The Brutalist director Brady Corbet speaks out after claims AI controversy will hurt film’s Oscar chances
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‘The aim was to preserve the authenticity of Adrien and Felicity’s performances in another language, not to replace or alter them’. The Brutalist director Brady Corbet has responded to revelations that AI was used to enchance the performances of the film’s leads, Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones.
The film’s editor, David Jancso, has claimed that an AI voice tool was used on the Hungarian dialogue spoken by Brody and Jones in the hotly tipped Oscar favourite, to make it sound more authentic. The Brutalist has already won three Golden Globes and has been nominated for nine Baftas. However, some film fan’s have even suggested that the revelation should disqualify the film from winning any future awards.
Corbet has since responded to the controversy, countering the accusations that the technology was used to improve the actor’s performances. Corbet also moved to quash any speculation that the architectural designs seen in the film were also created using AI. [The Brutalist production designer] Judy Becker and her team did not use AI to create or render any of the buildings. All images were hand-drawn by artists. 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.”.
Corbet concluded his statement by saying: “The Brutalist is a film about human complexity, and every aspect of its creation was driven by human effort, creativity and collaboration. We are incredibly proud of our team and what they’ve accomplished here.”.
