Actor Tom Cruise (61) raised his concerns about artificial intelligence and raised his voice for stunt performers at the studio and at a meeting of the American Actors and Broadcasters Union (SAG-AFTRA) ahead of the strike.
According to a number of foreign media reports, including the American entertainment media People, on the 18th (local time), it was revealed that Tom Cruise attended the June meeting through Zoom at the time of negotiations between representatives of SAG-AFTRA and the Federation of Film and TV Producers (AMPTP). .
There, Tom Cruise shared his thoughts on artificial intelligence and the potential threat it poses to actors. He also supported SAG's proposal for a stunt coordinator.
According to reports, it was also reported that Tom Cruise asked the union for actors to promote the film during the strike to help the movie theater business, which has been stagnant due to the corona. has been strictly forbidden. Currently, Tom Cruise has stopped filming for 'Mission: Impossible: Dead Recording Part 2'.
SAG-AFTRA of the United States went on strike from the 14th. Now, following the strike by the Writers Guild of America (WGA), which took the lead in the strike last May, the Hollywood Actors Guild is also going on strike after a whopping 630,000.
While introducing artificial intelligence (AI) actors on large streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime, they are demanding protection of digital portrait rights to rule out the possibility of their appearance or voice being stolen without permission. In addition, it demanded measures to improve the treatment environment such as medical care and insurance, as well as the production environment that has changed according to technological development.
Following this, actor Kevin Bacon protested with a picket in Times Square, New York on the 17th, and Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon, and Emily Blunt, actors of the movie 'Oppenheimer', took pictures and left the venue when the strike started during the premiere. About 300 Hollywood actors expressed their intention to join the strike.
Reporter Lee Ha-neul, Ten Asia greenworld@tenasia.co.kr