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Hollywood Hypocrisy on Full Display as Celebs Including Mark Ruffalo Beg Trump Administration to Save Their Paychecks From AI

March 18, 2025 ·

Marvin Montanaro

A screenshot from Thor Ragnarok where Hulk, played by Mark Ruffalo talks with Thor, played by Chris Hemsworth - YouTube, U Media

It seems the tide has turned in Hollywood, and it didn’t take long for self-interest to reveal itself. Over 400 major Hollywood creatives—including big names like Ben Stiller, Mark Ruffalo, Ron Howard, Cate Blanchett, and even Paul McCartney—have submitted an open letter to the Trump White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy. Their plea? To protect their copyrighted Hollywood works from being freely exploited by AI giants like OpenAI and Google.

Yes, you read that right. Many of the same celebrities who spent the past eight years vilifying Trump are now relying on his administration to block Big Tech's attempt to sidestep copyright laws and monetize their work without fair compensation.

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Author: Marvin Montanaro

Marvin Montanaro is the Editor-in-Chief of That Park Place and a seasoned entertainment journalist with nearly two decades of experience across multiple digital media outlets and print publications. He joined That Park Place in 2024, bringing with him a passion for theme parks, pop culture, and film commentary. Based in Orlando, Florida, Marvin regularly visits Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando, offering firsthand reporting and analysis from the parks. He’s also the creative force behind the Tooney Town YouTube channels, where he appears as his satirical alter ego, Marvin the Movie Monster. Montanaro’s insights are rooted in years of real-world reporting and editorial leadership. He can be reached via email at mmontanaro@thatparkplace.com SOCIAL MEDIA: X: http://x.com/marvinmontanaro Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marvinmontanaro Facebook: https://facebook.com/marvinmontanaro Email: mmontanaro@thatparkplace.com

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Mad Lemming

1 year ago

AHAHAHA! Are they serious? The only reason studios *can* replace them with AI is because THEY SIGNED OVER THE RIGHTS TO THEIR LIKENESSES! That’s been a clause in Hollywoke contracts for decades and it’s been done before without LLM (it’s not AI, stop calling it that). Not as full-blown replacements for feature length films and TV shows but certainly for commercials and print advertisements.

These people are proof that artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.