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David Cronenberg on ‘The Brutalist’ AI controversy: We mess with actors’ voices all the time | Hollywood

David Cronenberg on ‘The Brutalist’ AI controversy: We mess with actors’ voices all the time | Hollywood

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Mar 23, 2025 10:56 AM IST David Cronenberg on ‘The Brutalist’ AI controversy: We mess with actors’ voices all the time Los Angeles, Canadian director David Cronenberg says the recent backlash towards “The Brutalist” for using AI to enhance lead actor, Adrien Brody’s voice is nothing but a campaign against the movie. David Cronenberg on ‘The Brutalist’ AI controversy: We mess with actors’ voices all the time Cronenberg attended the London Soundtrack Festival where he spoke on the controversy. He compared his own film “M. Butterfly” and said that makers often “mess with actors’ voices”. “I must confess, there was a scandal ‘The Brutalist’. There was a discussion about Adrien Brody… but apparently they used artificial intelligence to improve his accent. I think it was a campaign against ‘The Brutalist’ by some other Oscar nominees. It’s very much a Harvey Weinstein kind of thing, though he wasn’t around,” he said according to the entertainment news outlet The Hollywood Reporter. The 82-year-old filmmaker admitted editing the voice of a character in his own film back then. …

Harvey Weinstein reacts to Adrien Brody’s Oscars speech that had a shoutout to his kids with Georgina Chapman | Hollywood

Harvey Weinstein reacts to Adrien Brody’s Oscars speech that had a shoutout to his kids with Georgina Chapman | Hollywood

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Former film producer Harvey Weinstein has reacted to Adrien Brody’s 2025 Oscars acceptance speech, in which the actor gave a special shoutout to Weinstein’s two children with ex-wife Georgina Chapman. (Also read: Adrien Brody wins Best Actor for The Brutalist, taking home his second career Oscar) Harvey Weinstein has reacted to Adrien Brody’s Oscars speech. Brody, who won the Best Actor award for his role in The Brutalist, acknowledged Chapman and her children, Dash and India, in his emotional speech. Harvey Weinstein reacts to Adrien Brody’s speech Weinstein, who is currently serving a 23-year prison sentence for sex crimes, spoke out through his representative, expressing gratitude that his children are being loved and cared for. According to People magazine, “Harvey is happy for Georgina and grateful that his kids are being loved and cared for as they deserve to be,” the representative said. Brody’s speech was a poignant moment in the ceremony, as he acknowledged the challenges that Chapman and her children have faced in recent years. “I share this with my amazing partner, Georgina, …

Oscars viewership dips by 7% as indie films Anora, The Brutalist best studio blockbusters; Hulu glitch plays its part | Hollywood

Oscars viewership dips by 7% as indie films Anora, The Brutalist best studio blockbusters; Hulu glitch plays its part | Hollywood

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Mar 04, 2025 08:18 AM IST The Oscars were watched by an estimated 18 million people in the US this year as against 19.5 million last year. This year’s Oscars telecast that honoured independent film Anora brought in an estimated 18.1 million U.S. viewers on television and streaming, according to data released by broadcaster ABC on Monday. Mikey Madison, winner of the Oscar for Best Actress for Anora, Adrien Brody, winner of the Oscar for Best Actor for The Brutalist, Zoe Saldana, winner of the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Emilia Perez, and Kieran Culkin, winner of the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain, pose in the Oscars photo room at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 2, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole(REUTERS) The audience for the highest honours in Hollywood fell 7% from the 2024 ceremony when 19.5 million people tuned in to see the blockbuster biopic Oppenheimer take the Best Picture. Among adults under 50, viewership rose 3% from last year, ABC said. Anora, an unconventional …

Adrien Brody breaks longest Oscars speech record | Hollywood

Adrien Brody breaks longest Oscars speech record | Hollywood

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Adrien Brody broke the record for the longest ever Oscars acceptance speech, clocking a whopping five minutes and 40 seconds on stage upon winning best actor for his role in “The Brutalist.” Adrien Brody breaks longest Oscars speech record Despite promising to be “brief” on multiple occasions during his marathon monologue on Sunday, Brody surpassed an eight-decade-old record held by British star Greer Garson. Garson, who won best actress for “Mrs Miniver” in 1943, had held the record with a five-minutes-and-30-second speech, according to the Guinness World Records website. The Academy introduced time limits and the practice of “playing off” winners with music following Garson’s speech. But Brody on Sunday ordered the orchestra to stop. “Please, turn the music off. I’ve done this before,” said Brody, who won best actor previously in 2003 for “The Pianist.” “It’s not my first rodeo, but I will be brief. I will not be egregious, I promise,” said Brody, before continuing for another 90 seconds. The ceremony itself, in which sex-worker tragicomedy “Anora” took five Oscars including best picture, …

Cillian Murphy’s whispered four-word message to Adrien Brody after his Best Actor win at Oscars 2025 revealed | Hollywood

Cillian Murphy’s whispered four-word message to Adrien Brody after his Best Actor win at Oscars 2025 revealed | Hollywood

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Mar 03, 2025 07:56 PM IST Cillian Murphy presented Adrien Brody with the Best Actor award for The Brutalist. Lip reader revealed his whispered message to the winner. Cillian Murphy had a memorable moment at the Oscars 2025, delivering a special four-word message to Adrien Brody before presenting him with the Best Actor award. Brody, who won the prestigious honour for his role in The Brutalist, triumphed over strong competition from nominees like Timothée Chalamet and Ralph Fiennes. Cillian Murphy congratulated Adrien Brody, the Best Actor winner at the Oscars 2025, with a whispered compliment.((Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)) Also Read: What is Adrien Brody’s Net Worth? The Brutalist actor creates history with second Best Actor Oscar win Cillian Murphy’s private message to Brody’s Best Actor win Murphy was on the receiving end of the Best Actor award at the Oscars last year for his performance in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. The actor took the stage this year to present the same award. He began with his appreciation for all the nominees as he …

Box Office: Analyzing the BIGGEST Oscar award wins for Hollywood blockbusters

Box Office: Analyzing the BIGGEST Oscar award wins for Hollywood blockbusters

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The much hyped Academy Award ceremony or the Oscars 2025 event has finally ended, resulting in a wave of happiness for the ones who deserved this prestigious award. Among the ones who got this accolade, a few films celebrated their success with multiple Oscars for their deserving departments. Numerous big Hollywood films were nominated in different categories by The Academy with huge Hollywood blockbusters like Dune 2, Wicked and Anora being the most notable ones in the race. Let’s check out what these three blockbusters got on the Oscars 2025 award night: 1. Anora The highlight of the award night, Anora has won five Oscar awards namely for Best Editing,  Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actress, the highest count for the night. The film stars Mikey Madison in the lead, directed by Sean Baker. The film released in theatres on 18 October 2024 and grossed nearly USD 41 million at the US box office at a budget of USD 6 million. 2. Wicked The musical fantasy Wicked starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana …

Adrien Brody says he found inspiration for The Brutalist’s Oscar-winning role from childhood as son of Hungarian refugee | Hollywood

Adrien Brody says he found inspiration for The Brutalist’s Oscar-winning role from childhood as son of Hungarian refugee | Hollywood

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Mar 03, 2025 02:12 PM IST Adrien Brody won his second Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of a Hungarian architect in The Brutalist. Adrien Brody won his second Best Actor Oscar on Sunday as the actor took home the coveted prize for his performance in Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist. The film saw Adrien play a Hungarian architect in The Brutalist. In a statement, the actor said that he was inspired for the role by his growing-up years as the son of a Hungarian refugee. (Also read: Adrien Brody on his journey from The Pianist to The Brutalist: ‘I yearn to find roles that speak to the human condition’) Adrien Brody with his mother, photographer Sylvia Plachy. Adrien Brody played László Tóth in The Brutalist, a story about the architect’s life in America after World War II. The actor has been praised for the depth of his performance. Brody had earlier won the Best Actor Oscar 22 years ago for playing Polish-Jewish composer and Holocaust survivor Wladyslaw Szpilman in The Pianist. Adrien Brody on The …

Oscars 2025: Why Has Adrien Brody’s The Brutalist Found Itself in Hot Waters? Controversy EXPLAINED

Oscars 2025: Why Has Adrien Brody’s The Brutalist Found Itself in Hot Waters? Controversy EXPLAINED

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Brady Corbet’s movie The Brutalist has gained lots of buzz during this year’s awards season; however, it has also caught up in a controversy over the application of generative AI technology during postproduction. The Brutalist has earned ten Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and acting nominations for Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones. The controversy arose when the editor of the film, Dávid Jancsó, revealed that Respeecher’s AI voice technology was utilized to polish Jones and Brody’s Hungarian lines. In an interview with RedShark News, Jancsó said, “If you’re coming from the Anglo-Saxon world certain sounds can be particularly hard to grasp. We first tried to ADR these harder elements with the actors. Then we tried to ADR them completely with other actors but that just didn’t work. So we looked for other options of how to enhance it.” Since the actors are not native Hungarian speakers, the AI-aided process ensured perfection in pronunciation by mixing Jancsó’s voice with the actors’. He meant to preserve the authenticity of the Hungarian language. He acknowledged, “It is controversial …

Adrien Brody on his journey from The Pianist to The Brutalist: ‘I yearn to find roles that speak to the human condition’ | Hollywood

Adrien Brody on his journey from The Pianist to The Brutalist: ‘I yearn to find roles that speak to the human condition’ | Hollywood

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Back in 2003, Adrien Brody became the youngest recipient of the Best Actor award at the Academy Awards. He received the honour for his striking performance in Roman Polanski’s Holocaust war drama The Pianist. 22 years later, he’s nominated in the same category for yet another Holocaust saga, Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist. Adrien isn’t sure if he’ll get second time lucky, but the actor tells Hindustan Times that his role from 2002 certainly informed the portrayal of László Tóth in The Brutalist. Adrien Brody has been nominated in the Best Actor category for The Brutalist at Oscars 2025. Same yet different “The work I’d done as a young actor to understand the sense of history and profound loss for so many people, and the horrors of that time, really touched me deeply. I had the responsibility of telling one man’s journey that was representative of the profound loss of six million lives. Obviously, it would inform my telling of the backstory of László as he embarks on his journey of a life in America. The …

The Brutalist director Brady Corbet on besting Payal Kapadia at Golden Globes: ‘She’s an extraordinary filmmaker’ | Hollywood

The Brutalist director Brady Corbet on besting Payal Kapadia at Golden Globes: ‘She’s an extraordinary filmmaker’ | Hollywood

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Brady Corbet is going into the Academy Awards with some good momentum. The Brutalist director clinched the Best Director honour at the Golden Globes, besting India’s Payal Kapadia, who was nominated for her debut feature film All We Imagine As Light. Brady, along with his wife and The Brutalist co-writer Mona Fastvold, assured Hindustan Times how proud they’re of young female Indian filmmakers like Payal. Brady Corbet on besting Payal Kapadia at Golden Globes. On the American dream and legacy “Payal is an extraordinary filmmaker. My pal Chaitanya Tamhane is also an extraordinary director. I’m very, very supportive of more films from India being internationally recognised. We have a lot of conversations about gender parity at festivals every year. But how frequently is a nation that produces as much cinema as yours is underrepresented at these festivals is something I find baffling and appalling,” says Brady, adding, “I’m extremely excited for Payal’s success. It’s extremely deserved. I hope it means a new wave for Indian cinema, especially from young female filmmakers like herself.” “That’s what …