“Animation will provide a modern take on her story,” the music company says
French singer Édith Piaf will become the subject of a new animated biopic, using AI to generate her voice and image 60 years after her death, Warner Music Group announced.
The film, Edith — which was made in collaboration between Warner Music, Piaf’s estate, and production company Seriously Happy — is set in Paris and New York from the 1920s to the 1960s. Piaf’s AI-generated voice will narrate the film and will include her songs “La Vie en Rose” and “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien,” as Variety reports.
“Animation will provide a modern take on her story, while the inclusion of archival footage, stage and TV performances, personal footage, and TV interviews will provide audiences with an authentic look at the significant moments of Piaf’s life,” according to…
