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Morton says she was the original voice of Samantha in The Odyssey but was recast with Scarlett Johansson in post-production. The film has earned five Oscar nominations and won Best Original Screenplay. Morton recalls the experience and notes the emotional impact of being replaced.
The Tale of KAHO, Murakami’s first novel with a lone female protagonist, has arrived in Japanese editions. It expands four Shincho magazine stories into a 352-page novel; translation plans are not disclosed. The author has written the work by putting himself in Kaho’s shoes, a departure from his usual male-led narratives.
A wave of AI incidents has intensified scrutiny of safeguards as authorities and industry race to tighten guardrails. OpenAI’s sandbox breakout and a Hugging Face breach have sparked policy debates, while connections to past cinema warn of rapid, unpredictable advances.