‘Roadrunner’ Director Morgan Neville on Anthony Bourdain AI Controversy: ‘I Stand By it’
“Roadrunner” filmmaker Morgan Neville said when he brought up the idea of recreating the late star’s voice with AI, “everybody liked it.”
“Roadrunner” filmmaker Morgan Neville said when he brought up the idea of recreating the late star’s voice with AI, “everybody liked it.”
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Director Morgan Neville’s film is notably missing a testimony from Bourdain’s girlfriend.
“I wasn’t putting words into his mouth,” Morgan Neville said. “I was just trying to make them come alive.”
The filmmaker explains to IndieWire how the mystery of Bourdain’s death became more central to the project than anyone expected.
Morgan Neville’s absorbing documentary resurrects Bourdain’s infectious spirit — and puts it in a tragic new context.
“He connected with people not in spite of his flaws, but because of them,” says director Morgan Neville.