Movie 'Closing the Deal' uses AI to replace Thuy Tien's face to be released in theaters

After 4 months of postponement, the film producerClose the dealheld an early screening to reveal Thuy Tien's female lead role had both image and voice replaced on the afternoon of August 4.

Accordingly, the producer decided to use AI technology to handle the role of the female lead Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien instead of a new actress.

"The producer and director decided to choose the option so that the film could be released in theaters and reach the audience. Perhaps the audience has guessed part of our solution in this case. We used image processing technology for the main actress in the film using AI",manufacturer representative said.

In the film, the female lead role (previously played by Thuy Tien) remains the same. However, her face has been altered with AI technology. In addition, the character's voice has also been dubbed instead.

However, according to the records, because of the AI ​​technology intervention, the image of the female lead is stiff, unnatural, sometimes distorted and deformed. In addition, in some scenes, the face still has some features of Miss Thuy Tien.

Previously on July 29, the film's official fanpage suddenly released a poster announcing the movie.Close the dealwill return, which draws attention to the words:"Who will replace the female lead to make Close Order! come back?

Immediately after that, the distributor confirmed that Miss Thuy Tien would no longer play the female lead role, but did not reveal the identity of the replacement. This sparked many speculations from the audience, in which the possibility of using AI was considered the highest.

In December 2024, Thuy Tien was introduced as the female lead inClose the deal,The project marks her second foray into cinema, produced by the duo Bao Nhan - Nam Cito. The film explores the story of "the god of deals" Hoang Linh (played by Thuy Tien) and Uncle An (Quyen Linh) - an office worker and technology motorbike taxi driver.

However, in mid-May, the news that Thuy Tien was prosecuted for deceiving customers in the case of producing fake food products related to Chi Em Rot Group Joint Stock Company and Asia Life Joint Stock Company caused a stir in public opinion.

The incident made many people worry about the fate of the film.Close the dealAt that time, the movie poster was also removed from the distributor's website and the movie's official fanpage also disappeared.

Initial,Close the dealThe film was scheduled to be released on March 7, but at the end of February, the distributor announced that the release date would be postponed to June 20 to complete post-production. The release date was further adjusted after the Thuy Tien controversy. As of now, the film has a new release date of August 8.

Ngoc Thanh