A new sensation is shaking Hollywood: Tilly Norwood, the actress created by artificial intelligence, is already sought by management agents. While fans are fascinated, real actors vehement criticism. The project of the Xicoia studio, however, claims that “people care about the story, not whether or not the star has a pulse. ”
Tilly Norwood, the actress created by artificial intelligence Photo: X
Unveiled this weekend at the Zurich Film Festival, Norwood was presented as the next Scarlett Johansson, and the studios seem to be eager to collaborate with her.
Even if it does not exist in reality, his face is a mixture between Gal Gadot, Ana de Armas and Vanessa Hudgens from “High School Musical ”, According to Theguardian.
Several management agencies and artistic impresario already want to represent the actress, the founder of Xicoia, Eline Van der Velden, actress, in turn, revealed last week.
Negative reactions were not delayed. The actors whose jobs could be replaced by AI have been vehement.
Melissa Barrera, known from “Scream”, wrote on Instagram: “I hope all the actors represented by the agency that do this to resign. “
Mara Wilson, famous Matilda, commented: “But what happens to the hundreds of young people whose faces were combined to create it? Could you not hire any of them?”
Actor Lukas Gage, known from the TV series “The White Lotus”accused his virtual colleague of being “A nightmare at work”, because it would be “Incapable of positioning themselves correctly on the film set and delays in the workplace.”
The controversy determined Eline Van der Velden, the creator of Tilly Norwood, to respond to the critics. She explained, on Instagram: “Tilly Norwood is not a substitute for a human being, but a creative work. Like the animation, puppets or special effects have opened new possibilities without diminishing the live show, you will offer a different way of imagining and telling stories. “
Van der Velden stressed that she is also an actress, and the purpose of the project is to explore new forms of artistic expression, not to replace the real actors.
