Catherine Zeta-Jones chooses people over AI and calls for new human talent

Catherine Zeta-Jones wants fewer AI actors on screen and more undiscovered human talent.

She set out her view in an interview with the Associated Press, released as a video titled 'Catherine Zeta-Jones chooses people over AI' at 4:17 p.m. PDT on 9 October. Associated Press The remarks were reported by Deadline on 10 October.

Zeta-Jones said she likes going to the theatre to see real people talk. The line is simple. She wants a live performer in the room, speaking to an audience in person.

She applied the same thinking to film. She said she prefers to go to movies without knowing personal details about the actors. She wants to be taken away to see a character, rather than following the celebrity behind the part.

By AI actors, she means digital performers made with artificial intelligence, meaning computer systems that can generate faces, voices and movement, rather than a person hired to play a role. Her preference is clear. She would rather see those parts go to human performers who have not yet had a break.

She also spoke about colleagues who have taken a different path. She said many actors have given themselves over to an AI company. She described that decision as everyone's choice, a matter for each performer to make for themselves.

The comments came from Zeta-Jones, who stars in 'Kill Jackie'. Yahoo That credit places her remarks in a working actor's context, talking about casting and who gets seen on screen.

For viewers, this means no guessing about where she stands. Fewer synthetic faces. More new people, discovered through auditions, stage work and small parts, given a chance to carry a story.

She did not name any AI company, film or performer in the remarks as reported. She kept the point to taste and opportunity. Real people talking. Characters that pull an audience in. Room for talent that has not been found yet.