Gal Gadot gives warning to actors following decision to star in AI movie 'Bitcoin'
There's further backlash about the integration of artificial intelligence into the world of Hollywood, and while many actors have made their feelings clear against AI, Gal Gadot has offered a different opinion.
Known for her roles in the likes of DC's Wonder Woman and becoming an internet-breaking meme thanks to Death on the Nile, Gadot was also the first Israeli actor to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Even though Gadot continues to have a successful career, she claims she would be "out of the game completely" if not for her latest AI-powered venture.
Dough Liman has grabbed headlines with an AI-created movie called Bitcoin, which is described as a biographical thriller that focuses on elusive cryptocurrency developer Satoshi Nakamoto.
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As we don't know Nakamoto's real identity, you might be questioning how we can have a movie about him.
Instead, the crux of the story looks to be about Craig Wright publicly claiming that he was Nakamoto, as well as billionaire and Bitcoin miner Calvin Ayre supposedly being influential in the operation. The pair will be played by Casey Affleck and Pete Davidson, respectively. The cast is rounded off by Isla Fisher and Gadot.
While the rest have largely flown under the radar, Gadot's involvement has caused the biggest stir.
This is mainly because she spoke out on Josh Horowitz's Happy Sad Confused podcast.
Speaking to Horowitz (via The Guardian), Gadot explained what went on behind the scenes and how it was the longest contract she'd ever worked on.
According to Gadot, her lawyers spent six months looking at possible scenarios because she "absolutely did not want the AI to have anything to do with my performance."
Still, Gadot maintains the work on her contract was so important, SAG-AFTRA phoned her team to "ask for pointers to update the SAG contract to protect other actors."
Despite admitting she was 'afraid' of AI, the actor was determined to make sure it was her in the role: "As far as the performances, for me, you know, it’s all me...I'm playing with it [AI], and I'm learning it, and I'm trying to educate myself with it.”
She warned that you can either work with AI or "be out of the game completely."
This comes in the aftermath of Hollywood's first AI actor, Tilly Norwood, being tipped as a potential replacement for Scarlett Johansson.
The introduction of Tilly Norwood was met with near-universal backlash, leading to Emily Blunt issuing an urgent plea about this kind of technological advancement.
Bitcoin was supposedly filmed on a custom soundstage in just 20 days, with AI being used to create sets and lighting without the need for traditional physical production.
Gadot went on to reiterate that there was a large crew of actual human beings and how it was like working in a stripped-down space where "all that was left was the performance" from the actors: "We would film nonstop because we didn't have to wait for lighting. We would film on and on and on and on for 10 hours."
Even though Gadot is keen to hype up the human element of Bitcoin, it seems the controversy continues.