Haunted MansiondirectorJustin Simienhas some ideas about revisiting Oz.
He and fellow filmmakersGareth EdwardsandLouis Leterriergathered in Hall H atSan Diego Comic-Conon Friday for Collider’s directors panel.
“I want to makeThe Wizso bad,” theDear White Peoplefilmmaker told the crowd.
Gareth Edwards, Justin Simien, and Louis Letterier at San Diego Comic-Con 2023.Michael Buckner/Getty Images
So my vision of the film was a Black-centric universe with Quincy Jones music.
“I would love to do aFortnitemovie,” the French filmmaker revealed.
“The game and the characters are incredible.
I think there’s so much more to be told.”
“The genie’s not going back in the bottle,” he said.
“It’s going to change everything.
“If it’s from scratch, it gets into uncanny valley [territory] really fast.
I’ve not seen anything yet that looks good.”
“It’s a world in which the artist can get squeezed out,” Simien added.
“Especially if you’re making work that isn’t paying the bills.
But AI doesn’t work without other human people making art.
It basically steals and blends into other things.
I think it’s important to protect the artists whose work is getting pulled into these different AI models.
