Tom Hanks: AI Could Recreate Woody for Toy Story 6 Without Him

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Tom Hanks says Disney could use AI/deepfake tech to recreate Woody’s voice for Toy Story 6 using existing recordings, potentially letting him appear without returning. He describes it as a “scary thought” and notes it would bring artistic and legal challenges, even as studios could rely on archived dialogue to digitize the character at any age.
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