According to the "Hollywood Reporter", a science fiction film will soon stage a Japanese robot, Erica. The creators of the android taught him acting.

Hollywood could soon take a new step in technological progress, with ... a robot actor. According to the Hollywood Reporter , Bondit Capital Media will embark on a science fiction film starring Erica, a Japanese android with artificial intelligence. In the past, Erica has already been a model and TV presenter.

The robot learned to play

The film is called b. With a budget of $ 70 million, he will tell about the creation of a program to reconstruct and optimize human DNA, from which Erica will want to escape. The robot knows how to play comedy, its creators having taught it acting. His movements are simulated, and his emotions grow as the work sessions progress. 

For now, only a few scenes have been shot in Japan, specify Les Inrocks , and the rest of the shooting could be done in Europe in 2021.