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Batman(1989) director Tim Burton, in an interview with The Independent very recently, talked about his upcoming film,Beetlejuice 2,which will expand the story further on Michael Keaton’sBeetlejuicewhich was released in 1988.
Burton has also directed iconic Disney films as well, such asAlice in Wonderland(2010), the animatedFrankenweeniein 2012, and the very recent,Dumbo,in 2019.
A Buzzfeed story in early July this year posted more than a dozen images that were created with the help of Artificial Intelligence, and the pictures were of iconic Disney characters, likeCinderella, Snow White, Aladdin,and more.
The Independent,in the middle of the interview, diverted Burton’s attention to the post that had been doing the rounds on the internet to know what he felt about them. He felt his soul had been snatched away.
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Tim Burton’s Work Reimagined Using AI Left Him Devastated
Burton mentioned that he considered Artificial Intelligence to be a threat to creativity and animation as one of the major issues arising in recent times is AI taking over people’s jobs and imitating previous works of some legendary creators.
The director’s distinctive style of filmmaking was remarked by the publisher of Buzzfeed’s story saying that,Tim Burtonshould ‘remake’ all Disney films.
Burton said toThe Independent–
“They had AI do my versions of Disney characters… It reminded me of when other cultures say, ‘Don’t take my picture because it is taking away your soul.’”
Though he could not go without praising the images calling some of them“very good,”he felt that AI posed a risk to the original creations.
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Tim Burton on AI Images Sucking Out His Soul
Messing with the intellectual property of a creator isn’t exactly a very ethical thing to do, and Burton did press on that. Elaborating more on how he felt seeing the images, he said that they directly impacted his soul.
The AI-generated images, according to Burton, disturbed him mainly due to the fact that they didn’t involve a human experience.
Sharing more on the issue, he said toThe Independent–
“What it does is it sucks something from you. It takes something from your soul or psyche; that is very disturbing, especially if it has to do with you. It’s like a robot taking your humanity, your soul.”
Coming out withBeetlejuice 2next year, it may not take long for another internet user or publication to reimagine those characters with AI.
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Beetlejuice 2,starringMichael Keaton,Winona Ryder,Jenna Ortega,Monica Bellucci, andWillem Dafoe, is set to release on August 24, 2025.
Source:The Independent
Ojaswi Chaudhary
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Extremely passionate about a great story since the little guy was 8. He has lived through nothing short of almost 300 of Hollywood’s finest pieces of work, and is now creating some of his own here at FandomWire. He loves to make time for a good book and a good meal.
