Emily Blunt says algorithms ‘frustrate me,’ adds it cannot determine ‘what will be successful’

Hollywood star Emily Blunt — who recently played Robert Oppenheimer’s wife in Christopher Nolan’s recent film “Oppenheimer” — has suggested algorithms should not determine the success of a film of television show.

Deadline Hollywood reported the Oscar nominee joined Ryan Gosling for a Vanity Fair Italy cover story, where Blunt communicated her frustration with algorithm-driven decision making in the arts.

The report noted that Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” was the sort of film that an algorithm would likely discourage, even though it was a massively successful, three-hour film about a prominent figure during World War II.

The film grossed almost $972 million at the box office, making it among the most successful films in history.

“Some new things frustrate me: algorithms, for example,” Blunt said. “I hate that fucking

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