As artificial intelligence technology improves, actors are being replaced by deepfakes

Technology has often been used by movie-makers to create incredible worlds which look realistic but are out of a director’s imagination.

With cutting-edge developments in artificial intelligence and computer graphics, filmmakers are no longer hesitating to use these tools.

But would they go as far as totally replacing an actor with a deepfake?

The concept of deepfakes is getting social networks buzzing. Virtual twins of Tom

Cruise and Keanu Reeves have already duped internet users on TikTok.

This technology has prompted questions about whether these tools could be used to replace an actor who is sick or deceased.

Recently, Bruce Willis, pictured, had to put an end to a rumour that claimed he had sold his image to Deepcake, the company behind many of these videos made with artificial intelligence.

The actor, who suffers from aphasia, a cognitive disorder that often results in communication difficulties, refuted that he had undertaken any such collaboration or agreement with the company. However, the actor known for playing John McClane in the Die Hard films did work with Deepcake in 2021 to create an advertisement in which he appeared thanks to computer graphics.

It can be an asset for actors, who can now appear in videos without having to be physically present during the shoot.

Deepcake did confirm that the actor would have to sign off on any future content created with his face.

This technology has been used to recreate the character of Princess Leia in Star Wars, Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker in 2019, following the death of Carrie Fisher.

And Mark Hamill also saw his character of Luke Skywalker given new, youthful life through this process in the series The Mandalorian on Disney+. –