last week, and since then it has been on the hot seat for the use of artificial intelligence.
“The idea [for the film] came from our desire to give Wilt what he wanted in his lifetime,"Dillon said, describing the motivations for the film. “But he didn't get it, which is the opportunity to try to correct what he thought were the misconceptions about him.” “And then on the back end once it was done, and we shared it with them, they loved it. They were very emotionally touched to feel like they were able to reconnect with their 'Uncle Dip,' which is what they called him, or their 'Brother Dip.
“We wanted Wilt to be present," Dillon said. “And surprisingly for someone as famous as he is, because of when he lived, there just isn't a ton of footage of him talking about these things. And there were no audiobooks or anything like that. So we selected quotes that he wrote or that he was quoted as saying in periodicals or newspapers that we felt were the appropriate commentary on the story that we were telling. And we casted a voice actor to read them.
“Like anything in life, you know, technology continues to advance and create new opportunities to do funny, unique, cool, interesting things,” Ford said. “I think it's just about how you do it and making sure, case by case, that people are compensated if that is a scenario that's relative to that situation, or are credited appropriately, or asked for approval and support, if someone's voice is going to be used.