Lifelike avatars could even replace actors entirely, at which point narratives could branch in nearly infinite directions.
But, if school shows can easily replace actors, the stock cupboard of plots is harder to refresh.
Correction: July 15 , 2001 Sunday A front-page article last Sunday about the use of digital images to replace actors in Hollywood films, and a picture caption with it, referred incorrectly to the status of the 1982 film "Tron".
But when computer designers, who have already found ways to replace actors and orchestras, figure out how to build a playwright, the Builders Association just could become the greatest theater maker in the world.
Andy Serkis on the future of tech in films Jump to media player Technology has helped his performances, but does he think tech could one day replace actors?
According to no less than cast members John DiMaggio, Phil LaMarr, and Maurice LaMarche on their Facebook pages, a casting notice has gone out to replace actors DiMaggio, LaMarche, Billy West and Katy Sagal.
Song lyrics replace movie titles and the singers replace actors, fully integrating the music into the bills and highlighting the artistry of both. .
I remember when I did 'Dark Shadows,' we'd replace actors in one day, and if they were terrific the audience took about 15 minutes to adjust". Right now, he said, "we have had no conversations with anybody". The major roles will be cast when he returns from Europe in March.
The episode also featured the first appearance of Barney Martin as Morty Seinfeld, replacing actor Phil Bruns, who had portrayed Morty in the season 1 episode "The Stake Out".
It's already happened in Hollywood with the rise of unscripted reality and game show personalities slowly replacing actors and filmmakers, and the calculation coming from the Palin camp seems to be that this programming formula can be applied to presidential politics.
