When Disney started making the live-action version of “Moana,” they had an interesting idea about how to handle Dwayne Johnson’s role as Maui. Instead of having Johnson on set all the time, the studio ...

“Disney would work with AI company Metaphysic to create deepfakes of Johnson’s face that could be layered on top of Reed’s ...

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Disney considered using AI to create a deepfake of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in the upcoming live-action Moana.

Dwayne “Deep Fake” Johnson? Disney considered creating a “digital double” of Dwayne Johnson for the live-action Moana, in which the star reprises his role as the bare-chested demigod Maui from the ...

The upcoming Moana live-action remake was originally set to feature an AI-assisted double of Dwayne Johnson, a move that the ...

When Disney started working on the live-action version of “Moana,” they came up with an unusual idea to handle Dwayne Johnson ...

Disney seriously considered using AI-generated deepfakes of Dwayne Johnson to digitally overlay his face onto body double Tanoai Reed, allowing for scenes when the real Dwayne Johnson couldn’t be on s ...

It didn’t ultimately go through, but The Rock approved plans to use Deepfake technology for Disney’s live-action adaptation ...

Disney would then work with AI company Metaphysic to layer an AI-generated deepfake of Johnson’s face over his ...