Lisa Kudrow Decrees: Tom Hanks Film Threatens To Replace Human Beings With Digital Doppelgängers
In a twist of cinematic fate that surely has Skynet gloating from its digital lair, beloved actress and expert on all things scientific—thanks to her advanced PhD in sitcomology—Lisa Kudrow has come out swinging against Tom Hanks’ latest film, “Here,” labeling it as a harbinger for an android uprising, or at least a Hollywood one.
Appearing on the Armchair Expert podcast, where all groundbreaking theories about human civilization are rightfully debated, Kudrow revealed her apocalyptic vision: the future of the film industry lying in the binary clutches of artificial intelligence. “I watched the film, and all I could think was, ‘Why hire aging actors when you can seamlessly CGI their stunned youthful mugs from 1995?’ Apparently, it’s open season for AI artists taking Oscars now,” Kudrow proclaimed, pausing to ensure her wording would seem dire enough for the tabloids.
The film, directed by Robert Zemeckis, features the unholy creation of AI magic known as Metaphysic Live, which de-ages and face-swaps actors with the precision of a high school yearbook Photoshop enthusiast. “We’re not just talking youthful glows and fewer wrinkles,” Kudrow continued, “we’re talking about the Tom Hanks of the past tapping into the second-year-of-college Tom Hanks energy. Where does it end? Next thing you know, a young Tom will be applying for student loans!”
While the story revolves around sentimental themes, Lisa warns it could soon become an instructional video for robots replacing all human actors, even ones deeply entrenched in gigs like, say, a quirky, urban café run by a group of lovably clueless New Yorkers.
Critics have argued that Kudrow might be a touch dramatic, but her stance has sparked debate. “Look, if this AI can bring back *that* Hanks, maybe it could revive my love life too,” mused podcast host Dax Shepard, evoking a universal plight we can all relate to. The implications are as vast as the library of sequels inevitably conjured by AI-driven nostalgia.
In the meantime, anticipation builds in Hollywood as the human actors union starts frantically learning coding, hoping to compete in their new AI-dominated labor market, while directors worry Metaphysic Live might take their chairs next. All hail, the digital revolution. Or just hire Lisa Kudrow to entertain us IRL—at least she’s still mostly human.
