MAD MAX Director George Miller Says AI Will Change Filmmaking Forever: “Art Has To Evolve”
George Miller, the legendary Australian filmmaker behind the Mad Max franchise, isn’t shying away from the future of filmmaking, he’s running toward it with curiosity.
In a recent interview with The Guardian, the director opened up about his fascination with artificial intelligence and how he believes it will shape the next era of storytelling.
Miller, who’s set to head the judging panel at Australia’s upcoming Omni AI Film Festival, said he has an “intense curiosity” about the creative potential of AI in cinema.
While many in Hollywood have expressed concern about AI’s growing influence, the Furiosa filmmaker is more interested in how it can expand artistic boundaries rather than limit them.
“AI is arguably the most dynamically evolving tool in making moving image. As a filmmaker, I’ve always been driven by the tools. AI is here to stay and change things.”
His comments come as the industry continues to debate projects like The Sweet Idleness, reportedly the first film directed entirely by AI, and Tilly Norwood, who has been dubbed the world’s first AI actress.
Rather than resist the changes, Miller sees parallels between this technological shift and previous artistic revolutions.
He compared the rise of generative AI to the invention of oil paint, which gave artists new flexibility and creative control.
“A similar debate unfolded in the mid-19th century with the arrival of photography. Art has to evolve. And while photography became its own form, painting continued. Both changed, but both endured. Art changed.”
For Miller, the heart of the issue isn’t whether AI will replace artists, but how humans will adapt and work alongside it.
“It’s the balance between human creativity and machine capability, that’s what the debate and the anxiety is about.”
As he prepares to judge the Omni AI Film Festival, Miller said he’s looking for films that go beyond technical spectacle. “Emotional resonance,” he explained, is what truly matters. He also sees AI as a tool that’s leveling the playing field for aspiring filmmakers around the world.
“It will make screen storytelling available to anyone who has a calling to it. I know kids not yet in their teens using AI. They don’t have to raise money. They’re making films – or at least putting footage together. It’s way more egalitarian.”
George Miller has always pushed creative boundaries through innovation. Now, as AI begins to reshape cinema, he’s ready to embrace it, not as a threat, but as the next step in the evolution of art itself.
Via: Deadline