Anthony Daniels Out of a Job; AI Robots Cast in All Droid Roles
Within hours of the announcement that an AI robot has been built and cast in a film role, the folx over at Lucasfilm issued a statement that they too will be utilizing this technology. Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy made the announcement while eating a lunch of poutine and Diet Coke, stating that all droid roles in future Star Wars live-action projects will be filled by bleeding-edge robots.
We were unable to speak with Kathy but we were able to talk to C-3PO himself, Anthony Daniels, regarding the matter.
“I’ve been laid off! At first I thought Kathy was joking but no, she was speaking the truth. I will no longer portray C-3PO in Star Wars. The door is open for me to return as a human character, however, so I may do that if my book continues to under sell.”
We were told to expect the first AI robot actor to appear in Taika Waititi’s untitled Star Wars film; it does not have a release date at time of publication.
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