Naman Ramachandran David Attenborough’s latest gig will be as a hologram that forms part of a U.K. government drive to promote 5G technology.Attenborough will be the face of an Augmented Reality (AR) app that will be released alongside BBC series “The Green Planet” in 2022, where the revered broadcaster and natural historian’s likeness will be projected onto scientifically accurate images of the plants he is discussing.Attenborough’s “A Perfect Planet,” (pictured) produced by Silverback Films, is currently airing on BBC One.The app is part of a “Green Planet” 5G AR consortium between BBC Studios, 5G mobile network operator EE, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Talesmith and Dimension Studios, led by the immersive content studio Factory 42.
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