- Just in case you thought AI being used to reshape the wasn't bad enough... the missing footage from Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons is being restored with AI.

- Showrunner (The AI company) will use AI keyframe generation for all major shots in “The Magnificent Ambersons,” using model motion and trajectory control to re-imagine Welles’ camera movements. Set photos of the lost 43 minutes will help generate the spatial setting.

- Some scenes will be filmed with live actors and the team will use AI face transfer, pose transfer, and voice generation. Showrunner also hired Tom Clive, an AI and digital artist on Robert Zemeckis’ “Here,” to power the film’s look.

- They say the restoration is purely for educational purposes and won't receive a theatrical release.

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