Nicolas Cage has additional addressed his cameo in The Flash, admitting he is nonetheless undecided how precisely his likeness was created for the movie.
In earlier interviews, Cage revealed his confusion over his Superman cameo in The Flash. He mentioned he was on set for 3 hours, and what he’d shot was nothing like his scene within the movie, which featured a de-aged model of the actor combating a large spider. Whereas talking about his ideas on utilizing AI to recreate actors’ likenesses in films, Cage has mentioned in a brand new interview with Wired the way it’s solely acceptable if there is a clear settlement made with the expertise. From there, he acknowledged how he is undecided whether or not or not AI was used for his digital look in The Flash, recalling how his cameo was vastly totally different from what he’d really filmed.
“You mentioned it completely while you mentioned, ‘We made an settlement.’ That’s the linchpin to [using AI]. There’s an settlement and a mutual understanding and a contract that you simply’ve gone into understanding either side and understanding full nicely what we’re stepping into,” Cage defined. “I’m not saying they used AI on the Superman factor. Perhaps they did. I don’t know. Perhaps it was simply CGI, however no matter it was, that’s not what I did on the set. As a lot as I like [director] Andy [Muschietti] and [sister and film producer] Barbara [Muschietti]—and I do assume they’re nice—it’s nonetheless not what I used to be instructed to do on set.”
The place Nicolas Cage Attracts the Line With AI
Cage is alright with having his likeness used for sure tasks so long as he offers permission, however he’s drawing a line. The actor elaborated that he does not need his likeness used for something after his passing, and he is set to have his property make certain of that. For now, nevertheless, Cage is protecting the door open beneath just a few situations.
“Nicely, to begin with, let me say that I don’t need anybody to do something with my likeness once I’m gone. Whoever is in command of my property will make certain of that,” Cage mentioned within the interview. “However whereas I’m alive, if we now have an settlement and also you need to use [my image] as an artwork kind and I can have some form of collaboration with it, possibly there’s a dialog there available.”
The Flash is streaming on Max.
Supply: Wired
