In Shanghai for the Golden Goblet Film Festival, where he's heading the jury, Hong Kong cinema icon Tony Leung is reflecting on a question that's haunting the industry: what role will AI play in the future of creativity? According to The Hollywood Reporter, he's expressed concerns about artificial intelligence threatening the artistic foundations of filmmaking, while also tackling a challenge facing theaters worldwide—keeping younger audiences engaged. His own career reflects this tension. In a striking move, he's recently pivoted toward European arthouse cinema, a far more intimate and deliberately less algorithm-friendly corner of the film world. It's a telling choice about where one of cinema's most thoughtful actors believes the real future of film lies.

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