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Peter Jackson Says ‘I Don’t Dislike’ AI in Film, Explains Not Directing Next ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie and Claims AI Debate Is Why Andy Serkis Won’t Win an Oscar for Gollum

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Peter Jackson Says ‘I Don’t Dislike’ AI in Film, Explains Not Directing Next ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie and Claims AI Debate Is Why Andy Serkis Won’t Win an Oscar for Gollum
May 13, 2026 3:31am PT Peter Jackson Says ‘I Don’t Dislike’ AI in Film, Explains Not Directing Next ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie and Claims AI Debate Is Why Andy Serkis Won’t Win an Oscar for Gollum

By Ellise Shafer, Alex Ritman CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: Peter Jackson on stage during the opening ceremony of the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2026 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) Getty Images

Lord of the Rings” filmmaker Peter Jackson doesn’t “dislike” AI being used in film — but he thinks it’s a shame that the debate surrounding it is partly why Andy Serkis will never win awards for his motion-capture performance as Gollum.

Speaking at a Cannes Film Festival masterclass the day after he was bestowed an Honorary Palme d’Or, Jackson said that though AI is “going to destroy the world,” when it comes to its use in film, “I don’t dislike it at all.”

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