Netflix Recreates Gene Wilder’s Voice Using AI For ‘The Golden Ticket’
Netflix is using AI to recreate the voice of the late Gene Wilder for its new Willy Wonka competition series, 'The Golden Ticket'.
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Netflix has integrated an AI-generated version of Gene Wilder's voice into a reality competition show titled 'The Golden Ticket'. The production utilizes artificial intelligence to resurrect the late actor's vocal performance for the series.
Coverage from Variety, The Verge, The Hollywood Reporter, and Deadline emphasizes that the project received a blessing from Gene Wilder's wife. An official trailer for the show has also been released, as noted by Yahoo.
Future developments center on the release of the competition series and the deployment of the AI-recreated voice within the show's format.
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Quick answers
What is the name of the Netflix show?
The competition series is titled 'The Golden Ticket'.
Did Gene Wilder's family approve of the AI voice?
According to Variety, the late actor's wife gave her blessing for the use of the AI-generated voice.
Which outlets reported on the AI recreation?
The Verge, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and Deadline all reported on the use of AI to recreate Wilder's voice.
Coverage (5)
- Netflix is using an AI-generated Gene Wilder voice in its Willy Wonka reality show The Verge · 4h ago
- Gene Wilder’s Voice Resurrected by AI for Netflix’s Willy Wonka Competition Series; Late Actor’s Wife Gives Blessing Variety · 4h ago
- Wonka's The Golden Ticket official trailer Yahoo · 4h ago
- Willy Wonka Competition Show at Netflix Uses AI to Re-Create Gene Wilder’s Voice The Hollywood Reporter · 4h ago
- Netflix Recreates Gene Wilder’s Voice Using AI For ‘The Golden Ticket’ Deadline · 4h ago broke it first
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