Special Affects ; Imaging On Edge of 'Authentic' Humans

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Marlon Brando is about to stage a career comeback, courtesy of the computer. Bryan Singer, the director of next year's "Superman Returns," tells USA Today that Mr. Brando's Jor-El character from the 1978 "Superman" feature will appear in "Returns" via archival footage augmented by computer technology.

Computer-generated imagery has now progressed almost to the point where studios could introduce "actors" digitally created from the ground up into their movies.

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Special Affects ; Imaging On Edge of 'Authentic' Humans

Once that comes to fruition, what's to stop a studio from digitally resurrecting, say, Marilyn Monroe from the grave and inserting her into a new film?

Ed Ulbrich, senior vice president of ...

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