2nd Born | A.I Robot To Play The Lead Actor

[Blitzkrieg]

https://deadline.com/2018/08/filmmaker-tony-kaye-robot-lead-actor-2nd-born-1202445941/

As the advancement of technology continues to replace the need for human labor, American History X director Tony Kaye is undertaking a new — and maybe controversial — step in filmmaking by employing an Artificial Intelligent (A.I.) actor as the lead in his next film, 2nd Born. Unlike Robin Williams’ 1999 film Bicentennial Man or the Steven Spielberg-directed A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Kaye is aiming to cast a real robot, who will be trained in different acting methods and techniques. The idea, which originated from Kaye and producer Sam Khoze, is to forgo the use of computer-generated effects in favor of a physical A.I. robot as an actor, who they are hoping will get SAG recognition.

2nd Born is the sequel to 1st Born, an indie comedy directed by Ali Atshani and starring Val Kilmer, Tom Berenger, Greg Grunberg, Taylor Cole, Reza Sixo Safai, William Baldwin, Denise Richards and Robert Knepper. Several of the original cast members are expected to return for the next installment.

 

[Da-Scribe]

Finally, a step toward ending the all too common roboface we've seen in films. Hopefully this will open the door to more people of circuitry in Hollywood.

 

[Arachnerd]

I don't know whether to laugh or wallow in utter confusion.

 

[C. Lee]

I bet they'll try to foist a cyborg on us.

 

[Vaibow]

Animatronics in other words.... fair enough.

 

[Doctor Jones]

It's Tony Kaye. He's crazy, but he's crazy enough for it to work.

 

[redhawk23]

Quote famously, Kubrickian waiting to make AI until special effects could make a robot child because he didn't think any child could ever pull of the performance he wanted. I wonder what he would have thought of Haley Joel Osmand.

 

[Pink Ranger]

I wonder how long it would take before Harvey Weinstein tries to sexually assault the robot.

 

[Vaibow]

would it be classed as assault if the AI is not free thinking?