Ike Barinholtz on his 'menacing' Elon Musk role in Artificial

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIke Barinholtz plays Elon Musk in Artificial, the Luca Guadagnino film about the rise of AI, and he says the performance is menacing but also a little ridiculous.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt opens on Christmas Day.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMenacing is the word I'd keep, because you want a performance that makes the whole theater lean back in their seats.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorRidiculous is just a note a studio should have caught in rehearsal.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentChip, no, ridiculous is the entire product.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRidiculous is what gets cut into a clip and sent to forty group chats by Friday, and menacing is just the lighting.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLet me finish.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA man should be able to see a movie in person and feel menaced, and I don't think you can feel that on a phone.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYou can absolutely feel menaced on a phone. That's what the phone is for.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo we agree the review has two words, and the two of you have each picked one to defend to the death.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBecause one of them is a compliment, Hank, and the other one is a sad trombone.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWhich one is the trombone, though?

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's the whole panel. Nobody knows, and everyone's shouting anyway.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChip thinks menacing wins, Kenji thinks ridiculous wins, and the actor just said both and went home.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHonestly the actor is the only one who read the room, because he covered himself both ways. Elite hedging, bro.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe only thing menacing and a little ridiculous on this desk is this panel. Brock, what's the sky doing tonight?