Wiz Khalifa is not a fan of AI permeating Hollywood. during monday Sesh Livestream denounced by Taylor Gang boss scream 7 For using AI and deepfakes to bring back characters in a movie.
Wiz called the film “garbage” and criticized the director and screenwriter for trying to capitalize on current issues like AI, which he felt was forced.
“Yes, I went to see it. scream. “That was trash, brother,” he began. That was trash. I don’t know if you’ve seen it yet, but I know one of the writers was like, “We need to add this.” And the way you do it is so forced and corny, brother. ”
Wiz continued, “You should let people make movies. That will happen later. Like, don’t try to base it too much on what’s happening now and you’ll lose the plot completely. That’s garbage because you’re trying to capitalize on what’s happening so much that you don’t even get the point.”
The 38-year-old explained that the films he had watched since he was a child were more about predicting what the future would be than detailing the present.
“The only difference is that the movie showed what the future would be like. Back then, we had FaceTime on our phones and there were signs that said ‘In 2025’ and things were flying around,” he said. “Now that everything has caught up to it, they don’t want to tell us what the future will be like. They’ve stopped doing that in movies.
The Pittsburgh native added, “They started having influencers and basically trying to capitalize on what’s popular right now, which is bullish. screamthey lost the plot. There was a scene where this woman couldn’t get into the car and just ran to pick up her daughter. That was crazy. ”
of scream The series has been known in the past for teasing social issues and current trends. for scream 7the movie chose to resurrect Stu Matcher (played by Matthew Lillard in the original film) through an AI deepfake.
Khalifa has been making his presence felt in Hollywood by winning roles in movies. black moses and directed the film’s soundtrack. There was plenty of music from the “Black and Yellow” rapper this year as well. Wiz released chaotic and girls love horses Projects for the first quarter of 2026.
Watch the full stream from Wiz below. talk about scream 7 It starts after 22 minutes.
