Voice actors denounce exploitative technology during Comic-Con panel: 'AI isn't implementing itself'

Members of SAG-AFTRA and the National Association of Voice Actors united to address how artificial intelligence can threaten creativity. “We need to be very vigilant about that. AI isn’t implementing itself. SAG-AFTRA executive director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland joined voice actors at San Diego Comic-Con 2023.Chelsea Guglielmino/FilmMagic People arechoosingto implement AI. Ultimately, the panelists explained, it all comes down to consent. It can be used in pornographic content. That’s a line that’s being crossed that a lot of voice actors are not happy about....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · William Johnson

Voices of late actors Judy Garland, James Dean, Burt Reynolds, and more used in AI text-to-speech app

Additional voices are set to be added in the coming months. This is all thanks to partnerships with the estates of said stars. The potential use of celebrity voices for AI has been a hot button topic in recent months. Judy Garland, James Dean, Burt Reynolds.Herbert Dorfman/Corbis via Getty; Bettmann; ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Johansson called for new laws to address issues of AI technology and individual rights....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Benjamin Raymond

Vox Machinastar on Percy's tragic fate: 'Everyone doesn't know how to deal' (exclusive)

Taliesin Jaffe, the Critical Role star who voices the steampunk gunslinger, addresses that big episode 7 moment. Warning: This article contains spoilers fromThe Legend of Vox Machinaseason 3, episode 7. Then there’s the “they’re too far gone” phase. Ripley and Percy on ‘The Legend of Vox Machina’ season 3.Courtesy of Prime “Everyone doesn’t really know how to deal with this. Everyone is mourning this moment of mortality and not coming together the way they should....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · Michael Flores

Walk the Moon announce indefinite 'hibernation'

Walk the Moon has announced an indefinite hiatus. When we do reconvene, that will be a glorious day. I Want!in 2010. Walk the Moon.Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images The group released its self-titled major-label debut in 2012, mostly consisting of re-recordings of songs fromI Want! I Want!, including “Anna Sun,” which quickly became a mainstay on alternative radio. The song peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is certified Platinum by the RIAA....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · Timothy Diaz

Walker Scobell almost played Kidpool inDeadpool & Wolverine: 'Puberty is what it is' (exclusive)

Warning: This article contains spoilers fromDeadpool & Wolverine. One, of course, wasTaylor Swift. Another was Walker Scobell, the current lead of the Disney+ seriesPercy Jackson and the Olympians. Walker Scobell could’ve played Kidpool in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ if not for puberty.Getty; Marvel So did Levy and Reynolds, but it didn’t happen. The director explains why in an interview with EW. “It was his dream. Walker Scobell at the New York premiere of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 166 words · Michele Hardin

Walton Goggins breaks down his latest musical moment onThe Righteous Gemstones

A pay day is coming. “It was both John and I dealing with the loss of the most important person in our lives. And then season 2 was exploring him being a father. Walton Goggins on ‘The Righteous Gemstones’.HBO But for this one, Baby Billy was unencumbered by that kind of dramatic storyline. So Danny just said, ‘Let’s go have some fun.'” Much like “Misbehavin’,” it’s also catchy as hell....

April 30, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Jacob Christensen

Walton Goggins reveals he was bitten by snake onThe White Lotusset, went to hospital: 'Really terrified'

“Am I dying a slow death?” The next one, ‘Was it green or was it brown? Which one has a big, big bite?'" Walton Goggins on ‘The White Lotus’ season 3.Credit:Fabio Lovino/HBO “As I was pulling the snake out, he didn’t wanna come, right?” “And so he turns around and he bit me.” This prompted Kimmel to reply, Oh no! Walton Goggins on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’.ABC Goggins did not, uh, handle it well....

April 30, 2025 · 2 min · 230 words · Maria Garcia

Wanda Sykes says people who mistook her for Lenny Kravitz in New Orleans 'drank everything on Bourbon Street'

The comic and star of “The Upshaws” also weighed in on Kravitz’s viral workout look. According to some people, everyone has a celebrity doppelganger. ForWanda Sykes, it’s apparently…Lenny Kravitz? Wanda Sykes says she’s been mistaken for Lenny Kravitz.getty (2) Wednesday’s episode ofThe Jennifer Hudson Showfeatures Sykes explaining thatshe’s been mistaken for the rocker. “It happened twice, and only in New Orleans,” the comedy star tells Hudson. “They probably drank everything on Bourbon Street....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 143 words · Heather Howell

War comes to Westeros in newHouse of the Dragontrailer: 'Neither of us may win'

The season 2 trailer teases Westeros torn between factions supporting Queen Rhaenyra and King Aegon II. War, like winter before it, is coming. Max A pivotal war in the history of Westeros, based onGeorge R.R. Emma D’Arcy as Rhaenera Targaryen in ‘House of the Dragon’.Max Though, it certainly foreshadows the potential for a rift between Rhaenyra and the power-hungry Daemon. However, Aegon and Rhaenyra may not be the realm’s only choices....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Rachel Nolan

Warfarereview: Joseph Quinn and Will Poulter suffer the horrors of combat — but to what end?

In gut-wrenching detail, directors Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza recreate a real-life skirmish the latter survived in Iraq. Murray Close/A24 They won’t be showing this one at recruitment centers. Warfare(out April 11) is a remarkable cinematic achievement operating at a profoundly compelling level. Will Poulter in ‘Warfare’.Credit:Murray Close/A24 The story is so simple that it is practically abstract. A group of Navy SEALs are maneuvering in Iraq in 2006. Men with guns start to congregate....

April 30, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Gina Hancock

Warner Bros. un-cancelsCoyote vs. Acmeafter backlash, will shop movie to other studios

The film was set to go the way ofBatgirlandScoob! Holiday Haunt, which wereabruptly pulled from WB’s release scheduleto take tax write-downs last year. Many filmmakers also criticized the initial decision to mothball the movie on social media. Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote.Warner Bros/ Everett AndScott Pilgrim Takes Offshowrunner BenDavid Grabinskiwrote, “COYOTE V ACME is a great movie. The best of its kind since ROGER RABBIT. The leads are super likable....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 200 words · Seth Caldwell

Warrior Nunwill return as a movie trilogy after Netflix cancellation

Divine intervention strikes again. All those months of protesting and hashtagging have paid off:Warrior Nunhas been resurrected. “Once again, a trilogy of feature films. Alba Baptista in ‘Warrior Nun’.Netflix Due to theSAGandWGAstrikes, details regarding casting, production, and more are still to come. “You guys really make it all worthwhile. So thank you so much for your continued support.” “More details to come! Thank you!!” Barry later confirmed to EW that whatever resurrection was coming would not be performed by Netflix....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · Mrs. Nicole Smith DVM

Was Dina the 'Staring Girl' onThe Last of Us? Star Isabela Merced weighs in on fan theory (exclusive)

The actress explains why she doesn’t think Dina and this mystery girl are the same character. She yells at this girl, who promptly skitters off. The unnamed character, played by Paolina Van Kleef, is credited as “the Staring Girl.” Isabela Merced as Dina, Bella Ramsey as Ellie in ‘The Last of Us’ season 2.Credit:Liane Hentscher/HBO ShowrunnersCraig Mazinand Neil Druckmann haven’t definitively answered this lingering question, and now Merced herself weighs in....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 193 words · Christopher Clements