Nicolas Cage has made his position on AI extremely clear.
He does not want it anywhere near his performance.
During an appearance at New York Comic Con, Cage said Amazon asked him to sign an AI waiver connected to Spider Noir, the Prime Video series where he played Ben Reilly.
He says he refused.
Cage described himself as not being an “AI friendly actor” and suggested the disagreement could mean he does not work with Amazon again.
Amazon has not publicly confirmed his version of the waiver request.
Still, the comments land right in the middle of one of Hollywood’s biggest arguments.
What happens to an actor’s face, voice and performance once a studio can digitally recreate them?
That question stopped being theoretical a while ago.
Actors have already pushed for protections over digital replicas, especially after generative AI became one of the central issues in Hollywood’s labour disputes.
Cage has been particularly outspoken about it.
For him, acting is tied to something physical and human, including all the weird choices, imperfections and unpredictability that happen during a performance.
And if there is one actor whose entire career proves that unpredictability matters, it is probably Nicolas Cage.
The whole story also shows why AI consent is becoming such a big deal.
Signing onto a project used to mean agreeing to be filmed.
Now actors may also have to think about whether their image or performance can be digitally altered, reused or recreated later.
Hollywood has spent years asking actors to give everything to a role.
Apparently Nicolas Cage has found one thing he is keeping.
Himself.
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