Director Casts a Robot as Lead in a Movie
The robot will star in an indie comedy called 2nd Born.
American History X director Tony Kaye is casting a robot as a lead in his next movie.
Deadline reports the artificially intelligent robot will play the lead in Kaye's upcoming indie comedy 2nd Born, a sequel to 1st Born. The robot will receive training in various acting methods to prepare for the role.
Kaye and producer Sam Khoze want to avoid using CGI by casting a real robot, and they're hoping the robot will even receive SAG recognition for the role.
The story of 2nd Born follows a young married couple with different family backgrounds. Complications surrounding their first pregnancy force their family members to come together and find common ground.
A release date for 2nd Born is not yet set, and there's no word on who the robot will be portraying in the film.
Last year, an artificial intelligence system developed its own language, forcing Facebook to shut it down.
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