Overview
- In a Fresh Air interview, the Oscar-winning director declared he would “rather die” than adopt generative AI and said he hopes to stay uninterested in it “until I croak.”
- He said he did not consider using generative AI on Frankenstein, emphasizing a handmade, practical approach to the production.
- Del Toro argued his concern is “natural stupidity,” not AI itself, and he likened the blind ambition of some tech leaders to Victor Frankenstein.
- Frankenstein premiered at Venice, expanded in a limited theatrical run, and is scheduled to stream on Netflix on November 7, 2025.
- His stance lands as Hollywood tests AI tools, with Netflix’s Ted Sarandos confirming the first AI final footage in The Eternaut and unions continuing to press for safeguards.