AI Greta Garbo made with Nano Banana Pro; estate open to film roles
nordicinst · x · 2026-09-30
- An SKF ball-bearing ad recreates Greta Garbo with AI imaging tools including Google's Nano Banana Pro — a nod to her 1921 promotional film for the company, her second screen role.
- Craig Reisfield, one of three relatives managing her legacy, was "flabbergasted" by the lifelike result and won't rule out casting an AI Garbo in future film roles.
- Critics call the practice "ghostploitation," previously applied to the late actor Val Kilmer.
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