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In case you havent heard, the AI hosts ofWestworldlet their hair downthis season.
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My buddy Marti [Matulis] was the guy attacking Aaron Paul.
Being around that was such a cool experience, because hes doing it with limited visibility and restricted movement.
The suit is a four-inch-thick wetsuit, essentially.
How have they improved the technology?Theyve strengthened them in parts so they can be thinner.
Theres more room and breathability in the shoulder region.
Theyre more comfortable and you might take care of yourself a bit more.
Just like the robots always improving.
And then some of them are just completely blind!
Do they give you directions on how exactly youre supposed to move?
The Drone Hosts are calculated, efficient machines that just do what theyre told to do.
You dont realize how difficult it is to stand perfectly still until you have to.
Do you talk much with the other actors playing Drones?
Most of the time, if youre doing a stunt, youre a person.
Thats never quite the same as a full suit or prosthetic.
I have to imagine those suits get really hot if youre stuck in them all day.Itssohot.
When youre working outside you find the shade.
Youre not very heavy, but youre strong.
Those suits look like theyre real buff dudes, but the guys underneath them are usually relatively thin.
They also look for your background in stunt work, and thats where I come in.
I may not be exactly that body jot down, but Im close.
You were also out in the real world dressed up as a Drone Host for someHBO publicity events.
Whats that like?Its more of an always on feeling than being in the show.
But at an event, youre always moving around people.
And since youre being a machine, you dont do something if somebody talks to you.
They have to initiate it and say I want you to do this.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
