“Hercules” star Kevin Sorbo and his wife, actress Sam Sorbo, aren’t thrilled with the idea of artificial intelligence being used in Hollywood.
The couple recently spoke with Fox News Digital about their new movie, “Miracle in East Texas,” and shared their concerns about the potential use of AI to manipulate actors’ appearances and performances. They run their own production company, Sorbo Studios, which creates family-friendly, faith-based entertainment.
Kevin said, “I’ve always wanted to make a movie about Marilyn Monroe and Marlon Brando, and it looks like we can do it.” “But I don’t think it’s going to work in court that they can get away with this without paying the people.”
He continued: “We have to fight…it’s frustrating. I don’t want to strike, but I understand the concept behind it. I hope it’s resolved as soon as possible.”
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Kevin Sorbo and his wife Sam Sorbo are concerned about the use of artificial intelligence. (Michael Tran/Getty Images)
Sam agreed with her husband’s comment.
“I think AI is very dangerous,” she said. “It’s not regulated, and it’s so secretive that I don’t even know if they know how to regulate it. And, you know, my daughter is an artist, and AI can reproduce any kind of art. , there’s a lot going on in the art world.” Do whatever you want with art without being punished.
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“And this is what we struggle with as actors, if only they could replicate this.” [gesturing towards Kevin] And letting them do or say whatever they want is a very dangerous proposition. ”
Kevin added, “They will, they will.”
“As you know, one thing this country stands for is basically physical autonomy, which means we have freedom,” Sam continued, adding that the strike was “fully justified.” He added that he believes
The Sorvos faction says a strike by the SAG-AFTRA is “justified” when it comes to the AI controversy. (Steven Feldman/Getty Images)
The Screen Actors Guild – Federation of American Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has been on strike since July 14th, and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has been on strike since May 2nd. The use of AI is a key point. Both unions have struggled to find an agreement with the studio, which is a point of contention.
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The WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) met on August 11, and AMPTP presented an initial counter-proposal to the union’s demands.
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The union called out the studio’s negotiating group and said in a letter to members posted on its website this week that it had “accepted the invitation to meet.”[Disney CEO] Bob Iger [Universal Pictures CCO] Donna Langley [Netflix CEO] Ted Sarandos [Warner Bros. Discovery CEO] with David Zaslav [AMPTP president] Carol Lombardini.A message was also attached. [from them] The time to end this strike has passed and the company said it was finally ready to negotiate for a deal. ”
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“We explained all the reasons why their counter restrictions, loopholes and omissions failed to adequately protect the writers from the existential threat that caused us to strike in the first place.” We told them that the strike has a price, and that price is the answer.” It affects all, not just some of the problems they have caused in business. ”
SAG-AFTRA joined the ongoing WGA strike last month. The WGA held several meetings with AMPTP, but there was no movement in negotiations between the actors and the studio. (Zamek/VIEWpress)
The letter added that the guilds were “lectured on how good their only counter-offer was,” and claimed that AMPTP’s plan was not to negotiate with the guilds, but to “thwart us.”
In a statement posted on the group’s website, AMPTP President Lombardini said: “We are working to end the strike so that valuable members of the creative community can return to their jobs, and the hardships faced by many people and businesses that serve the industry. “It’s our priority to end being forced to do so.” “We came to the table with proposals that meet the priority concerns expressed by the writers. I hope that.”
