Deadline reports that Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro left no doubt about his feelings toward artificial intelligence when he ended his remarks by exclaiming, “Damn AI!” while accepting a tribute to his latest film Frankenstein’s Vanguard at the Gotham Awards. In his acceptance speech, the director praised the Netflix film’s cast and crew, as well as all those who brought it to life, from designers, producers and make-up artists to cinematographers, composers and editors. “The artistry of all of them shines through in every frame of this film, which was intentionally made by and for humans,” del Toro told Deadline. He added: “It belongs to all of them and I want to thank them and say ‘Fucking AI.'”Del Toro first read Mary Shelley’s classic novel when he was 11 years old and said it shaped his life. Fifty years later, he made a movie.“Her work and my first glimpse of Boris Karloff made me realize that I didn’t belong in the world that my parents and the world expected me to be,” del Toro said. “My place was in a faraway land inhabited only by monsters and sociopaths. They’ve been my relatives ever since,” del Toro added, as quoted by Deadline. Frankenstein stars Jacob Elordi and Oscar Isaac. The director also expressed his gratitude to the lead cast, saying it was his “privilege” to work with Oscar and Jacob. Guillermo del Toro said: “It has truly been one of the greatest privileges of my life to work with extraordinary artists like Oscar and Jacob, and in them I have found another family. They do not play archetypes. They are human beings. “It’s a dramatic depiction of the human condition and yearning for connection in a world that misunderstands them and where pain only begets pain. Sadly, it’s very urgent right now, until someone decides to stop it.” Frankenstein, directed by del Toro, is based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel of the same name.
