forms of art before her, she sparks conversation, and that in itself shows the power of creativity’, Eline Van der Velden wrote in a statement on Instagram, also posted on Norwood’s own Instagram page.
‘I see AI not as a replacement for people, but as a new tool, a new paintbrush. Just as animation, puppetry, or CGI opened fresh possibilities without taking away from live acting, AI offers another way to imagine and build stories. I’m an actor myself, and nothing – certainly not an AI character – can take away the craft or joy of human performance’.”
Van der Velden has said earlier that ‘talent agents’ had been circling the ‘AI character’ and she expects that an agency will be chosen to represent it (not ‘her’) in the next few months.
A multitude of actors have protested the development. Are they fighting for sanity, or are they falling stars overcome by technical developments like Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard?
Gloria Swanson as ageing silent picture star Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard.
According to Hollywood Reporter:
“Over the weekend, a host of actors responded to the news that agencies were circling Norwood. The threat of AI has long haunted industry creatives, and regulations around the craft became a linchpin clause through the SAG-AFTRA strikes of 2023.
Notable uses of AI in film and television include the de-aging of certain actors or generating complex visual effects, but fears concerning AI’s ability to replace actors – or illegally use their likeness – have continued to creep up on Hollywood.”
I don’t belong to satanic death, cults, or pedophile rings
Most actors and the industry that surrounds them are woke. AI is going to put them out of work.
Learn to Code bitches . . .
AI Actress Tilly Norwood Condemned by SAG-AFTRA: Tilly ‘Is Not an Actor…
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/sag-aftra-tilly-norwood-ai-actress-1236534779/
Until my Achilles problem took a turn for the worse, I was recently participating in a running group in Harford County called the Maryland Running Collective. Given that it’s the state of Maryland, I though “Collective” was an appropriate term.
Picture with me, if you will....a day without the opinion of some Hollywood phony. It would be glorious!
Rendered to the dustbin of history, no more “stars”, and their meaningless thoughts on everything they know nothing about.
I can’t wait!
+1
'Talent' Agencies, not 'Talent Agencies'. 😁
Replace ALL of Hollywood.
That wouldn’t bother me at all!...................
Forever young, no demands, totally under control and never needs a re-take!...................
What really is in danger is Hollywood, itself.
CGI movies with computerized AI actors can be made anywhere.
No sets needed, no extras needed, no ‘Best Boys’ or Gaffers needed. No caterers, electricians, Foley artists or EXTRAS needed!
Hollywood will become a ghost town..................
What really is in danger is Hollywood, itself.
CGI movies with computerized AI actors can be made anywhere.
No sets needed, no extras needed, no ‘Best Boys’ or Gaffers needed. No caterers, electricians, Foley artists or EXTRAS needed!
Hollywood will become a ghost town..................
No sets needed, no extras needed, no ‘Best Boys’ or Gaffers needed. No caterers, electricians, Foley artists or EXTRAS needed!
What about Key Grips?
That twenty minute scrolling list of people who had anything to do with a movie after it’s over will be summarily shortened. California will have a huge unemployment problem. Southern California will no longer be the movie capitol of the world. When jobs become scarce, crime rises proportionately. Real Estate prices will fall dramatically. L.A. will no longer attract young fame and fortune seeking people from all over the US and the world. Gangs will replace civil authorities until even they will not be able to control the situation. The state will go bankrupt trying to stanch the flow of people and will fall into financial ruin..................and these are just the good things.............
It’s just sophisticated Looney Tunes, after all Bugs Bunny is not a real person. Right?/s
There will still be a need for script writers and programmers..............Tom cruise and Brad Pitt better learn to code................
LOL!!
Regards.
Doesn’t mouth off with hate toward traditional Americans at Awards shows either... Come to think of it, no more Awards shows - WOW a total win.
😁😆😆😆😆😆😆😆...............
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