Nicolas Cage is drawing a line when it comes to artificial intelligence in Hollywood.
Speaking at New York Comic Con, the 62-year-old Oscar winner turned heads after revealing that he outright refused to sign an AI waiver for his upcoming Prime Video series Spider-Noir, putting him directly at odds with parent company Amazon.
“How do you survive AI?” Cage asked the audience, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Amazon is a very AI-friendly company, to the tune of 50 billion dollars invested to OpenAI. I am not an AI-friendly actor. I didn’t sign the waiver to let them use AI on Spider-Noir. It’s kind of like I’m probably not going to be working with that studio again. But that’s OK.”
Nicolas Cage wants to work with Gen Z directors as Hollywood embraces AI
Rather than leaning into AI, the actor expressed a desire to collaborate with independent Gen Z filmmakers who build projects from the ground up in their unique ways outside the traditional studio setup.
“So I got to get with these young directors who are Gen Z, and they’re going at it their own way, whether it’s through the YouTube culture or whatever it is,” Cage said. “They’re doing it from scratch and by hand. I want to get with that.”
Meanwhile, at the New York Comic Con, the actor also revealed that he might soon return to television and potentially appear in True Detective Season 5. The Lord of War actor shared how making one movie after another can become exhausting, so he has to consider other options. Cage is considering television as an alternative to his usual movie schedule.
“I think I might do a season of True Detective. That’s OK that I’m the first to announce that, right?” Cage joked. “Like Jonathan Turteltaub, he gets a microphone in his hand, and he goes to Philadelphia and says, ‘We’re doing National Treasure 3, and Nic’s coming.’ I’m like, ‘No, I didn’t sign up for that.’ You got to get these microphones out of these directors’ hands.”
Over the years, Cage has starred in a wide range of blockbusters and classics. As he worked on Prime Video’s Spider-Noir, the veteran actor’s admission about AI reflects his long-term vision for survival in the acting industry.
Originally reported on SuperHeroHype.
