{"slug": "gene-wilder-fans-slam-willy-wonka-netflix-series-over-ai-voice", "title": "Gene Wilder fans slam Willy Wonka Netflix series over AI voice", "summary": "Netflix faces backlash for using an AI-generated voice resembling Gene Wilder in its new competition show 'Wonka's The Golden Ticket.' Fans slammed the AI voice as an 'obscenity,' criticizing its lack of emotion and depth, while noting Wilder's past disapproval of Hollywood reboots.", "body_md": "# Gene Wilder fans slam Willy Wonka Netflix series over AI voice\n\n[Netflix](/topic/netflix)is facing backlash for using an AI-generated voice resembling[Gene Wilder](/topic/gene-wilder)in its new competition show,*Wonka's The Golden Ticket.*- The show, set to release on September 23, features an AI voiceover in its trailer that mimics Wilder, who famously played Wonka in the 1971 film\n*Willy Wonka**& the Chocolate Factory.* - Fans have expressed outrage on social media, with many calling the AI voice an \"obscenity\" and criticizing its lack of emotion and depth.\n- Gene Wilder, who died in 2016 at age 83, had retired from acting in 1991, citing his dislike for the direction Hollywood films were taking.\n- Wilder had also previously dismissed Tim Burton's\n*Charlie and the Chocolate Factory*reboot, expressing his disapproval of the director.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gene-wilder-fans-slam-willy-wonka-netflix-series-over-ai-voice", "canonical_source": "https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/culture/willy-wonka-series-ai-gene-wilder-netflix-b3006193.html", "published_at": "2026-06-30 19:31:09+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-30 19:56:30.559650+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["generative-ai", "ai-ethics", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Netflix", "Gene Wilder", "Wonka's The Golden Ticket", "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory", "Tim Burton", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gene-wilder-fans-slam-willy-wonka-netflix-series-over-ai-voice", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gene-wilder-fans-slam-willy-wonka-netflix-series-over-ai-voice.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gene-wilder-fans-slam-willy-wonka-netflix-series-over-ai-voice.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gene-wilder-fans-slam-willy-wonka-netflix-series-over-ai-voice.jsonld"}}