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Robert Downey Jr. plans to sue any Hollywood executive who signs off on the creation of his digital replica.

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[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Didn’t he already have himself de-aged for at least one of the Marvel movies (Winter Soldier?)? Granted, I’m sure there’s a big difference in how these technologies are used, but it just seems like the de-aging thing was one of the first steps in creating digital replicas. I’m sure somebody somewhere already has the files to make a RDJ replica if they wanted to, but using somebody’s likeness without their consent is already a sue-able offense, so this doesn’t seem like anything new.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 53 points 2 weeks ago

He is talking about the studio using a digital recreation independently of his acting. Digitally de-aging his performance is more like makeup from an acting perspective no matter what the technical comparison is.

[–] wildcardology@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

He signed off on those. He's talking about digital recreation without his explicit approval.