Director Coerte Voorhees says he is using AI to feature Val Kilmer in “a significant part” in an indie film, with the cooperation of the late actor's estate
Five years prior to his death in 2025, Val Kilmer was cast as Father Fintan, a Catholic priest and Native American spiritualist, in “As Deep as the Grave.”
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@katienotopoulos
Katie Notopoulos
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Val would've loved this. He spent the last 1/3 of his life obsessed with Mark Twain, a man who absolutely loved exploiting new technology to make a buck even at the expense of his own legacy https://variety.com/...
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@zsharf
Zack Sharf
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Val Kilmer is starring in a new movie via AI. His daughter Mercedes defends the decision: “He always looked at emerging technologies with optimism as a tool to expand the possibilities of storytelling. This spirit is something that we are all honoring within this specific film,
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@rachelleishman
Rachel Leishman
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I get his daughter said it was fine but I still hate this. Also let's do some math because Val Kilmer died last year. It's 2026.
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@thecinesthetic
@thecinesthetic
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An AI version of Val Kilmer appears in the new film As Deep as the Grave. Kilmer was originally cast in 2015, but was unable to film due to his battle with throat cancer. The role has now been completed using AI, with the approval of his daughter. [image]
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An AI version of Val Kilmer stars in the new “movie” ‘As Deep as the Grave.’ Kilmer was cast in the movie in 2015, five years before his death. …
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Val Kilmer Resurrected by AI to Star in ‘As Deep as the Grave’ Movie — First Look
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Connor Surmonte
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Val Kilmer resurrected by AI one year after his death for ‘As Deep as the Grave’ movie role
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@caseynewton
Casey Newton
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I try not to hate things in advance but I'm making an exception for this one [embedded post]
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@radiodeadair.com
Nash
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“No no his surviving family is fine with it.” — Interesting just out of curiosity though who gets the payment on the likeness rights because y'know he's dead and they're not.
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@joshsternberg.com
Josh Sternberg
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GenAI Val Kilmer coming to theaters, with the blessing and support of his family. (Kilmer died in 2025.) — variety.com/2026/film/ne...
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@shineyezehuhh
Isaiah D. Colbert
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The way I forgot he died and mourned his passing just to read the rest of the headline and get mad in the span of a second. variety.com/2026/film/ne...
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Val Kilmer is back baby!
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This is fucking disgusting.