Russos Talk Using AI In “The Electric State”

The Russo Brothers’ “The Electric State” released on Netflix on Friday to scathing critical reviews, the $320 million budgeted sci-fi action title sits at just 14% (3.9/10) from 90 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.

Audience polls have been a bit better, but the 6.1/10 the movie is currently getting on IMDb is hardly a ringing endorsement. Now it appears the film has come up in conversation again due to the brothers confirming the use of AI in the film’s making.

Specifically the pair used AI for voice modulation in the film, Joe Russo telling The Times it’s “something any ten-year-old could do after watching a TikTok video”. He also says AI use in films is already rife, but people are scared to admit to using it:

“There’s a lot of finger-pointing and hyperbole because people are afraid. They don’t understand. But ultimately you’ll see AI used more significantly. Also, AI is in its generative state now, where it has, as we call them, hallucinations. You can’t do mission-critical work with something that hallucinates. That is a reason self-driving cars haven’t taken over, or why AI surgery is not taking place worldwide. But in its generative state, AI is best suited towards creativity.”

The comments and film have initiated a debate on social media about the role of AI in filmmaking, how the pair’s upcoming two “Avengers” films will be impacted by its use, and the quality of the “Electric State” film overall and what it means for their future both with and outside Marvel.

Joe did also offer an interesting take on the mainstream vs. arthouse cinema cultural war and divide, saying it was a trend started by Harvey Weinstein: “He vilified mainstream movies to champion the art films he pushed for Oscar campaigns. Popular films were winning Oscars before the mid-Nineties, then Weinstein started mudslinging campaigns.”

He adds it impacts how audiences view Oscars and “things we should all enjoying collectively we instead punch each other in the face over.”

“The Electric State” is now streaming on Netflix.

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