Brady Corbet’s critically claimed film elicited backlash after the editor said that artificial intelligence had been used.
“Adrien and Felicity’s performances are completely their own,” Corbet said in a statement toEntertainment Weekly.
“They worked for months with dialect coach Tanera Marshall to perfect their accents.
‘The Brutalist’ stars Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones.Credit:A24
No English language was changed.
This was a manual process, done by our sound team and Respeecher in post-production.
The use of AI tools in film and television production has come under scrutiny in recent years.
Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, and Guy Pearce represent ‘The Brutalist’ at the Golden Globes.Gilbert Flores/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty
Entertainment industry unions included the topic as part ofunion negotiationsin the 2023 strikes.
It’s an extremely unique language.
Jancso said he had played a part in their performances, too.
“Most of their Hungarian dialogue has a part of me talking in there.
We were very careful about keeping their performances,” he said.
“It’s mainly just replacing letters here and there.
It maintains a healthy93% scoreon review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, based on more than 200 reviews.
Corbet and Brody were awarded in their respective categories of best film director and best actor in a drama.
Both Brody and Corbet are expected to be named when thenominees are unveiled Jan. 23.
