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Bitcoin Thriller ‘Killing Satoshi’ Proves AI Can Slash Hollywood Budgets by 77%—But at What Creative Cost?
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Bitcoin Thriller ‘Killing Satoshi’ Proves AI Can Slash Hollywood Budgets by 77%—But at What Creative Cost?

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Picture this: a gray box in a former London car showroom. No sprawling sets from Antarctica to Vegas. Just actors in simple costumes, lit by neutral lights, delivering lines against blank walls. That’s where Doug Liman shot Bitcoin: Killing Satoshi , a $70 million thriller probing the enigma of Bitcoin’s creator. Principal photography wrapped last month after just 20 days. Producers slashed what they call a $300 million traditional budget down to this figure. All thanks to AI generating every background, set, and light rig in post. The film stars Gal Gadot as Lotte, a battle-hardened war correspondent turned model; Casey Affleck as Dr. Craig Wright, the controversial figure claiming Satoshi Nakamoto’s mantle; and Pete Davidson as Calvin Ayre, a crypto-gambling tycoon recruiting her for the hunt. Isla Fisher rounds out the leads. Liman, fresh off The Bourne Identity and Edge of Tomorrow , directs from Nick Schenk’s script—the same pen behind Gran Torino and The Mule . It’s a globe-spanning conspiracy tale.…

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