The Brutalist Duo's Next Film Has 'Zero AI'

"On Ann Lee, we're using hand-painted matte paintings and glass [set] extensions, which is a very old technique that's almost completely died out,"

"I want to engage with it all."

"I understand why it's sensitive, but the thing is, for example, in all grading softwares that every movie is graded on, there's AI in the software,"

"help them sound Hungarian when they were speaking Hungarian."

The Testament of Ann Lee uses zero AI and emphasizes analog filmmaking techniques such as hand-painted matte paintings and glass set extensions. Amanda Seyfried stars as Ann Lee, the founder of the Shakers. Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold co-wrote the film after collaborating on a previous film that drew controversy for AI use. That prior controversy involved using AI to correct Adrien Brody's Hungarian pronunciation and to assist an artist's creations. The filmmakers characterize headlines as incorrect and note that grading software contains AI. AI was not used to alter English accents or performances; it was used only to help actors sound Hungarian when speaking Hungarian.

Read at Vulture