Overview
- Del Toro’s on-stage remark that “AI can go to hell” went viral as he introduced Frankenstein during recent festival and screening appearances.
- He emphasized the film was crafted without AI or CG-built sets, describing it as an opera made by humans for humans.
- Coverage reports differing venues for the remarks, with some placing them at a New York screening and others at the Festival Lumière in Lyon.
- The release plan is set: a limited cinema rollout in Mexico begins October 23, followed by a Netflix debut on November 7, with venues like Cineteca Sonora posting showtimes and ticket prices.
- He framed AI misuse as a cultural risk that drains emotion from art, citing fears echoing Hollywood debates and examples such as the AI-created ‘actress’ Tilly Norwood.