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Disney Scrapped Dwayne Johnson Deepfake For ‘Moana’ & AI-Generated Soldier For ‘Tron: Ares’: “Company Couldn’t Risk The Bad Publicity”
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, AUG 4 – Disney abandoned the AI deepfake plan after 18 months of development due to legal and ethical issues despite Dwayne Johnson's approval and potential cost savings, sources said.
- Walt Disney Co. scrapped AI plans for Dwayne Johnson in Moana and an AI character in Tron: Ares, according to Deadline report.
- According to Deadline, Disney’s legal team concluded that the risks of AI experiments outweighed benefits amid legal and ethical concerns, prompting the studio to retreat from AI integration.
- Disney layered AI deepfakes of Dwayne Johnson onto Tanoai Reed’s performance, after 18 months of negotiations with Metaphysic, according to Deadline report.
- According to Deadline, Disney's decision to prioritize traditional methods for Moana and Tron: Ares reflects a strategic shift away from AI shortcuts to preserve creative integrity.
- Broader hesitation at Disney reflects wider industry debates over AI’s creative role, as executives explore pre-production tools while avoiding on-screen use, according to Deadline report.
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Disney’s Struggles With Using AI Show The Complexities Of Issues
Disney and Metaphysic spent 18 months negotiating on and off over the terms of the contract and work on the digital double. But none of the footage will be in the final film when it’s released next summer. – The Wall Street Journal
Disney Tried to Use AI to Work Around Its Dwayne Johnson Problem
Readers may recall that two years ago, during an anti-Dwayne Johnson campaign, there were a number of pieces that detailed The Rock's unprofessional behavior on set. Specifically, that he was late to set on average seven to eight hours a... Read more...
Disney Originally Planned On Using an A.I. Deepfake of Dwayne Johnson for Part of His Reprisal as Maui in Live-Action MOANA — GeekTyrant
Disney is moving forward with another live-action film, hoping to make a hit summer blockbuster with Moana, the story of the title princess who decides to set out on the ocean in the hopes of breaking the curse incurred by the demigod Maui. Dwayne Johnson is returning to the role of Maui, but the busy actor was originally only going to shoot a handful of his scenes, with his role subsidized by his cousin and an advanced A.I. program. In a recent…
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