Overview
- The production, which announced Gal Gadot and Isla Fisher on Tuesday, joins Casey Affleck and Pete Davidson as filming continues after a late‑February start.
- Affleck plays Craig Wright, who has claimed he is Bitcoin’s creator Satoshi Nakamoto, while Pete Davidson portrays investor Calvin Ayre and Gal Gadot plays Charlotte “Lotte” Miller.
- Producers say the shoot took place inside a “gray box” soundstage with AI generating backgrounds and lighting, skipping location work and trimming a practical estimate of over $300 million to about $70 million.
- Set reports describe a 20‑day shoot in a former car showroom with real performances left intact, lighting work handled by AI tools, and postproduction staffed by dozens of designated “AI artists.”
- After a UK casting notice raised alarms about AI “adjusting” performances and possible AI performers, producer Ryan Kavanaugh said the film will not use AI‑generated actors and will limit the tech to performance capture and environments as Patrick Wachsberger’s 193 launches sales at the Cannes market.