Speaker 1: Werner. Herzog has been everywhere these past few days, both
Speaker 1: in the headlines and behind the scenes. The biggest news
Speaker 1: is the announcement that he will be honored with the
Speaker 1: twenty twenty five Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the
Speaker 1: Venice Film Festival. Herzog's response was as characteristically self effacing
Speaker 1: as ever. He told Variety that while he feels deeply honored,
Speaker 1: he insists this is more like a medal for ongoing
Speaker 1: work and that he has definitely not gone into retirement.
Speaker 1: In fact, he just finished filming a documentary called Ghost
Speaker 1: Elephants in Africa and is currently busy shooting his next
Speaker 1: narrative feature, Bucking Fastered, on location in Ireland. Not only that,
Speaker 1: but he's also developing an animated film based on his
Speaker 1: own novel, The Twilight World, and lending his distinctive voice
Speaker 1: to a character in Bon June Hoe's upcoming animated project.
Speaker 1: On the casting front, Deadline and IMDb report that real
Speaker 1: life sisters Rooney and Kate Mara have signed on to
Speaker 1: star as fictional twins in Bucking Fasted, marking their first
Speaker 1: collaboration on screen. The project is being shot in Ireland
Speaker 1: and Slovenia, with Herzog once again writing and directing, ensuring
Speaker 1: the film will carry his unmistakable stamp of existential grit
Speaker 1: and dark humor. Herzog's philosophical side is stepping into the
Speaker 1: limelight at the upcoming Air Summit Art Intelligence Resonance hosted
Speaker 1: by the Aspen Art Museum later this month, he'll deliver
Speaker 1: the keynote, tackling his signature idea of ecstatic truth and
Speaker 1: exploring how technology, AI and art are blending in this
Speaker 1: new era. Joined by thinkers like architect Francis Carey and
Speaker 1: artist Maya Linn, Herzog is expected to ignite some fierce
Speaker 1: debates about authenticity, meaning, and the evolving cultural landscape. Meanwhile,
Speaker 1: in a turn both meta and mischievous, the Karla Vivari
Speaker 1: International Film Festival just featured About a Hero, a film
Speaker 1: made by training AI on Herzog's cinematic universe. The director
Speaker 1: Pyotr Winevitch reveal Field that Hertzog initially warned him not
Speaker 1: to make the film, even threatening legal action, but ultimately
Speaker 1: approved the final version after an extended conversation, proving once
Speaker 1: again that Herzog's influence and sense of humor remain intact,
Speaker 1: even when confronted by his own AI doppelganger. On social media,
Speaker 1: Herzog's name is buzzing. He was tagged on Instagram for
Speaker 1: writing the preface to a recently released photobook, though fans
Speaker 1: seem to want more words from him. He's also featured
Speaker 1: in the schedule of a July eighteenth screening event by
Speaker 1: Los Angeles' Seventh House as part of its US tour
Speaker 1: film series, keeping his work very much in front of
Speaker 1: the public. There are no major scandals or controversies this week,
Speaker 1: unless you count Herzog's playful sparring with artificial intelligence. As
Speaker 1: for business, his hands are full with multiple ongoing projects,
Speaker 1: keeping his legacy not just alive, but perpetually in motion.
Speaker 1: And so as Herzog himself would likely put it, the
Speaker 1: ecstatic truth of his artistic journey continues a ward in hand,
Speaker 1: Cameron his shoulder and his voice echoing well beyond the screen.
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