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apocalypse now A sci-fi passion project directed by Francis Ford Coppola Megacity Still one of Hollywood’s biggest train wrecks. The most recent derailment was a tow truck that had to be pulled because of a fake quote. now is Reported Surprisingly, the trailer’s quotes were generated by artificial intelligence.
where to start Megacity? In short, it’s an exciting but expensive art film about an architect in a futuristic city, with an eclectic but all-star cast led by Adam Driver A story about facing an existential crisis. Coppola has apparently been wanting to do this for decades, even selling off part of his winery to raise the $120 million budget. it is Critics are divided with approx. Rotten Tomatoes 50% Coppola accused of misconduct On the set, It included a video showing him kissing a female extra.
Then this week trailers were released, including what famous film critics have to say about various Coppola’s past films Dracula played by Bram Stoker. “Diminished by its artistry,” Pauline Kael quotes about godfather for new yorker The screen flashes in an attempt to indicate recent negative news Megacity Also wrong. The only problem is that Kyle never wrote it. type Report now Generative AI does it.
“Sources revealed type It was not the intention of Lionsgate or Egan to fabricate the quote, but rather the error occurred during proper review and fact-checking of the phrases provided by the consultants. “It appears that artificial intelligence is being used to generate false claims from critics.”
Lionsgate has not commented on the accusation, but it has parted ways with marketing consultant Eddie Egan, who is now being blamed for the embarrassing controversy. “Lionsgate immediately recalled our trailer Megacity“, the company that distributed the film announced earlier this week. “We sincerely apologize to the critics involved, Francis Ford Coppola, and American Peep Show for the inexcusable errors that occurred during our review process. .We messed up.
Megacity Set to be released widely in theaters on September 27th, I’m morbidly curious about it.
