Steven Soderbergh is tired of the real world. The Oscar winner says he is using 'a lot of AI' for his new movie. It is a story about the Spanish-American War. But don't expect a history lesson. He wants images that occupy a 'dream space.'

Soderbergh says AI is helpful for 'thematically surreal' shots. He is bypassing the tacky habit of aging. Why hire a cast when you can prompt a masterpiece? It is the ultimate director's flex. He is controlling every pixel with an algorithm.

Meanwhile, SAG-AFTRA is scrambling. They are heading back to the bargaining table on April 27. The unions want airtight protections against digital clones. They are terrified of the 'Tilly Tax'—the fee for using synthetic stars like Tilly Norwood.

But the studios smell blood. The WGA already made a deal. Now the actors are fighting for their lives. Or at least, their digital souls. Soderbergh is proving that biology is just a suggestion. The future of Hollywood is synthetic, surreal, and perfectly prompt-engineered.