Emily Blunt Was “A Bit Terrified” To Use AI In Making ‘Disclosure Day’ Alien Voice, Details Creating “Really Strange Sounds” Herself
Emily Blunt expressed her apprehension about using AI to create an alien voice for her role in 'Disclosure Day.' Instead, she opted to produce unique sounds herself, which were then enhanced by the sound designer. The film, directed by Steven Spielberg, is set to premiere on June 12 and explores themes of extraterrestrial life and government conspiracy.
- ▪Emily Blunt plays meteorologist Margaret Fairchild in 'Disclosure Day.'
- ▪She was hesitant to use AI for creating alien sounds and chose to make them herself.
- ▪Director Steven Spielberg has expressed his concerns about using AI in filmmaking.
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Emily Blunt in 'Disclosure Day' Universal Pictures As Steven Spielberg explores extraterrestrial life onscreen once again, the Disclosure Day director’s set was all about embracing the human element. Emily Blunt, who stars in the June 12 Universal Pictures release as meteorologist Margaret Fairchild, recently explained why she was “a bit terrified” to use AI in order to make the alien clicking voice she emits in one pivotal scene from the trailer, opting to create the “really strange sounds” herself. “Even kind of leading up to that moment where she starts speaking in this non-human language,” she detailed on Hot Ones. “It’s a four-minute oner that we shot that leads up to that moment, where she’s gradually sort of disintegrating.
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