[Dr. Sivana]

This was all foreseen by the movie S1M0NE. Interesting movie, but not one of Pacino’s better efforts, and ran about half an hour too long.

[Sgt_Schultze]

When George Lucas required unknown special effects for Star Wars, he initiated the creation of a company called Industrial Light & Magic. All of that capability has moved completely inside of a computer the price of an affordable family car. There isn’t a blockbuster that hasn’t required such special editing for location or characters since the 1980’s. It was inevitable that once computer technology had matured enough, the talent would likewise move inside a computer. No drama, no misunderstandings, no injury or sickness, no sky-high salaries, just continued and organized character development, and, a schmuck rando now has an opportunity to produce something without being a connected insider.

Hollywood and its current participants can’t put this genie back into the bottle. On the bright side, we won’t have to endure the pontificating of pea-brained but famous morons. We’ll also probably see new films by formerly famous, but departed actors.

[yuleeyahoo]

Check out Looker from 1981 with Susan Dey. They get young women to license out their image for 3d computer modeling and then eliminate them to prevent royalty payments.