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There already was a discussion somewhere about no more new main actors. Why would studio executives bet on some new talent when they can generate Bruce Willis,

by ozim 3y ago

There already was a discussion somewhere about no more new main actors. Why would studio executives bet on some new talent when they can generate Bruce Willis, John Depp or already put their faces on some less known actors in convincing way. Then they make a reboot of a reboot of previous generation movies and it rolls ad infitum.

dvngnt_ 3y ago
because people connect with human actors more than AI constructs for non-animated films
- gmerc 3y ago
  citation needed.
- ekianjo 3y ago
  human actors end up as 2d pixels on a screen so its not clear there is a huge difference in the end. but maybe a good point is that live performance may make a come back.
tempaccount1234 3y ago
Assuming you’d want to watch that. There’s already too many movies and people get bored watching more of the same. If thanks to AI there’s a flood of cheaper mediocre movies content it could kill the remaining excitement.
- nox101 3y ago
  You can choose your favorite actors/characters/avatars and have the AI re-render the story featuring these people. Watch Lord of the Rings with all the hobbits replaced by Bratz dolls or your favorite K-pop girl band.
  - incrudible 3y ago
    That is fun for like five minutes.
jedberg 3y ago
> Why would studio executives bet on some new talent when they can generate Bruce Willis, John Depp or already put their faces on some less known actors in convincing way Because AI Willis can't sign autographs, do press tours, and get randomly sighted by fans. Hollywood is about more than just content, it's about cult of personality, and to have that, you need a living person.
- saiya-jin 3y ago
  Why couldn't it? Imagine doing some Comic Con 45 min special with your virtual actor. Yes its not the same fame, but people will adjust quickly. If they mix together good voice recognition in real time they can do press conferences rather easily, its just about gluing well together already existing pieces. There may be hilarious glitches from time to time, but who cares? No real fame was achieved about stupid stuff like opening restaurants or random sights in the town, I think we as society can easily live without that.
  - crooked-v 3y ago
    We already have that, though - the Gorillaz, Hatsune Miku, etc. They've had success, but not nearly enough to drive any kind of mass-market adoption of the concept that would displace real-life celebs from the talk show marketing circuit.
- ozim 3y ago
  I would argue that for 90% of people on earth this does not make a difference. For me any big movie star is exactly the same as some virtual entity, never seen one, never been close to any places where I could meet one. There is difference where I could make effort to fly to places where they give autographs and meet with fans but I also don't care enough. I imagine people that do care about that either live close by where they can have easy access or are weirdos.

by ozim 3y ago

dvngnt_ 3y ago

because people connect with human actors more than AI constructs for non-animated films

gmerc 3y ago
citation needed.
ekianjo 3y ago
human actors end up as 2d pixels on a screen so its not clear there is a huge difference in the end. but maybe a good point is that live performance may make a come back.

tempaccount1234 3y ago

Assuming you’d want to watch that. There’s already too many movies and people get bored watching more of the same. If thanks to AI there’s a flood of cheaper mediocre movies content it could kill the remaining excitement.

nox101 3y ago
You can choose your favorite actors/characters/avatars and have the AI re-render the story featuring these people. Watch Lord of the Rings with all the hobbits replaced by Bratz dolls or your favorite K-pop girl band.
- incrudible 3y ago
  That is fun for like five minutes.

jedberg 3y ago

> Why would studio executives bet on some new talent when they can generate Bruce Willis, John Depp or already put their faces on some less known actors in convincing way Because AI Willis can't sign autographs, do press tours, and get randomly sighted by fans. Hollywood is about more than just content, it's about cult of personality, and to have that, you need a living person.

saiya-jin 3y ago
Why couldn't it? Imagine doing some Comic Con 45 min special with your virtual actor. Yes its not the same fame, but people will adjust quickly. If they mix together good voice recognition in real time they can do press conferences rather easily, its just about gluing well together already existing pieces. There may be hilarious glitches from time to time, but who cares? No real fame was achieved about stupid stuff like opening restaurants or random sights in the town, I think we as society can easily live without that.
- crooked-v 3y ago
  We already have that, though - the Gorillaz, Hatsune Miku, etc. They've had success, but not nearly enough to drive any kind of mass-market adoption of the concept that would displace real-life celebs from the talk show marketing circuit.
ozim 3y ago
I would argue that for 90% of people on earth this does not make a difference. For me any big movie star is exactly the same as some virtual entity, never seen one, never been close to any places where I could meet one. There is difference where I could make effort to fly to places where they give autographs and meet with fans but I also don't care enough. I imagine people that do care about that either live close by where they can have easy access or are weirdos.