Using AI to replace Thuy Tien in 'Closing the order!', will the producer be sued?

Afternoon of August 4, movie Close the deal! had a media premiere in Ho Chi Minh City. Two directors Nam Cito - Bao Nhan and the cast including artists Quyen Linh, Hong Van, Hong Dao, Le Loc... attended.

Initially, Miss Thuy Tien was the main actress of Close the deal! . She participated in promoting the film in 2024. After Thuy Tien was arrested and prosecuted, the film was forced to replace her image.

Thuy Tien violated the contract?

Director Nam Cito says he uses AI to replace faces Thuy Tien is the idea of Ms. Dinh Thanh Huong, the film's production director. Close the deal!

Initially, the directors were hesitant because they feared that the AI-generated images would be “fake and lifeless.” But after seeing the first images from the unit implementing this technology, the directors realized that the idea could be feasible.

Regarding using AI to replace Thuy Tien's face, the producer said the cost was not cheap but could not reveal it.

However, the company that implemented this technology also determined that this was a special case that had never happened before in Vietnam, so it offered a special price and also invested in the film.

At the screening, a journalist asked whether using AI to replace Thuy Tien's image would cause legal problems for the producer.

The film's legal representative replied: "When the producer decided to transfer Thuy Tien's image to AI technology, we have considered all legal factors, especially those related to the contract that the manufacturer signed with Ms. Thuy Tien.

In contracts governed by the Civil Law and the Cinema Law, the producer has full authority to use part or all of the image, or not to use Ms. Thuy Tien's image in any case.

Second, in the contracts signed with Thuy Tien, there are obligations regarding maintaining image and professional ethics.

"In this case, Ms. Thuy Tien is violating the manufacturer, not the manufacturer has any violations. I am sure that Ms. Thuy Tien does not have the legal authority to complain to the manufacturer, but only the opposite direction" - the representative said.

Regarding the question "Did the film only use AI to replace the face or the entire body of the character Hoang Linh?", the legal representative said that the film replaced the face and body features that made the audience recognize Thuy Tien, it can be said that it replaced the "full set".

Quyen Linh talks about mistakes in advertising functional foods

Close the deal! tells the story of Hoang Linh, an ambitious young female director in the livestream sales industry. Her biggest success is a livestream that achieved a revenue of hundreds of billions, with the support of Mr. An (Quyen Linh), a technology driver and the oldest employee of the company.

Although the role is not related to real life, it can remind the audience of Quyen Linh's controversy and apology for advertising functional foods that caused confusion about their uses.

The actor said that happened a few years ago, but it just "heated up and boiled over" this time.

"Yes, I have made mistakes in this life. We all make mistakes in this life. The important thing is that we dare to face the truth and dare to continue on the remaining path, learn from experience and do better in the next stage" - he said.

Source: https://baoquangninh.vn/dung-ai-thay-thuy-tien-trong-chot-don-nha-san-xuat-co-bi-kien-3370010.html