Maggie Gyllenhaal’s AI Marilyn Monroe Experiment Falls Short
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Maggie Gyllenhaal revealed she was asked to use licensable AI trained on Marilyn Monroe to recreate Monroe for the 17‑minute short Flesh Impact with Dakota Johnson. She tried it but ultimately discarded the AI version, saying Johnson’s performance felt more moving and that the AI approach “fundamentally did not work.” She also questioned AI’s hype about democratizing filmmaking and who would profit from it, amid Venice Film Festival discussions.
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