Bruce Willis and John Travolta will appear as rivals in their new action movie "Paradise City." In the film's trailer, which was released Wednesday, Willis plays a bounty hunter who is getting a little too old for the job but agrees to take on the extremely difficult and dangerous assignment to take down a crime lord in Hawaii, played by Travolta. After Willis’ character is thought to have died on the job, his son, played by Blake Jenner, teams up with his dad’s former partner, Stephen Dorff, to get revenge on those they believe carried out the killing.Their task is made all the more difficult because they still have to deal with Travolta’s character. This is the first time Travolta and Willis have worked together since first pairing up in 1994 for the Quentin Tarantino classic "Pulp Fiction." Travolta played a hitman in the film, and Willis played an aging boxer who killed Travolta’s character.They played two of the film's three protagonists.
Bruce Willis Movies May Be Coming Forever -- He Sold His 'Digital Twin' Rights To A Deepfake Company!
30.09.2022 - 17:33 / perezhilton.com
Before the reveal of his aphasia diagnosis and retirement from acting, Bruce Willis was the most prolific movie star on the planet. He famously knocked out eight films in 2021 alone, and there have thus far been ten more this year alone, all of which you can find at your local Redbox.
It wasn’t until his disorder became public that we realized why he was cashing in on these so-called “geezer teasers” — low budget straight-to-video action films sold on his name. Afterward it seemed clear he was making hay while the sun was shining, building a nest egg for his family while he still could.
Well, it turns out… he may be able to keep making these kinds of movies indefinitely. According to a shocking new report from The Telegraph, Bruce Willis has become the first movie star to sell his digital rights to a deepfake company. The tech firm, Deepcake, can now legally use special effects to create a “digital twin” — putting the 67-year-old’s likeness onto another actor. Audiences have seen similar effects for the past few years as actors have played dual roles or been de-aged. But recreated completely? That’s very recent but not unprecedented; in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, another actor was digitally replaced with the likeness of the long deceased Christopher Lee.
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In that case the rights were unclear — and a lot of folks were upset by the ghoulish idea of bringing deceased film stars back from the dead to act in movies they never agreed to. This is the first time it’s official. Bruce has sold Deepcake the rights to continue to help studios make “Bruce Willis” movies forever.
He worked with the company last year to act in a series of
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Deepfake Studio Used 34,000 Bruce Willis Images to Create the Actor’s ‘Digital Twin,’ But It Doesn’t Own the Rights to His Image
Zack Sharf Bruce Willis did not sell his rights to a deepfake studio, despite reports of the contrary that recently went viral online. The Telegraph reported at the end of Sept. that Willis made history as “the first Hollywood star to sell his rights to allow a ‘digital twin’ of himself to be created for use on screen.” While a “digital twin” of Willis was created by the deepfake company Deepcake to be used in an advertisement for the Russian telecoms company MegaFon, Deepcake does not own the rights to Willis’ image or to his “digital twin.” Willis’ representative confirmed to Variety that “there is no partnership or agreement that exists between Bruce and Deepcake.” A spokesperson for Deepcake told Variety the same, adding, “The rights to Bruce Willis’ image [and] to his Digital Twin belong to Bruce Willis and to him only.”
Bruce Willis denies selling rights to his face to Russian deepfake company
A deepfake of Bruce Willis sparked widespread confusion about AI technology and legal rights online - prompting the retired actor's agent to confirm that Willis did not sell the rights to his digital likeness. According to Reuters, a Russian firm called Deepcake created a realistic AI-generated image of Bruce Willis in a commercial for Megafon, a Russian telecoms company, in 2021.
Bruce Willis denies selling likeness to deepfake company
Bruce Willis has denied reports that he’d licensed the use of his image to a deepfake company, after formally announcing his retirement earlier in the year.Last week, the Daily Mail reported that Willis sold his likeness to Deepcake – a Russian company specialising in AI-powered content optimisation – shortly before he learned of his aphasia diagnosis. The actor’s condition was made public back in March, when a statement confirming it was shared alongside the news that Willis would retire from the film industry after 44 years.In their report, the Daily Mail claimed that Willis’ digital likeness had been licensed for use in future film projects, though his estate would have the final say in what projects it appeared in.
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Bruce Willis and Russian AI Company Deny Reports of a Deal to Create ‘Digital Twin’
On Saturday, representatives for Willis told BBC News that the actor had “no partnership or agreement” with the Russian company Deepcake to create a digital copy of himself using machine learning technology, with Deepcake itself confirming that no deal was in place. The supposed deal was first reported by The Daily Mail on Sep. 27.
“Only Bruce Willis Has Rights To Bruce Willis’s Face”: Actor Denies Selling Rights To AI Company For ‘Digital Twin’
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Bruce Willis sells rights for AI twin that might appear in future movies
Bruce Willis retired from acting. The seasoned actor shared that he was diagnosed with aphasia, a disorder that affects his ability to communicate. He recently sold his likeness to Deepcake, an AI platform that might result in there being new content with his image.The reason why Bruce Willis continued working after his aphasia diagnosisDemi Moore says she feels more alive and present than ever ahead of her 60th birthdayA post shared by Demi Moore (@demimoore)The news was reported by the Daily Mail, which claims that Deepcake was able to create a “digital twin” of Willis.
Bruce Willis sells rights to allow ‘digital twin’ of himself to be created
Bruce Willis could make a surprise return to acting after selling the rights to allow a “digital twin” of himself to be created. Willis, 67, struck the deal last year with Delaware-based artificial intelligence company Deepcake, before retiring due to his aphasia diagnosis. Engineers at the AI-powered content optimisation web platform created an ultra-realistic digital likeness of the Die Hard star by putting images of his face into their network and can now use both his moving and talking image within films and TV productions.
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