Guillermo del Toro Says He Would ‘Rather Die’ Than Use Generative AI in His Films

Guillermo del Toro has made it clear in no uncertain terms that he would “rather die” than use generative AI in any of his films.

The Oscar winner has been busy the past few weeks promoting his latest film, “Frankenstein,” which is playing in select theaters now and is set to debut globally Nov. 7 on Netflix. Based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel of the same name, the film follows Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac), a human scientist who stitches together the body parts of countless dead men to create a new, living Creature (Jacob Elordi), despite being unprepared for the consequences of his act of creation.

During an appearance on NPR’s “Fresh Air,…