Filmmakers Brady Corbet and Dávid Jancsó are defending the use of artificial intelligence-driven technology in ‘The Brutalist’

Brady Corbet says stars’ performances ‘completely their own’ after it emerges AI technology was used to edit their scenes spoken in Hungarian

The Brutalist director and co-writer Brady Corbet has responded to the backlash against the Oscar contender starring Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones.

The Brutalist director Brady Corbet clarified how AI tools were used on the film during postproduction after social media outrage about the practice spread widely over the weekend. In a statement provided to Gold Derby,

The Brutalist won three Golden Globe Awards and is one of the top contenders for the Best Pictures prize at Oscars 2025.

Director Brady Corbet is defending the use of AI in “The Brutalist” after facing heavy backlash for utilizing the controversial tech to alter Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones' Hungarian dialect and to create certain images in the film’s ending.

Brady Corbet's critically claimed film elicited backlash after the editor said that artificial intelligence had been used.

Tech from Ukrainian AI specialist Respeecher was used to tweak Hungarian pronunciation, Dávid Jancsó told Red Shark News. "It is controversial in the industry to talk about AI, but it shouldn't be."

EXCLUSIVE: Following news that the 3x Golden Globe winning movie The Brutalist used AI in post to smooth the Hungarian accents of its stars Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones as well as that of its cast,