Lisa Kudrow blasts Tom Hanks' film Here as 'endorsement for AI'
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Lisa Kudrow shared some strong criticism for Tom Hanks' new film Here. The 61-year-old actress condemned the usage of digital de-aging and said his new fantasy drama film was an 'endorsement for AI.'. In the movie, which was released on October 25, Hanks reunited with his Forrest Gump costar Robin Wright in a multi-generational story, which depicted the cast as their characters over several time periods.
![[In the movie, which was released on October 25, Hanks reunited with his Forrest Gump costar Robin Wright in a multi-generational story, which depicted the cast as their characters over several time periods; pictured in Here still]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/07/93185277-14196693-image-a-73_1734333929666.jpg)
This comes after the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes called for efforts to regulate the technology. The Friends star — who opened up about the 'hard work' that was put into maintaining the six-way relationship between her costars in the beloved sitcom — appeared on a recent episode of Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast and blasted Hank and director Robert Zemeckis' flick.
![[The Friends star appeared on a recent episode of Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast and blasted Hank and director Robert Zemeckis' flick. Last year, ahead of the movie's premiere, Hanks previously addressed the technology usage and discussed the potentials of AI; pictured October 25 in Hollywood]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/07/93185275-14196693-image-a-72_1734333925294.jpg)
'They shot it, and they could actually shoot the scene and then look at the playback of them as younger, and it's ready for them to see,' she said on the podcast. Lisa Kudrow shared some strong criticism for Tom Hanks ' new film Here. The 61-year-old actress condemned the usage of digital de-aging and said his new fantasy drama film was an 'endorsement for AI'; pictured December 11 in New York City.
![[His movie Here is an original drama about multiple families and their home, a special place they inhabit; pictured in Here still]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/07/93185279-14196693-image-a-74_1734333935391.jpg)
In the movie, which was released on October 25, Hanks reunited with his Forrest Gump costar Robin Wright in a multi-generational story, which depicted the cast as their characters over several time periods; pictured in Here still. 'And all I got from that was, this is an endorsement for AI and oh, my God. It's not like, "Oh, it's going to ruin everything," but what will be left? Forget actors, what about up-and-coming actors? They'll just be licensing and recycling.'.
![[The story travels through multiple time periods, through generations, and captures the human experience in its purest form, per the synopsis; pictured in Here still]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/07/93185567-14196693-image-a-87_1734334896840.jpg)
