"Adrien and Felicity’s performances are completely their own," says Corbet, after details emerged on how AI technology was used in the editing of the actors' scenes spoken in Hungarian.

Felicity Jones, 41, is an actor and producer who made her professional debut aged 12 in the 1996 TV drama The Treasure Seekers. Since then, she’s played Jane Hawking in The Theory of Everything — which earned her Golden Globe, BAFTA and Oscar nominations — as well US Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in On the Basis of Sex.

The Brutalist, the awards contender starring Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones, has received backlash for its use of AI. The epic period-drama follows architect László Tóth as he emigrates to the United States with wife Erzsébet (Jones) in search of the American Dream, with their lives changing after meeting a wealthy client (Guy Pearce).

The Brutalist” director Brady Corbet addresses the backlash caused by the revelation that AI was used in parts of the film's creation.

It has been confirmed by The Brutalist’s editor Dávid Jancsó that AI was used in the film to enhance the Hungarian language performed by stars Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones, and to create drawings and buildings seen in the Venice Biennale sequence.

Adrien Brody captivates as a post-war immigrant who comes to America to chase his version of the American Dream.

Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones’s Hungarian dialogue in The Brutalist was enhanced using AI tools, according to the film’s editor Dávid Jancsó. “I am a native Hungarian speaker and I know that it is one of the most difficult languages to learn to pronounce,

A24 The Brady Corbet-directed awards contender The Brutalist is causing a stir after the film’s editor, Dávid Jancsó, revealed artificial intelligence was used to enhance the performances of the film’s stars,

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"The Brutalist" is expected to be a frontrunner in the Oscar race, which kicks off Thursday when the nominees are announced.

Adrien Brody and "The Brutalist" filmmakers are receiving backlash online for enhancing the actor's accent and the movie's architecture with AI.