Hollywood's New Villain: The Tech Bro

In 2025, a familiar character took over Hollywood: the arrogant tech billionaire. From blockbusters to comedies, filmmakers have turned jargon-spouting, self-important digital founders into their favorite villains. This trend mirrors real-world events. These include a U.S. government reboot led by a social media meme enthusiast and the constant promotion of artificial intelligence by loud venture capitalists. With so many films using this character, they risk all seeming the same. They often feature props like fake Forbes magazine covers praising a "Master of the Metaverse." In Netflix's expensive robot fantasy "The Electric State," Stanley Tucci plays this role. He is Ethan Skate, a bald and imperious inventor. His "neurocaster" technology stopped an AI rebellion but also made people addicted to virtual reality. Even Tucci's skilled performance struggles with the character's gloomy lines, like calling the world "a tyre fire floating on an ocean of piss." The trend shows that the "tech bro" has become a major symbol of modern anxiety.