Seth Rogen Shares His Opinion For Writers Who Use AI To Write Scripts
It is safe to say that Seth Rogen will not be utilizing AI to help with script writing at all. “The Studio” creator recently sat down to chat with “Brut” in an interview published on Thursday May 14 at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. In the interview, he shared his views on the technology. Let’s just say, Seth Rogen did not mince words on what he thinks of anyone using artificial intelligence to assist them in writing a script.
Seth Rogen Speaks On His Views of AI
In his interview on “Brut,” Seth Rogen said that anyone looking to use the technology to help with scripts simply, shouldn’t be a writer. Rogen said on the global video content publisher’s official YouTube channel, “I don’t understand what it’s supposed to do. Every time I see a video on Instagram that’s like ‘Hollywood is cooked,’ what follows is, like the most stupid dog shit I’ve ever seen in my life. And if your instinct is to use AI and not go through that process, you shouldn’t be a writer, because then you’re not writing.”
AI has already had an impact on the entertainment industry. Its made such a shift that The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences updated its rules and regulations, including a crack down on AI the use for acting performances that have eligibility for Oscar nominations. The star was in support of “Tangles” when he went to the Cannes Film Festival. The animated movie stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Abbi Jacobson, Bryan Cranston, Sarah Silverman, Bowen Yang, Samira Wiley and Beanie Feldstein. Rogen is the movie’s executive producer.
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“Tangles:” The Animation and Fidelity To The Novel
Director and co-writer Leah Nelson chose hand-drawn animation to preserve an intimate, human quality in Tangles. Nelson said she wanted viewers to see the “hand of the artists” in the film, a tactile presence she felt was essential to the story’s tone. The decision to use traditional animation shaped the production’s approach and its visual identity.
Nelson also worked to keep the spirit of the source novel while tightening the narrative for the screen. The film was streamlined to run under two hours, a process she described as starting from reality and then shaping events to best serve the story. Nelson credited Seth and Lauren Miller Rogen with helping the creative team focus on what was necessary for the film rather than reproducing every real-life detail.
In addition to producing, Seth Rogen appears in Tangles as the well-meaning, somewhat hapless boyfriend of the protagonist’s sister. The character is an aspiring musician, and Rogen contributed vocals to off-key, spirited covers — including a rendition of Melissa Etheridge’s “Come to My Window.” Rogen said the character’s lack of polished singing was intentional.
Per Variety, Rogan said, It makes him “kind of tragic in his own way,” while underscoring his enthusiasm and spirit. The film balances moments of humor with the weight of its subject matter, reflecting the lived experience of families dealing with dementia. That blend of heartbreak and occasional levity is threaded through the adaptation, the producers and director said, and it informed choices from animation style to performance. Beyond filmmaking, the Rogens have used their platform to advocate for more Alzheimer’s research and stronger support networks for caregivers through their nonprofit, Hilarity for Charity.
The organization’s work is part of the couple’s response to personal experience with the disease. For Lauren Anne Miller Rogen, Seth Rogen’s wife and an entertainer in her own right, the Cannes premiere of “Tangles” is a mixture of pride and sorrow. She said that she wished her mother was could see the film. Her mother passed away from Alzheimer’s disease in 2020. She added that she is grateful to have turned a painful experience into something that can help others, and she believes her mother would have wanted her to live fully and pursue her work. Still, Miller Rogen said plainly that she would trade the film’s success for more time with her mother.
