The 2024 Oscar season has ended over a month, but director David Cronberg is still a bit upset about how Cruelist was treated. The film, which earned 10 Oscar nominations and won three, was entangled in a minor dispute in the leading weeks for its release, as he used artificial intelligence to improve the pronunciation of his prominent actor Adrian Body, playing the role of a Hungerian architect.
In a recent conversation with composer Howard Shore at the London Soundtrack Festival, Kronberg spoke about the controversy, suggesting that it was a deliberate spot against the film.
“I should confess, there was a scam (with) Cruelist, crash The director said. “There was a discussion about the Adrian Body … but obviously he used artificial intelligence to improve his pronunciation. I think it was a campaign. Cruelist By some other Oscars nominees. It is too much like Harvey Wenstein, although he was not around. ,
“We mess with the voice of the actors at all times,” Kronburg continued to mention his film M. ButterflyWhich was released in 1993. “In the case of John (Lone), when he was this character, this singer, I picked up his voice pitch (to make a woman’s voice) and when he manifests as a man, I reduce his natural voice. This is just a part of moviemaking.”
Harvey Vensteten was famous for harsh campaigns against films that were competing against those he had created. We do not know how stories about AI Cruelist Walking for years to come began to roam, but given the success of the film at the Oscars, it seems that it has a limited impact.
