{"author":"Bluestein","children":[{"author":"motbus3","children":[],"created_at":"2026-10-11T15:35:05.000Z","created_at_i":1791732905,"id":50044407,"options":[],"parent_id":50041873,"points":null,"story_id":50041873,"text":"I guess he didn't read the terms of usage for Amazon prime folks","title":null,"type":"comment","url":null},{"author":"dieselgate","children":[{"author":"InTheArena","children":[],"created_at":"2026-10-11T16:42:22.000Z","created_at_i":1791736942,"id":50045102,"options":[],"parent_id":50044683,"points":null,"story_id":50041873,"text":"All streaming shows primarily judge themselves by minutes view.","title":null,"type":"comment","url":null},{"author":"foobarchu","children":[],"created_at":"2026-10-11T20:51:54.000Z","created_at_i":1791751914,"id":50047692,"options":[],"parent_id":50044683,"points":null,"story_id":50041873,"text":"Spider-Noir is a series. Minutes viewed is a very good metric for a series because viewers frequently drop off part of the way in. Combine that with viewership, and you can see whether people are giving up after one episode, many episodes, or finishing the whole thing.","title":null,"type":"comment","url":null}],"created_at":"2026-10-11T16:00:59.000Z","created_at_i":1791734459,"id":50044683,"options":[],"parent_id":50041873,"points":null,"story_id":50041873,"text":"The article is light on details but crux mostly on Cage not being an \u201cai-friendly actor\u201d. Not sure if the film would use extensive ai elements or what.\nOn a side note never heard a movie tout its \u201cminutes viewed\u201d by audience.","title":null,"type":"comment","url":null},{"author":"InTheArena","children":[],"created_at":"2026-10-11T16:43:20.000Z","created_at_i":1791737000,"id":50045112,"options":[],"parent_id":50041873,"points":null,"story_id":50041873,"text":"It\u2019s not clear to me what this waiver covers? Everyone seems to be assuming his likeness, but it may be anything \u201cAI\u201d - which might include Photoshop (due to it\u2019s editing capability) or any number of de-aging systems, which work far better with AI then other approaches.","title":null,"type":"comment","url":null},{"author":"pyrophane","children":[{"author":"petre","children":[{"author":"m463","children":[],"created_at":"2026-10-11T22:46:57.000Z","created_at_i":1791758817,"id":50048785,"options":[],"parent_id":50046747,"points":null,"story_id":50041873,"text":"I remember his older stuff.

I liked when he was a normal guy being chased through an out-of-control situation.

But I think this happens with a lot of actors when they get really popular. The studios hire popular actors for super-alpha-male-top-dog roles.

Maybe he wants the roles that chuck norris/schwarzenegger would normally get, but in my mind he doesn't fit those roles.

Amusingly it goes the other way quite easily - schwarzenegger can actually do well in a kindergarten classroom.","title":null,"type":"comment","url":null},{"author":"davidee","children":[],"created_at":"2026-10-11T23:19:45.000Z","created_at_i":1791760785,"id":50049094,"options":[],"parent_id":50046747,"points":null,"story_id":50041873,"text":"Some films to try if you like films:

- Adaptation

- The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

- Dream Scenario","title":null,"type":"comment","url":null},{"author":"pohl","children":[],"created_at":"2026-10-11T23:37:10.000Z","created_at_i":1791761830,"id":50049270,"options":[],"parent_id":50046747,"points":null,"story_id":50041873,"text":"I thought his portrayal of Herbert I. McDunnough was on point.","title":null,"type":"comment","url":null}],"created_at":"2026-10-11T19:12:52.000Z","created_at_i":1791745972,"id":50046747,"options":[],"parent_id":50045366,"points":null,"story_id":50041873,"text":"> such as extending a scene or modifying the environment around an actor

I see. So if they want to put a giant phallic object behind the actor, that's covered.

Not a fan some of Cage's acting (Con Air was terrible, Lord of War was good) but I admire him for doing this and being cool and open about it.","title":null,"type":"comment","url":null}],"created_at":"2026-10-11T17:06:53.000Z","created_at_i":1791738413,"id":50045366,"options":[],"parent_id":50041873,"points":null,"story_id":50041873,"text":"I wish the article covered what is actually in the waiver, but I can hazard a pretty good guess.

The current rules that SAG-AFTRA negotiated with the studios already allow the studios to use AI for "fix it in post" type stuff that doesn't alter an actor's performance, such as extending a scene or modifying the environment around an actor.

If they want to use AI to modify an actor's performance or generate new footage of an actor (the so-called "digital replica") they need to get the actor's consent in advance and compensate them based on the number of days the actor would have worked to produce the generated footage.

Unfortunately I couldn't find anything to confirm this, but it seems likely that Amazon is asking actors for a blanket waiver so they can use AI however they want. If that is the case it is understandable why Cage wouldn't want to work with them.","title":null,"type":"comment","url":null},{"author":"ChrisArchitect","children":[],"created_at":"2026-10-11T18:39:10.000Z","created_at_i":1791743950,"id":50046370,"options":[],"parent_id":50041873,"points":null,"story_id":50041873,"text":"[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50036390","title":null,"type":"comment","url":null},{"author":"VCFundedGenYer","children":[{"author":"iamronaldo","children":[],"created_at":"2026-10-12T00:35:18.000Z","created_at_i":1791765318,"id":50049771,"options":[],"parent_id":50047500,"points":null,"story_id":50041873,"text":"I mean this is just cope. Ai is clearly the future... (whether its at that level currently is maybe a different conversation but your implying it won't be)","title":null,"type":"comment","url":null}],"created_at":"2026-10-11T20:30:01.000Z","created_at_i":1791750601,"id":50047500,"options":[],"parent_id":50041873,"points":null,"story_id":50041873,"text":"Good. Consequences meeting actions for movie studios that cuddle up with AI thinking it's the future.","title":null,"type":"comment","url":null}],"created_at":"2026-10-11T11:03:21.000Z","created_at_i":1791716601,"id":50041873,"options":[],"parent_id":null,"points":81,"story_id":50041873,"text":null,"title":"Nicolas Cage says he won't work with Amazon again over AI dispute","type":"story","url":"https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-10-10/nicolas-cage-says-he-wont-work-with-amazon-again-over-ai-dispute"}