"I'm Swimming Against the Grain": Natasha Lyonne Gets Candid About Using AI for Her Directorial Debut [Exclusive]

Natasha Lyonne pulls back the curtain on the complexities of Uncanny Valley, her directorial debut, on which she's working with AI studio Asteria.

May 1, 2025 - 19:53
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"I'm Swimming Against the Grain": Natasha Lyonne Gets Candid About Using AI for Her Directorial Debut [Exclusive]

Natasha Lyonne first burst onto the scene in the late '90s with her work in movies like American Pie and But I’m a Cheerleader, but she’s embraced a new level of stardom in the last few years. She took her fame to new levels thanks to her role as Nicky Nichols in Orange is the New Black, and more recently, she’s become known for playing Charlie Cale in Poker Face. It was announced earlier this week that Lyonne would make her directorial debut on Uncanny Valley, a new film that will see her work with Asteria, "an artist-led generative AI film and animation studio." Lyonne recently sat down with Collider’s Christina Radish to talk Poker Face Season 2, and she spoke about the team tasked with bringing Uncanny Valley to life: