Spencer Pratt Batman-Inspired AI Campaign Ad Goes Viral
The Hollywood Reporter • • nation
Key Points:
- An AI-generated political ad supporting Spencer Pratt's Los Angeles mayoral campaign, inspired by The Dark Knight Rises, has been widely praised by conservatives for its creative and bold depiction of current city leadership as uncaring elites.
- The ad features caricatures of Mayor Karen Bass, Governor Gavin Newsom, and Vice President Kamala Harris, portraying them as indifferent to citizens' pleas about homelessness and wildfire recovery, while Pratt appears as a Batman-like figure rallying residents to reclaim the city.
- Prominent conservatives including Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, and Matt Gaetz have publicly lauded the ad, calling it one of the best political ads ever, though Pratt did not commission it and the AI filmmaker behind it has not commented.
- The ad raises ethical questions about the use of AI to realistically depict political figures without consent in campaign materials, highlighting a potential new frontier in political advertising.
- Pratt, whose home was destroyed in the 2025 Palisades fires, has gained attention for his mayoral campaign focused on aiding affected homeowners; he is set to debate Bass and Nithya Raman soon, with recent polls showing Bass leading at 25 percent and Pratt at 11 percent.
