Deepfake: Bruce Willis is the first Hollywood star to immortalize himself

Is deepfake the future? Many film studios as well as actors have been asking themselves this question for some time, but rather opposing ideas are being pursued here. The makers of Hollywood blockbusters see it as a cheap solution to a problem, a well-known one performers even after his death to bring to the screen – we remember the unexpectedly deceased Leia actress Carrie Fisher in the last Star Wars movies.

On the other side are the many celebrities Actors of Hollywoodwhich has so far been public against this new type of CGI technology out of fear that they themselves will be replaced in front of the camera by an AI in the foreseeable future and that you will no longer have the power to dispose of your own face.

Bruce Willis as a deepfake in Die Hard sequels?

Action star Bruce Willis disagrees! The popular hero of numerous cult films such as “Die Hard” has now become the first actor to speak out in favor of the future his face using deepfake may be used in new film productions. He even put it in writing now and the Image rights sold to his face!

Preceded by Bruce Willis announced End of career in March 2022when the 67-year-old actor opened up about his aphasia condition and why he made the decision to quit the film business because of the speech impediment caused by a brain injury.

Now he is paving the way so that he will not disappear forever. Even if he will no longer be in front of the camera himself, he could still star in future Hollywood films. For this he has the image rights to his face to the company deep cake sold. They have specialized in digital copies of celebrities to use them in commercials or Hollywood productions.

Is deepfake the future of Hollywood?

A recently known example is about Mark Hamills showing up as young Luke Skywalker at the end of Season 2 of The Mandalorian on Disney+. Here had one deepfake video by the artist Shamook caused a sensation on YouTube and enabled the American to join the team at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Lucasfilm’s special effects specialists. More deepfake videos about the Last of Us series also circulate online.

It remains to be seen how and where we will see a Bruce Willis deepfake in the future. Maybe in a new Die Hard movie…?