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    In The Future Movie Stars May Be Performing Even After They're Dead

    Technology is making many jobs obsolete. But even acting? The technology in the Academy Award-winning Blade Runner 2049 gives a glimpse of a future where digital actors will compete against live ones.
    by Laura Sydell Mar 05, 2018 2 minutes
    Sean Young appeared in <em>Blade Runner </em>in 1982. These stills show the actress digitally re-created for <em>Blade Runner 2049.</em>

    Technology is threatening a lot of jobs — travel agents, truck drivers, factory workers. But here's one you might not expect: actors.

    Technology in the entertainment business is on course to create digital actors who compete with live ones.

    The Acadamy Award-winning gives us a glimpse of this future. There's a scene in the sci-fi film that's a miracle of modern technology. Harrison Ford plays a character named.

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