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Disney Almost Used an AI Deepfake Dwayne Johnson

Disney Scrapped Dwayne Johnson Deepfake For ‘Moana’ & AI-Generated Soldier For ‘Tron: Ares’: “Company Couldn’t Risk The Bad Publicity”
“Disney would work with AI company Metaphysic to create deepfakes of Johnson’s face that could be layered on top of Reed’s performance in the footage—a ‘digital double’ that effectively allowed Johnson to be in two places at once,” WSJ said .
Disney’s AI Dreams Derailed: Dwayne Johnson Deepfake in Moana & Tron: Ares Plans Abandoned
Disney briefly explored integrating advanced AI technology into two major upcoming live-action films—Moana and Tron: Ares—only to ultimately scrap both initiatives due to legal, creative, and ethical concerns.
Disney considered using an AI deepfake Dwayne Johnson for live-action Moana
Disney would then work with AI company Metaphysic to layer an AI-generated deepfake of Johnson’s face over his similarly-built cousin, a plan that Johnson approved and which would have enabled him to skip actually coming to set on “certain days.
Disney Had A Controversial Plan For Dwayne Johnson's Moana Role (But It Failed Miserably)
We came dangerously close to Disney using a sure-to-be-creepy Dwayne Johnson deepfake AI for the live-action remake of Moana.
Moana | Disney wanted to use AI to plant Dwayne Johnson’s face to a body double for live-action movie
Disney wanted to plant Dwayne Johnson’s face on a stunt double using AI for the upcoming live-action Moana. Here’s why they didn’t. Here’s a little something to spice up your Tuesday morning. Disney’s live-action Moana is currently in post-production,
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Disney Throws Out AI Deepfake Ideas for These Upcoming Movies
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Why Tron: Ares Scrapped Its Plan to Use AI in Sci-Fi Movie
Ares originally planned to use AI in the movie. Why did Tron: Ares scrap its AI plans? In a new report from The Wall Street ...
Report: Disney’s Attempts to Experiment With Generative AI Have Already Hit Major Hurdles
A new report from WSJ suggests that plans to use generative AI elements on the live-action 'Moana' and 'Tron: Ares' were ...
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Tron: Ares Originally Was Going to Use AI
Ares originally planned to use AI in the movie. How was Tron: Ares going to use AI? In a new report from The Wall Street ...
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Disney's AI setbacks offer some hope for artists
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Why Disney's Next Big Sci-Fi Reboot Deleted A Controversial Character
But as the use of it gets more and more normalized in everyday life, major studios are toying with incorporating generative ...
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Disney Almost Used AI as a Character in TRON: ARES
Ares almost leaned harder into its futuristic themes by literally using artificial intelligence as a character in the film.
‘Tron: Ares’: Disney Sans Marvel Dazzles Hall H With Laser Light Show, Jared Leto And Jeff Bridges – Comic-Con
In the third Tron movie, a highly sophisticated program, Ares (played by Oscar winner Leto) is sent from the digital world ...
Bob Iger Insists Disney’s Focus Is on Original Movies—but Is It?
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Disney wanted to create a generative AI character for Tron: Ares and explored putting The Rock's head on a different body using deepfake tech for the live-action Moana …
When it comes to Tron: Ares, the plan was reportedly quite different, as the studio was apparently considering adding an ...