'The Brutalist' Director Defends His Film's Use Of AI After Facing Intense Backlash

LOADING ERROR LOADING Director Brady Corbet is defending “The Brutalist” after it was revealed that artificial intelligence, or AI, had been used to make some of the Hungarian dialogue delivered by American actors sound more authentic. However, the film drew heavy criticism after the tech publication Red Shark News confirmed last week that “judicious use of AI” was partly responsible for Brody’s and Jones’ accents. Added another: “insane that there’s people defending the brutalist’s use of ai to enhance adrien brody’s hungarian accent when there’s actors who learn languages for just one role.” In a Monday statement issued to The Hollywood Reporter, however, Corbet clarified that Brody’s and Jones’ performances in the film are “completely their own.” “They worked for months with dialect coach Tanera Marshall to perfect their accents,” he said. No English language was changed.” "The aim was to preserve the authenticity of Adrien and Felicity’s performances in another language, not to replace or alter them and done with the utmost respect for the craft," director Brady Corbet said.