Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Ministry of Magic - General Discussion Thread

[kristenabelle]

Really curious to see what the new wands look like! Would be amazing if they were colorful or had a different style/flair to them

 

[belloq87]

Really curious to see what the new wands look like! Would be amazing if they were colorful or had a different style/flair to them

I hope there's an entirely new range of designs that you can only get at Epic Universe.

 

[Loki]

Wonder how they will handle Harry/Ron/Hermione casting? Same way they did the Hogwarts Express with other voice actors? Or did they actually convince the original three to lend their voices? And what about visuals? AI actors?

 

[viking_wizard_eyes]

It'll most likely be AI, right? I don't think theme park content like this has been part of any of the recent union strikes, but maybe I'm wrong. Unless there's been some kind of policy put in place, I personally think we can expect to see lots of AI not only in this land but across the entire park. (Not trying to spark a debate here, by the way, just pointing toward the possibility.)

 

[Clive]

It'll most likely be AI, right? I don't think theme park content like this has been part of any of the recent union strikes, but maybe I'm wrong. Unless there's been some kind of policy put in place, I personally think we can expect to see lots of AI not only in this land but across the entire park. (Not trying to spark a debate here, by the way, just pointing toward the possibility.)

Nah. Short of some smoothing for AI voices for something highly specific like Potter, I'd be very surprised to see much AI incorporation elsewhere. They hired a small army of artists and craftspeople to assemble this park.

 

[Evan]

It'll most likely be AI, right? I don't think theme park content like this has been part of any of the recent union strikes, but maybe I'm wrong. Unless there's been some kind of policy put in place, I personally think we can expect to see lots of AI not only in this land but across the entire park. (Not trying to spark a debate here, by the way, just pointing toward the possibility.)

I can’t imagine they’d be able to use AI to recreate the performance / voice of any of the union actors, without their or the unions sole permission.

If they asked any of the actors to film new content for this, or lend their voices, it would likely be a union set still, or the union itself would have to give a special exemption for the talent to work on a non-union project, which may be unlikely.

Of course maybe theme parks get an exemption? But I’d assume it would be a union set if they were to use the big names.

 

[tielo]

I'm sure they use from what's in the movies, add some cgi elements in there and call it a day. I don't expect to see or hear them all the time but sparsely while obscured in smoke or something.

 

[Skipper Justin]

I can’t imagine they’d be able to use AI to recreate the performance / voice of any of the union actors, without their or the unions sole permission.

If they asked any of the actors to film new content for this, or lend their voices, it would likely be a union set still, or the union itself would have to give a special exemption for the talent to work on a non-union project, which may be unlikely.

Of course maybe theme parks get an exemption? But I’d assume it would be a union set if they were to use the big names.

In Gringotts they just used soundalikes and digital recreations.

 

[Jake S]

In Gringotts they just used soundalikes and digital recreations.

Yeah, this is the template if they can’t come to terms with the stars to reprise their roles. Much less expensive and labor intensive.

 

[quinnmac000]

Emma Watson already stated she refuses to work on projects that bring JK Rowling new funding so its unlikely she is actually back to voice anything..

 

[Suchomimus]

I'm not sure she would be able to sound like her old self anyway.

 

[Jake S]

I'm not sure she would be able to sound like her old self anyway.

sorry, what do you mean by that?

 

[Brian G.]

sorry, what do you mean by that?

Prob that she's 34 and has lost that teenager tone.

 

[Jake S]

Prob that she's 34 and has lost that teenager tone.

I mean, isn’t that true for all of them? haha

 

[Brian G.]

I mean, isn’t that true for all of them? haha

Nothing a little post-editing can't fix anyway. haha

 

[Jake S]

Nothing a little post-editing can't fix anyway. haha

Thankfully neither of us need any editing to sound fresh and youthful

 

[Suchomimus]

sorry, what do you mean by that?

Prob that she's 34 and has lost that teenager tone.

Brian's answer is what I was referring to.

 

[Evan]

In Gringotts they just used soundalikes and digital recreations.

Right. Which is not an issue at all.

The issue would be using AI to create their voices, as usually they input their actual voices into the AI model, to teach it, which they may not have permission to do (pending contract).

 

[uso345]

Ngl, outside of Starfall Racers, this is probably the E-Ticket of the entire park.

I'm not counting Monsters: Unchained out yet. This ride system seems to be slightly more innovative, but if they can really nail the beats and mood of Monsters, I'd say it could be in contention for the park's "definitive" E-ticket.

 

[NotPennysBoat]

It’s all in the eyes of the beholder. My eyes behold Universal Classic Monsters!!