Hanoi, Nov. 8 -- Vietnamese filmmakers are moving artificial intelligence (AI) from emergency patch to production tool, replacing actors in special cases and testing new ways to build visual worlds. AI in Vietnamese film AI first made headlines in Vietnamese cinema as a fix. In 2025, the "Chot Don" (Deal!) team swapped out the female lead's image to get the film into cinemas. In September, the "Mai No Mot Loi Tam Biet" (Chrysalis) crew used AI plus CGI to replace a female actress caught in scandal. Now crews are using it by choice. In September, TFS film studio and Ho Chi Minh City Radio and Television Station (HTV) unveiled "Bai San" (The Hunting Ground), billed as fully AI-produced visuals. In early October, director Nguyen Quang Dung's...