reporter: fisher said looking and sounding like the leading man made it difficult to chart his own path as an actor. we decided to lead into it, stumbling into a role with repercussions far beyond hollywood. as i find myself the unofficial face of this deep think movement, it s important to learn. i m fascinated by this. this is the bleeding edge of technology. reporter: it started when fisher contacted wizard chris ume. they created viral visions for fun and they re only getting better. five days, maximum six days, i could turn around something like this. reporter: so you ve gone from weeks to days in a matter of a year. this technology is advancing that rapidly. yeah. reporter: for his part, the real tom cruise hasn t minimized the tiktok account. cruise didn t answer a request for comment from nbc news. looking to convince others is worth paying for this
creating viral videos for fun and they re only getting better. about five days, maximum six days, i could turn around something like this. so you ve gone from weeks todays in a matter of a year, this technology is advancing that rapidly? yeah. the real tom cruise hasn t asked the duo to stop and they haven t monetized the tiktok account. cruise didn t respond to a request for comment. how can we use this technology by creating kind of identity rights? let s say tom cruise gave us the consent for this likeness where we could move beyond just small parody clips, everybody gets paid for that intellectual property. that does raise ethical questions about where you fit in all of this. the thesis begins with ethics. they say they ll only take on