Edge of Tomorrow director Doug Liman and The Fight producer Ryan Kavanaugh have confirmed that their upcoming Bitcoin biopic, titled Killing Satoshi, will be using AI technology during its production. The movie will be led by Saturday Night Live vet Pete Davidson and Academy Award winner Casey Affleck.
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According to Variety, Liman and Kavanaugh posted a UK casting notice for their upcoming Killing Satoshi movie, which stated the creative team’s intention to use AI to create the film’s location backgrounds. To avoid reshoots, AI would also be utilized to “adjust” the actors’ performances if necessary. Because of this, producers will have the right “change, add to, take from, translate, reformat, or reprocess” the performances of the actors who will sign on to the project through “generative artificial intelligence (GAI) and/or machine learning technologies.”
In addition, the outlet’s source noted that the movie won’t feature any AI-created “actors”, clarifying that every cast member will be a real-life performer.
“We were very cautious, sensitive, and overly protective of our actors to make sure we only use performance capture AI, which means that we will not have any AI-generated actors that do not exist,” Kavanaugh said in a statement. “AI is a tool we’re using to make the filmmaking process more efficient while maintaining all department heads’ jobs, all actor jobs, and hopefully helping to grow the industry in a positive way.”
Killing Satoshi is a thriller movie that will be directed by Liman, with Nick Schenk writing the screenplay. The story centers around the mysterious creator of Bitcoin, who goes under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. It is being financed by Kavanaugh’s production company, Proxima. Production is about to begin soon in the UK.
(Source: Variety)
