Overview
- Pitt told Esquire on Monday that using AI as a practical visual‑effects tool could cut costs and make more $40 million to $90 million films financially viable.
- He warned that AI could recreate an actor’s performance depending on who builds and directs the synthetic material and that those recreations may not reflect the actor’s creative choices.
- Pitt said he has been body‑scanned for about 20 years and has routinely required contract language giving him ownership and the right to destroy his scans to limit future misuse.
- He described AI as “a very interesting experiment,” noting he recently heard an AI‑generated song he thought was impressive but found it repetitive, a comment that shows cautious openness to the technology’s current limits.
- Pitt linked his comments to active projects, naming Heart of the Beast and a Cliff Booth follow‑up that he said has Quentin Tarantino’s blessing and David Fincher attached as director, which highlights how AI and scan practices affect real productions.