Makers of “Virtual Tupac” to create “Virtual Elvis Presley” for concertsJune 6, 2012 - 18:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Elvis Presley is still dead, but he's making some comeback peformances soon. Digital Domain Media Group, the creator of the "holographic" Tupac Shakur at Coachella, has announced an exclusive deal with the Core Media Group, to jointly produce a series of "virtual" Elvis likenesses for a range of entertainment projects, The Hollywood Reporter said. According to Digital Domain, a visual effects company that has also worked on films such as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, TRON: Legacy and X-Men: First Class, the virtual Elvis will soon be seen in film, on television, and in other venues. Concerts appear to be a clear possibility. Digital Domain says it will soon announce where audiences can expect to see the first virtual Elvis performances. Core Media, formerly known as CKx, is a company that creates and manages brands. It acquired Apollo Global Management in 2011, which gave it rights over Elvis' likeness. According to the company, Elvis sightings are still strong with 6 million Facebook followers, over 70,000 official app downloads and more than five million unique visitors annually to Elvis.com. "He is also now the King of Digital," says a press release. The virtual Tupac performance at Coachella was witnessed by tens of thousands of people, made international headlines and has sparked speculation about which dead celebrities would be the next to be resurrected digitally. As THR first reported, plans are also in the works for a virtual Marilyn Monroe concert later this year. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |