Simu Liu & More React to Viral Tom Cruise vs. Brad Pitt AI Clip

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A realistic AI-created video showing Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in an intense fight has quickly become popular online and is causing discussion within the film industry about the potential of this new technology.

Tom Cruise vs. Brad Pitt AI clip draws reactions across Hollywood

I was absolutely stunned when I saw this new video online! It looks just like Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt are having a fight on a rooftop, but apparently it wasn’t actually filmed with them. It’s completely AI-generated! Even though it’s a short clip, everyone in Hollywood is talking about it – it’s really something to see how realistic AI is becoming.

I have to say, I was pretty blown away by this short video. It comes from Ruairí Robinson, a filmmaker who actually received an Oscar nomination back in 2002. What’s really interesting is how he made it. He revealed he used Seedance 2.0, a video generation platform from the company behind TikTok, ByteDance. And get this – he said the entire scene was created using just a two-line prompt! It really highlights what’s becoming possible with AI in filmmaking.

The entertainment industry reacted quickly to the news. Screenwriter Rhett Reese, known for his work on films like Deadpool & Wolverine and Zombieland, posted about it on X (formerly Twitter), voicing his worry that this could mean the end for people in his profession.

The writer explained in a separate post that his initial reaction came from worry, not excitement. He expressed deep concern about how AI might affect writers and artists.

Reese was incredibly impressed with the deepfake video of Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise, praising its high quality. However, this actually worried her, as she fears it signals a major, potentially destructive shift in the film industry. She believes Hollywood is on the verge of a significant revolution, and isn’t sure that’s a good thing.

I saw that Simu Liu wasn’t impressed with the fight scene at all! He actually posted online saying it was really bad – he used pretty strong language, saying anyone familiar with martial arts movies would agree it wasn’t good.

This popular moment is happening while people in the industry are still worried about how quickly AI is changing and how to protect copyrighted work.

Originally reported by Disheeta Maheshwari on ComingSoon.

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2026-02-13 16:27