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

A new report from WSJ suggests that plans to use generative AI elements on the live-action 'Moana' and 'Tron: Ares' were ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

“Moana 2,” the sequel to the 2016 animated film about an oceanic adventurer, is 20,000 leagues better than Disney’s congealed Thanksgiving leftovers from last year. But that’s a low, low bar.

“Moana” is not the only theatrical film to draw significant engagement on the platform, with another Disney animated musical, “Encanto,” clocking in at second place on Nielsen’s 2023 list.

They waited patiently as one by one, a green sea turtle named Ariel and a loggerhead turtle named Moana slowly made their way ...