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‘Alien’ director previously expressed concerns about artificial intelligence, saying ‘I don’t know how you’re going to lock it down’
Ridley Scott is promising incredible action with “Gladiator II” and was apparently willing to use artificial intelligence to achieve his goal.
In a new interview with Empire Magazine, Scott said, “We begin the film with probably the biggest action sequence I’ve ever done. Probably bigger than anything in ‘Napoleon.’”
“Gladiator II” comes 20 years after the original Oscar-winning film starring Russell Crowe, with Paul Mescal taking over leading-man duties and co-starring with Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington.
In the first trailer, Mescal’s character, Lucius, can be seen facing an enormous rhino.
Ridley Scott told Empire Magazine that when it comes to AI and other technology “you have to embrace it.” (Desiree Navarro/WireImage)
Scott told Empire that he blended a few techniques to create the huge beast.
“Computerization and AI, you have to embrace it,” the “Alien” director said. “I can have a computer read every molecule and wrinkle on a rhino and then cut it on a thick piece of plastic, absolutely as a rhino’s body, which is then tailored to a skeleton shape.”
The award-winning director didn’t specify what type of “computerization and AI” were used or if it involved generative AI in any way.
The “skeleton” was placed on an electronic dolly and driven by digital instructions.
“I have this thing that can do 40 mph, spin on the spot, wag its head and snarl,” Scott told the outlet. “A 2-ton rhino with a guy on its back. I mean, it’s a lot of fun.”
The rhino featured in “Gladiator II” was a technical feat Scott achieved in part with AI, according to his interview in Empire Magazine. (Paramount Pictures)
There’s also a sequence featuring a flooded amphitheater to stage a naval battle, complete with sharks in the water.
Scott suggested the idea to screenwriter David Scarpa, as it was something he had wanted to do since the first “Gladiator” but felt the technology was limited...
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