Wiz Khalifa is not a fan of AI infiltrating Hollywood. During Monday’s The Sesh livestream, the Taylor Gang boss slammed Scream 7 for its use of AI and deepfakes to resurrect characters in the film.
Wiz called the film “trash” and blasted the directors and writers for trying to capitalize on current issues like AI, which felt forced.
“Yeah, I went and seen Scream. That sh– was trash, bro,” he began. “The thing that was trash about it was the use of AI and deepfake. That sh– was trash. I don’t know if y’all have seen it yet, but you can tell some writer just was like, ‘We have to add this.’ And that sh– is so forced and f—ing corny, bro.”
Wiz continued: “You should let people make movies about sh– that’s going to happen later. Like not try to base it so much off of right now that you just completely lose the plot. That s—t is trash because you’re trying to capitalize so much off of what’s going on right now that you’re not even really f—ing getting the point.”
The 38-year-old explained that the movies he grew up on focused on predicting what the future could look like, rather than detailing the present day.
“Just the difference is movies showed you what the future was gonna look like. They had FaceTime on phones back then, they had signs that said ‘in the year 2025′ and they was flying some sh–,” he said. “Now that everything caught up to that, they not trying to tell us what the future gon’ look like. They stopped doing that sh– in movies.
The Pittsburgh native added: “They started having influencers and basically trying to capitalize on what popular sh– looks like right now and that’s bullsh–. So, Scream, they lost the plot. There was a scene, this bi— couldn’t get in her car and see just ran to go get her daughter. That sh– was crazy.”
The Scream series has been known to play off societal issues and current trends in the past. For Scream 7, the film opted to revive Stu Macher (played by Matthew Lillard in the original film) through an AI deepfake.
Khalifa has been making his presence in Hollywood felt, as he notched a role in Moses the Black and helmed the movie’s soundtrack. There’s been plenty of music from the “Black and Yellow” rapper as well this year. Wiz released his Khaotic and Girls Love Horses projects in 2026’s first quarter.
Watch the full stream from Wiz below. Talk about Scream 7 starts shortly after the 22-minute mark.
