Simu Liu isn’t on board with using AI to replace actors, including and especially background performers.

Recently, the Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings actor pushed back on a take from Shark Tank ‘s Kevin O’Leary, who posited that replacing extras with artificial intelligence could bring down bloated production budgets on many films, including the one in which he makes his acting debut, A24’s Marty Supreme . In his initial response, Liu wrote on X last week, “sure, blame the extras making 15-22 dollars an hour struggling to make a living and not above the line people making multiple millions.”

Speaking with Deadline on Monday during an interview for the upcoming Netflix animated film In Your Dreams , Liu expanded on that thought and explained why he felt so passionat

See Full Page