Oppenheimer Star Emily Blunt Gets Blunt About Algorithms In Hollywood
Don't talk to Oppenheimer and The Fall Guy star Emily Blunt about algorithms. She isn't a fan, to put it lightly. Speaking with Variety, the actress expressed her annoyance at the mathematical equations being utilized to decide what movies and shows get made in Hollywood."Some new things frustrate me: algorithms, for example," Blunt said. "I hate that f**king word, excuse the expletive! How can it be associated with art and content? How can we let it determine what will be successful and what will not?"Recently, A Knight's Tale director Brian Helgeland talked to Inverse about how Netflix tested a sequel to that film in one of its algorithms and concluded it wouldn't be successful. Additionally, Helgeland opened up about writing the Game of Thrones spin-off 10,000 Ships, an HBO show that's no longer in development.Continue Reading at GameSpot
Don't talk to Oppenheimer and The Fall Guy star Emily Blunt about algorithms. She isn't a fan, to put it lightly. Speaking with Variety, the actress expressed her annoyance at the mathematical equations being utilized to decide what movies and shows get made in Hollywood.
"Some new things frustrate me: algorithms, for example," Blunt said. "I hate that f**king word, excuse the expletive! How can it be associated with art and content? How can we let it determine what will be successful and what will not?"
Recently, A Knight's Tale director Brian Helgeland talked to Inverse about how Netflix tested a sequel to that film in one of its algorithms and concluded it wouldn't be successful. Additionally, Helgeland opened up about writing the Game of Thrones spin-off 10,000 Ships, an HBO show that's no longer in development.
