"There's nothing you can do about it." But don't panic - Stay informed, ahead and comment below.

That's George Lucas in Variety yesterday, talking about AI and filmmaking. And I know exactly how a headline like that lands when you're an actor.

But here's the thing. Our industry has never once failed to adapt.

The first animated film appeared over a century ago — 1908. People dismissed it. Then in 1937, Walt Disney released Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and animation became a whole new category of filmmaking. Sound arrived, and people were up in arms. Colour arrived, same again. The first CGI films? Audiences didn't accept them — until they did.

None of these replaced what came before. They became new doorways. Animation opened up an entire voiceover industry that didn't exist before it.

AI-generated films will happen — nothing will stop that. But AI is not going to replace you, because audiences come to the cinema for one thing machines can't manufacture: a real human being, telling the truth.

What you can do is understand the tools. Build your digital footprint. Learn the guardrails around protecting your own image — that matters more now than ever. And if independent filmmaking excites you, there's never been a more accessible time to make your own work.

That's what this community is for.

So let's open the conversation. How are you feeling about AI — worried, curious, excited, all three at once? Comment below. No wrong answers, just actors talking honestly.

Tracey and Claire

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"There's nothing you can do about it." But don't panic - Stay informed, ahead and comment below.