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Newsweek
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Patrick Schwarzenegger Says His Dad Is Having a 'Midlife Crisis'
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Patrick Schwarzenegger said his father, Arnold Schwarzenegger, was going through a particular type of "midlife crisis" during a recent podcast interview. Newsweek reached out to Arnold Schwarzenegger's representative via email for comment on Friday. The Context Arnold Schwarzenegger, 77, actor and former governor of California, has played in such movie hits as The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Total Recall and True Lies. The Golden Globe Award winner shares four kids with his ex-wife, Maria Shriver: daughters Katherine and Christina and sons Patrick and Christopher. In 2011, he revealed that he has another child, son Joseph Baena. Patrick Schwarzenegger, 31, is an actor as well and has had roles in The Staircase and American Sports Story, and currently stars in The White Lotus. What To Know On Thursday's episode of Literally! With Rob Lowe, host Rob Lowe brought up Patrick Schwarzenegger's famous father and his love of animals. "I love that Arnold has the mini horse and the pig... it makes me want to do that," The West Wing star, 61, said. "He has totally embraced this new act of life. It's just, he's such a Doctor Dolittle meets kind of like this midlife crisis, but happiness and calmer side of life. It's really funny," Patrick Schwarzenegger said. (L) Patrick Schwarzenegger attends The Fourth Annual Academy Museum Gala on October 19, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (R) Arnold Schwarzenegger attends the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix's "FUBAR" on May 22, 2023 in Los... (L) Patrick Schwarzenegger attends The Fourth Annual Academy Museum Gala on October 19, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (R) Arnold Schwarzenegger attends the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix's "FUBAR" on May 22, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. More; Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic The California native continued: "You've seen it, but this picture of him holding court at his dinner table with a cigar in his mouth and the miniature donkey behind him on the right side, and the miniature pony on the left side, and the pig right below his feet eating, and then the little Chihuahua on his lap, and then the massive 180-pound malamute husky over there next to the horse. And then the other—what's it called?—dog. That's 150 kg. It's just like they have all of them surrounding Arnold." Patrick Schwarzenegger added that his dad's animals are cooked homemade meals. "He has certain meals, he has the oatmeal cookies, the homemade oatmeal cookies that are good for the horses. He's got special meals for the dog. He's got the soup that the pig loves. It's just it's out of a movie. It really is." Lowe shared that Brian Grazer—a producer with credits on films like Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind—"has a movie he's developing about Arnold and the animals." "Every time I see Brian—I've had Brian on the show—I keep saying, 'What's going on with the Arnold animal movie?' Because honestly, I don't know anything I'd rather see than a movie about Arnold and his animals. I really don't. I am so down to see that." "I saw him literally yesterday and he brought it up," Patrick Schwarzenegger replied. "I'm hoping that it happens." The pair then went on to tease Arnold Schwarzenegger about his dress sense. "When did Arnold start dressing like Adam Sandler? When did that happen?" Lowe asked. "I make fun of Arnold more than anyone for the outfits he wears," Patrick Schwarzenegger said, before noting that his father went to a recent photo shoot for Netflix's FUBAR without wardrobe, so they shot him "how he's dressed." "I was like, I bet you he has a cigar and he's got a T-shirt of himself on. And he sent the photo, and it was literally a photo of himself with the shirt of himself, with a photo of himself in the background. I was just like, it doesn't get any, any better." "There's no one I love more for living his best life than your dad," Lowe said. What People Are Saying Lowe promoted the podcast on Instagram, and fans shared their excitement over the interview in the comments. Instagram user hermanator70 wrote: "Fun podcast." @jessicaskelton13 shared: "This is amazing." @mattvanleer21 said: "Just seen this one. Loved it so much Mr Lowe. We just [finished] watching White Lotus season 3. [Your] friend was mind blowing in it." @trulyafitz chimed in: "FINALLY!" What Happens Next FUBAR Season 2 will be available on Netflix on June 12. All episodes of The White Lotus are currently available to stream on Max. New episodes of SiriusXM's Literally! With Rob Lowe are available every Thursday on the SiriusXM app and wherever podcasts are available.
Miami Herald
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Inside Google's plan to have Hollywood make AI look less doomsday
For decades, Hollywood directors including Stanley Kubrick, James Cameron and Alex Garland have cast artificial intelligence as a villain that can turn into a killing machine. Even Steven Spielberg's relatively hopeful "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence" had a pessimistic edge to its vision of the future. Now Google - a leading developer in AI technology - wants to move the cultural conversations away from the technology as seen in "The Terminator," "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "Ex Machina." To do so, the tech giant is funding short films about AI that portray the technology in a less nightmarish light. The Google initiative, called "AI on Screen," is a partnership with Santa Monica, California-based Range Media Partners, a talent management and production company that represents a wide variety of entertainment clients, including actors and writers. Range is producing the films. So far, two short films have been greenlit through the project: One, titled "Sweetwater," tells the story of a man who visits his childhood home and discovers a hologram of his dead celebrity mother. Michael Keaton will direct and appear in the film, which was written by his son, Sean Douglas. It is the first project they are working on together. The other, "Lucid," examines a couple who want to escape their suffocating reality and risk everything on a device that allows them to share the same dream. "They were looking for stories that were not doomsday tales about AI, which I was fine with, because I think we've seen so many of those," Douglas told The Los Angeles Times. "It's nice to see the more - not overly positive - but sort of middle-ground stories." The effort comes at a time when many Americans have mixed feelings about AI. A 2024 survey from Bentley University and Gallup showed that 56% of Americans see AI as doing "equal amounts of harm and good," while 31% believe AI does "more harm than good." Shifting the way AI is depicted in popular culture could help shift those perceptions, or at least that's what some techies and AI enthusiasts hope. Google has much riding on convincing consumers that AI can be a force for good, or at least not evil. The hot space is increasingly crowded with startups and established players such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Apple and Facebook parent company Meta. The Google-funded shorts, which are 15 to 20 minutes long, aren't commercials for AI, per se. Rather, Google is looking to fund films that explore the intersection of humanity and technology, said Mira Lane, vice president of technology and society at Google. Google is not pushing their products in the movies, and the films are not made with AI, she added. "Narratives about technology in films are overwhelmingly characterized by a dystopian perspective," Lane said. "When we think about AI, there's so much nuance to consider, which is what this program is about. How might we tell more deeply human stories? What does it look like to coexist? What are some of those dilemmas that are going to come up?" Google did not disclose how much they are investing in the films. The company said it wants to fund many more movies, but it does not have a target number. Some of the shorts could eventually become full-length features, Google said. Creators who work with Google are given access to tech experts at the company who can share more information about the technology. Does the technology in the script already exist, for example? How would it work in real life? "We're living with this technology and AI - the questions arise include: How does it affect us and how can we emotionally connect via this type of technology?" said Rachel Douglas, a partner at Range, who is married to Sean Douglas. AI has been a controversial topic in Hollywood, playing a major part in the 2023 writers' and actors' strikes. Actors fear their likenesses and voices being replicated and manipulated without permission or payment. Writers worry their work is being used without their permission to create AI-generated scripts and story outlines. Animation and special effects jobs could be gutted. Publishers and record labels have sued to protect their intellectual property. Negative public perceptions about AI could put tech companies at a disadvantage when such cases go before juries of laypeople. That's one reason why firms are motivated to makeover AI's reputation. "There's an incredible amount of skepticism in the public world about what AI is and what AI will do in the future," said Sean Pak, an intellectual property lawyer at Quinn Emanuel, on a conference panel. "We, as an industry, have to do a better job of communicating the public benefits and explaining in simple, clear language what it is that we're doing and what it is that we're not doing." AI companies, including OpenAI, Google and Meta, have demoed or shared their tools with movie and TV studios and directors. Meta has partnered with horror studio Blumhouse and Cameron's venture Lightstorm Vision on AI-related initiatives. On Tuesday, Google announced a partnership with "The Whale" director Darren Aronofsky's venture Primordial Soup, which will work with three filmmakers on short films and give them access to Google's AI video generator Veo. Proponents say the tech can make filmmaking cheaper and give artists more flexibility at a time when the movie business is struggling. "If we want to continue to see the kinds of movies that I've always loved and that I like to make and that I will go to see ... we got to figure out how to cut the cost of that in half," Cameron said on a podcast last month with Meta's chief technology officer. Cameron sits on the board of startup Stability AI. AI companies are finding other creative ways to make the technology more approachable. In one example, major artificial intelligence firm Anthropic is sponsoring an upcoming exhibit at the Exploratorium, a science and art museum in San Francisco. Eric Dimond, senior director of exhibits, said he hopes the exhibit, called "Adventures in AI," will cause more people to explore the costs and benefits of AI. Anthropic was not involved in the conceptualization of the exhibit, Dimond said, though visitors can interact with its AI model Claude, as well as AI tools from OpenAI and ElevenLabs. As Google and others try to put a softer focus around technology, moviegoers are still getting plenty of stories about the dangers of robots run amok. Recent tales of AI gone wrong include Blumhouse's 2023 horror film "M3GAN," about a robot who becomes so protective of a young girl that she starts wreaking havoc. Last year, another Blumhouse horror film, "Afraid," followed a family terrorized by an AI-powered assistant. This summer, "M3GAN" is getting a sequel, released in theaters by Universal Pictures. It's expected to be a box office hit. Copyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers.
Los Angeles Times
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Can these short films convince people that AI is a force for good?
MOUNTAIN VIEW — For decades, Hollywood directors including Stanley Kubrick, James Cameron and Alex Garland have cast artificial intelligence as a villain that can turn into a killing machine. Even Steven Spielberg's relatively hopeful 'A.I.: Artificial Intelligence' had a pessimistic edge to its vision of the future. Now Google — a leading developer in AI technology — wants to move the cultural conversations away from the technology as seen in 'The Terminator,' '2001: A Space Odyssey' and 'Ex Machina.' To do so, the Mountain View, Calif., tech giant is funding short films about AI that portray the technology in a less nightmarish light. The Google initiative, called 'AI on Screen,' is a partnership with Santa Monica-based Range Media Partners, a talent management and production company that represents a wide variety of entertainment clients, including actors and writers. Range is producing the films. So far, two short films have been greenlit through the project: One, titled 'Sweetwater,' tells the story of a man who visits his childhood home and discovers a hologram of his dead celebrity mother. Michael Keaton will direct and appear in the film, which was written by his son, Sean Douglas. It is the first project they are working on together. The other, 'Lucid,' examines a couple who want to escape their suffocating reality and risk everything on a device that allows them to share the same dream. 'They were looking for stories that were not doomsday tales about AI, which I was fine with, because I think we've seen so many of those,' Douglas told The Times. 'It's nice to see the more — not overly positive — but sort of middle-ground stories.' The effort comes at a time when many Americans have mixed feelings about AI. A 2024 survey from Bentley University and Gallup showed that 56% of Americans see AI as doing 'equal amounts of harm and good,' while 31% believe AI does 'more harm than good.' Shifting the way AI is depicted in popular culture could help shift those perceptions, or at least that's what some techies and AI enthusiasts hope. Google has much riding on convincing consumers that AI can be a force for good, or at least not evil. The hot space is increasingly crowded with startups and established players such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Apple and Facebook parent company Meta. The Google-funded shorts, which are 15 to 20 minutes long, aren't commercials for AI, per se. Rather, Google is looking to fund films that explore the intersection of humanity and technology, said Mira Lane, vice president of technology and society at Google. Google is not pushing their products in the movies, and the films are not made with AI, she added. 'Narratives about technology in films are overwhelmingly characterized by a dystopian perspective,' Lane said. 'When we think about AI, there's so much nuance to consider, which is what this program is about. How might we tell more deeply human stories? What does it look like to coexist? What are some of those dilemmas that are going to come up?' Google did not disclose how much they are investing in the films. The company said it wants to fund many more movies, but it does not have a target number. Some of the shorts could eventually become full-length features, Google said. Creators who work with Google are given access to tech experts at the company who can share more information about the technology. Does the technology in the script already exist, for example? How would it work in real life? 'We're living with this technology and AI — the questions arise include: How does it affect us and how can we emotionally connect via this type of technology?' said Rachel Douglas, a partner at Range, who is married to Sean Douglas. AI has been a controversial topic in Hollywood, playing a major part in the 2023 writers' and actors' strikes. Actors fear their likenesses and voices being replicated and manipulated without permission or payment. Writers worry their work is being used without their permission to create AI-generated scripts and story outlines. Animation and special effects jobs could be gutted. Publishers and record labels have sued to protect their intellectual property. Negative public perceptions about AI could put tech companies at a disadvantage when such cases go before juries of laypeople. That's one reason why firms are motivated to makeover AI's reputation. 'There's an incredible amount of skepticism in the public world about what AI is and what AI will do in the future,' said Sean Pak, an intellectual property lawyer at Quinn Emanuel, on a conference panel. 'We, as an industry, have to do a better job of communicating the public benefits and explaining in simple, clear language what it is that we're doing and what it is that we're not doing.' AI companies, including OpenAI, Google and Meta, have demoed or shared their tools with movie and TV studios and directors. Meta has partnered with horror studio Blumhouse and Cameron's venture Lightstorm Vision on AI-related initiatives. On Tuesday, Google announced a partnership with 'The Whale' director Darren Aronofsky's venture Primordial Soup, which will work with three filmmakers on short films and give them access to Google's AI video generator Veo. Proponents say the tech can make filmmaking cheaper and give artists more flexibility at a time when the movie business is struggling. 'If we want to continue to see the kinds of movies that I've always loved and that I like to make and that I will go to see ... we got to figure out how to cut the cost of that in half,' Cameron said on a podcast last month with Meta's chief technology officer. Cameron sits on the board of startup Stability AI. AI companies are finding other creative ways to make the technology more approachable. In one example, major artificial intelligence firm Anthropic is sponsoring an upcoming exhibit at the Exploratorium, a science and art museum in San Francisco. Eric Dimond, senior director of exhibits, said he hopes the exhibit, called 'Adventures in AI,' will cause more people to explore the costs and benefits of AI. Anthropic was not involved in the conceptualization of the exhibit, Dimond said, though visitors can interact with its AI model Claude, as well as AI tools from OpenAI and ElevenLabs. As Google and others try to put a softer focus around technology, moviegoers are still getting plenty of stories about the dangers of robots run amok. Recent tales of AI gone wrong include Blumhouse's 2023 horror film 'M3GAN,' about a robot who becomes so protective of a young girl that she starts wreaking havoc. Last year, another Blumhouse horror film, 'Afraid,' followed a family terrorized by an AI-powered assistant. This summer, 'M3GAN' is getting a sequel, released in theaters by Universal Pictures. It's expected to be a box office hit.
Metro
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
'Unmatched' 80s action movie with 100% rating now available on streaming
An action movie cinephiles have long declared a timeless classic has finally landed on streaming platforms. With a 100% critics rating on review site Rotten Tomatoes, it really doesn't get better than that, as adjectives thrown around to describe it include 'suspenseful,' 'dark,' and 'exciting.' We are, of course, talking about The Terminator. Released in 1984 with Arnold Schwarzenegger taking the lead, the action/sci-fi flick has definitely stood the test of time. It might surprise you to learn that expectations weren't high pre-release, but the first in the Terminator franchise went on to top the US box office for two weeks, eventually grossing $78.3million against a $6.4million budget. Fast forward four decades, and the movie is still just as loved, director James Cameron sitting comfortably at icon status, and Schwarzenegger now one of the most respected action stars in the business. It was The Terminator that initially cemented his leading man capabilities, of course, including the 'I'll be back' catchphrase associated with his character, now so famous it has its own Wikipedia page. Plot-wise, the original Terminator movie follows a cyborg assassin from the future (Schwarzenegger), who attempts to find and kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), a waitress destined to give birth to a man who will save humankind from extinction. After the first film, the franchise released a further five epic instalments: Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator Salvation, Terminator Genisys, and Terminator: Dark Fate. However, you really can't beat the original. So, you'll be pleased to discover that you can relive the magic, as The Terminator is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV. Writing on RT, Sharai Bohannon says: 'Easily one of James Cameron's best films and the perfect blend of horror, action, and 80s vibes. It still packs so much adrenaline and reminds us why retro sci-fi is unmatched.' Fellow critic Deborah Ross adds: 'It's engrossing, suspenseful, has a personality all of its own and absolutely stands the test of time.' 'Perhaps no other villain of the 80s is as iconic as Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator', declared Howard Waldstein. 'It's a powerhouse sci-fi action adventure which is undeniably the most thrill-packed movie- going experience for ages', agrees Alan Jones. 'A fantastic blend of horror, action, and sci-fi', states Sean Chandler. As you might presume, the sequels struggled to shine in the shadow of The Terminator's shadow, with Judgment Day earning a 91% score but Rise of the Machines dropping to 70%. Terminator Salvation, released in 2009, has a Rotten Tomatoes score of just 33%, while Terminator Genisys (2015) has 26%. Thankfully, things picked up a bit for the concluding film, 2019's Terminator: Dark Fate has a 70% score on Rotten Tomatoes. It's fair to say the franchise has been well and truly milked for all its worth, as, from 2008 to 2009, there was even a TV show, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. More Trending As for Schwarzenegger, now aged 77, the former Governor of California became an actor after retiring from bodybuilding and has a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy to his name. He had a pacemaker fitted last year after previously undergoing three open-heart surgeries, forcing him to take a step back. However, he told fans to expect his return to film his project at the time, FUBAR, season 2, proving that, all this time later, he's still living up to that catchphrase. The Terminator is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Kourtney Kardashian was 'punched in the face' during terrifying moment at Diddy party MORE: Tom Cruise comes under fire for 'awkward' Father's Day comment MORE: Chris Brown released from prison on £5,000,000 bail after 'bottle attack' charge
Perth Now
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Tom Cruise was ‘so stoked' watching The Running Man trailer, Glen Powell says
Glen Powell has said Tom Cruise was "so stoked" after watching 'The Running Man' trailer. The 36-year-old actor will lead the upcoming thriller as protagonist Ben Richards, and has now teased that his 'Top Gun: Maverick' co-star couldn't "hide his excitement" after he saw the first teaser for 'The Running Man'. Speaking with SFX magazine, Powell said: "Watching that teaser with Tom Cruise is a memory I will never forget. "He was so stoked after watching it. What's been amazing about my relationship with Tom is the fact he's a guy that doesn't hide his excitement. "He loves the theatrical experience and working hard and putting your body on the line to entertain audiences." 'The Running Man' - which will also star Josh Brolin, Colman Domingo, Michael Cera and Katy O'Brian - is an adaptation of author Stephen King's 1982 novel of the same name, and follows the desperate Ben Richards (Powell) who signs up to participate in the TV game show 'The Running Man', where enemies of the state have to evade death at the hands of the game's stalkers to try and win their freedom. The movie, which is slated for release in November, will be the second interpretation of King's work on the silver screen, with the first 'Running Man' film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Ben Richards in 1987. Powell previously revealed that 'The Terminator' icon had given him his blessing for the new 'Running Man'. The 'Twisters' star explained to People: "Arnold gave us his blessing. Patrick Schwarzenegger is a great friend of mine and I asked Patrick if I could talk to Arnold and I hadn't seen Arnold since we shot 'Expendables' in Bulgaria. "Arnold gave us his full blessing and we get to give Arnold a very specific fun gift from the movie in a couple of weeks here. So I'm very excited to see him." Meanwhile, 'The Running Man' director Edgar Wright revealed he cast Powell in the leading role as he wanted to use an actor "who hadn't really done something like this before". The filmmaker told Empire magazine: "I felt it was important to see somebody who hadn't really done something like this before. "It's similar to Bruce Willis, when he was still the guy from 'Moonlighting', before he did 'Die Hard', where that adds to the suspense. Can they make it?' While Wright is a fan of the original 'Running Man' movie, the 'Baby Driver' director promised his version would be a more faithful adaptation of King's novel. He said: "One of the things about the book that I loved was the fact that Ben Richards is out in the world on his own, so it's like the deadliest game of hide and seek. "It does feel like making a road movie in a lot of ways: a very intense, dangerous road movie. Ben is moving through different environments and meeting different people as he tries to survive 30 days out in the wild."
