Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNetflix is facing backlash for using an AI-generated voice resembling Gene Wilder in its new competition show, Wonka's The Golden Ticket.The show, set to release on September 23, features an AI voiceover in its trailer that mimics Wilder, who famously played Wonka in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Fans have expressed outrage on social media, with many calling the AI voice an "obscenity" and criticizing its lack of emotion and depth. Gene Wilder, who died in 2016 at age 83, had retired from acting in 1991, citing his dislike for the direction Hollywood films were taking. Wilder had also previously dismissed Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory reboot, expressing his disapproval of the director. In fullNetflix faces backlash over AI-recreated Gene Wilder voice for new Willy Wonka competition seriesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Gene Wilder fans slam Willy Wonka Netflix series over AI voice
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNetflix is facing backlash for using an AI-generated voice resembling Gene Wilder in its new competition show, Wonka's The Golden Ticket.The show, set to release on September 23, features an AI voiceover in its trailer that mimics Wilder, who famously played Wonka in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Fans have expressed outrage on social media, with many calling the AI voice an "obscenity" and criticizing its lack of emotion and depth. Gene Wilder, who died in 2016 at age 83, had retired from acting in 1991, citing his dislike for the direction Hollywood films were taking. Wilder had also previously dismissed Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory reboot, expressing his disapproval of the director. In fullNetflix faces backlash over AI-recreated Gene Wilder voice for new Willy Wonka competition seriesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
