Brightburn producer James Gunn definitely shuts down one concern that emerged following the announcement of the sequel. Released in 2019, Brightburn serves as a dark spin on the Superman origin story, following a young alien child with superpowers who crash lands on Earth and subsequently unleashes his powers upon a small Kansas town. The movie was a modest hit, and it was just recently announced that a sequel is on the way.
Following the confirmation of Brightburn 2, Gunn has taken to Bluesky Social to quell certain anxieties about the sequel. H3 Entertainment, the company behind the follow-up film, has confirmed plans to integrate Metaverse and AI technology into its production pipeline, leading some to question whether AI could be used to write the Brightburn sequel script. Gunn, however, has confirmed that this won’t be the case. Check out screenshots of his posts below:
“Don’t worry, this would never happen,” Gunn replies to a question regarding whether Brightburn 2 will be written by AI.
In the above screenshot, Gunn confirms that a news article about the sequel relying on AI is fake.
AI’s Relationship To Hollywood Explained
AI has been in the news a lot lately, with its use during the movie-making process coming under particularly intense scrutiny. AI is actually proving to be a central sticking point in the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, which have collectively brought Hollywood to a standstill.
Essentially, as AI technology has advanced and proliferated, writers are seeking to control how it can be used in the script-writing process. It’s not clear exactly how H3 Entertainment seeks to utilize AI, in Brightburn 2 or its other projects, but the WGA is demanding regulations that ensure humans remain the key creative drivers when it comes to writing scripts. SAG-AFTRA, too, has issues with the use of AI, seeking regulations that protect actors against the use of their likenesses without permission or payment in movies and TV.
AI is all but guaranteed to become a mainstay of the production process, but, hopefully, it is used only to augment and enhance human creativity instead of replace it. AI, for example, could play a useful roll during the post-production VFX process or as a general tool to increase organization and efficiency. While many questions remain regarding the Brightburn sequel and how AI might be used during its development, those anticipating the film can now rest assured that the script will still have a human touch.
