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In his quest to bring us the future, Elon Musk has just made a completely unexpected enemy. The producers of Blade Runner 2049 have filed a lawsuit against Tesla

Blade Runner movie rights holders want to sue Elon Musk, Tesla and Warner Bros. After they believed the electric car maker had fed footage from Blade Runner 2049 into a generator. Artificial intelligence images In order to create promotional materials without a license, As stated From The Hollywood Reporter.

Update: Elon Musk has already responded to these accusations

The complaint was filed today in California and includes allegations of copyright infringement and false sponsorship. It is directed not only at Tesla, but also at Warner Bros. Because it was supposed to facilitate the assembly. Alcon Entertainment, the plaintiff production company, claims it has an interest in preventing BR 2049 from being associated in any way with Musk, whom they view as a toxic figure due to his connections. “Extremist political and social views”.

“Any brand that wisely considers partnering with Tesla must take into account Musk’s hyperbolic, highly politicized, volatile, and abusive behavior, which sometimes veers into hate speech. Alcon didn’t want Blade Runner 2049 to feel tied to his character.”

Apparently, Tesla wasn’t using raw footage from Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi thriller, but rather used AI-generated images that mirror scenes from Blade Runner 2049, including one with… Double Ryan Goslingwhich for Alcon constitutes a malicious practice aimed at making the event more attractive to a global audience and usurping its well-known franchise in order to promote The already famous “robot taxi”.. At the moment there are no more details about this.

I, Robot’s director also “complained”

At this time, neither Warner Bros., Tesla, nor Elon Musk have commented. These days, although there is no lawsuit, we also learned that the I, Robot director has accused the businessman of appropriating his designs for the Will Smith movie. However, it is possible that his letters had a purely narrative purpose. Let’s remember that Blade Runner is preparing to return in a series format.

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