Sonic 3 To Start Filming Without Any Actors

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SAG-AFTRA, a union that represents 160,000 people ranging from actors to recording artists to radio personalities, has been on strike since July 13, bringing Hollywood to a standstill. Actors cannot film movies, promote their work, or cross the picket line in any way, as they protest against unfair pay, the push to replace them with AI, and more. To try and get around these strikes, Paramount is filming Sonic 3 scenes without any performers.

As reported by ScreenDaily, filming will begin in September, likely for scenes using the Sonic, Knuckles, Tails, and Shadow props. No voice-over will be recorded and no actors will be present. In the Sonic movies, the animalistic characters are CGI with dubbing applied after, using props to represent them on set, but they often interact with real actors such as Jim Carrey's Eggman or James Marsden's Tom. This won't be possible if filming begins during the strikes.

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What's more, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) is also in the midst of a strike, protesting unfair pay, lack of residuals, and the push to replace them with AI. Some studios have even suggested using ChatGPT, despite it being an algorithmic source that simply pulls from other places to create a Frankenstein mix. Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker ran a test, asking it to create an episode. He called the results "shit" and said, "All it's done is look up the synopses of Black Mirror episodes and sort of smushed them together [...] There's not any real original thought here".

While the Sonic 3 script may be finished, rewrites happen all the time when making movies, and this will not be possible if filming begins during the strike. To give a clearer picture of what movies