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Posted: 2024-07-09T13:22:55Z | Updated: 2024-07-09T13:22:55Z

Nicolas Cage is worried that Hollywood will steal his face and body once hes dead.

The Face/Off star admitted as much in an interview Monday with The New Yorker and, while hes primarily concerned about Hollywoods burgeoning use of artificial intelligence , Cage has also been used for viral internet memes since 2009 and he still isnt used to it.

The topic came up mid-interview when Cage noted he has to get a scan or two done.

Well, they have to put me in a computer and match my eye color and change I dont know, he told the outlet . Theyre just going to steal my body and do whatever they want with it via digital A.I. ... God, I hope not A.I. Im terrified of that. Ive been very vocal about it.

Cage has starred in 120 films and has portrayed virtually every archetype there is, from reluctant hero and heartthrob to villainous vampire. The actor, whos played a resourceful thief and has seen his face stolen on-screen before is now worried about life imitating art.

And it makes me wonder, you know, where will the truth of the artists end up? Cage said Monday. Is it going to be replaced? Is it going to be transmogrified? Wheres the heartbeat going to be? I mean, what are you going to do with my body and my face when Im dead?

I dont want you to do anything with it! the actor continued.

Cage isnt the only star alarmed by the artificial use of his likeness , which became a core subject of last years SAG-AFTRA negotiations with major film studios. Samuel L. Jackson previously urged actors to reject contracts containing the words in perpetuity.