Director Brady Corbet is defending the use of AI in “The Brutalist” after facing heavy backlash for utilizing the controversial tech to alter Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones' Hungarian dialect and to create certain images in the film’s ending.

"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.

"The Brutalist" filmmaker Brady Corbet responded Monday to mounting backlash to his film's use of artificial intelligence in post-production, arguing that stars Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones' performances "are completely their own,

The Brutalist director Brady Corbet clarified how AI tools were used on the film during postproduction after social media outrage about the practice spread widely over the weekend. In a statement provided to Gold Derby,

Before his days as a director of such acclaimed works as Vox Lux and The Brutalist, Brady Corbet was most known for his acting work, with one of his most notable roles being in Michael Haneke ’s English-language remake of Funny Games.

In a wide-ranging conversation with RogerEbert.com, Corbet and Fastvold reflected on brutalism’s enduring relevance, the oscillation between pragmatism and ambition it reflects, concepts of premonition that pervade their work, and the literal weight of their epic historical drama.

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,

After news about The Brutalist's use of AI tools, director Brady Corbet issued a statement to explain the polarizing decision. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Here’s everything to know about the use of AI in The Brutalist, including how director Brady Corbet has responded. The Brutalist used AI tools to zhuzh the Hungarian of stars Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones,