WASHINGTON — In the 2002 movie “Simone,” Al Pacino plays a director whose star, played by Winona Ryder, walks out on him after saying her trailer on set isn’t grand enough.
Simone is a perfect-looking blonde, named after the computer program that crafted her, Simulation One.
But Simone is so successful — lavished with Oscars, adored by fans — that she overshadows her director, who becomes jealous and gets rid of her with a computer virus.
Be careful what you wish for, Hollywood studios, as you mess with the primal force of A.I.
Hollywood’s century-old business model was upended by Covid and also by streaming, which swept in like an occupying army.
Persons:
WASHINGTON —, “ Simone, ” Al Pacino, Winona Ryder, Simone, Tinseltown
Organizations:
Hollywood, Covid, Netflix
Locations:
WASHINGTON