‘Killing Satoshi’ Bitcoin Biopic Starring Pete Davidson and Casey Affleck Set to Use AI for Locations and to ‘Adjust’ Performances
Indie film from director Doug Liman and producer Ryan Kavanaugh disclose in U.K. casting notice the intent to use advanced tech tools in production
By K.J. Yossman, Variety
The upcoming Bitcoin biopic from director Doug Liman and producer Ryan Kavanaugh has disclosed in a U.K. casting notice that the indie film may use AI to “adjust” some performances. Actors will also perform on a “markerless performative capture stage and not in any locations, using new Al technologies.”
The casting notice states actors that the film’s producers reserve the right to “change, add to, take from, translate, reformat or reprocess” their performances using “generative artificial intelligence (GAI) and/or machine learning technologies,” including to adjust lip, facial and body movements. It confirms that AI won’t be used to create a “recognizable and identifiable digital replica” of an actor’s voice or likeness without “prior written consent.”
In a statement, producer Ryan Kavanaugh told Variety: “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. 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.”
